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# virgo

noun (Virgo; a proper noun)

«virgo» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Virgo is a large constellation (a group of stars) whose name is Latin for «the virgin» or «young woman». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/virgo/#m1)
2. Virgo is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac used in astrology, for people born from about 23 August to 22 September. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/virgo/#m2)
3. (informal) A Virgo is a person born under that sign. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/virgo/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in science and space lessons (constellations, the bright star Spica) and in horoscopes in magazines. Astronomy is science; astrology (star signs telling your future) is not science.

### Examples

- Virgo is one of the biggest constellations in the sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/virgo/#x1)
- The bright star Spica is in Virgo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/virgo/#x2)
- My birthday is in September, so my star sign is Virgo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/virgo/#x3)
- My sister is a Virgo and loves things tidy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/virgo/#x4)
- The Virgo cluster contains thousands of galaxies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/virgo/#x5)
- The horoscope for Virgo said I would have a lucky day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/virgo/#x6)

### Note

Written with a capital V. Pronounced VUR-go. Star signs are fun but not science: there is no evidence they decide anyone's character or future. Plural for people: «Virgos».

## In Jewish tradition

In Sefer Yetzirah, Virgo is the zodiac sign linked to the month of Elul, the letter Yod and the left hand.

**Interpretation.** The Hebrew sign is Betulah, "the maiden." Sefer Yetzirah gives each sign a month, a letter and a part of the body.

### Examples

- \[paragraph continues\] Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagitarius, Capricornus, Aquarius and Pisces. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/virgo/#x1)
- He produced Yod, predominant in Labor, crowned, combined, and formed Virgo in the world, Elul in the year, and the left hand of man. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/virgo/#x2)
- He produced Yod, predominant in Work, crowned it, combined and formed with it Virgo in the Universe, Elul in the Year, and the left hand of Man. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/virgo/#x3)

### Note

Written with a capital V. Pronounced VUR-go. Star signs are fun but not science: there is no evidence they decide anyone's character or future. Plural for people: «Virgos».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «virgo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/virgo/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«virgo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/virgo.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «virgo» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/virgo/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«virgo» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/virgo.html) on Mova free.