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# whole

adjective, noun (a whole, wholes)

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

## Everyday

1. Whole means all of it, with no part missing: «the whole cake». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whole/#m1)
2. A whole is a complete thing made of parts: «Two halves make a whole». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whole/#m2)
3. A whole number is a number like 0, 1, 2, 3 with no fraction or decimal part. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whole/#m3)

### In the lessons

the entire problem; all of a group; «the whole» is the total of all the parts; whole numbers have no fractions; phrases: «the whole class», «as a whole», «whole number», «on the whole» (mostly)

### Examples

- Read the whole problem first, then choose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whole/#x1)
- Ben ate the whole cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whole/#x2)
- The whole class has 28 children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whole/#x3)
- Two halves make one whole. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whole/#x4)
- 7 is a whole number, but 7.5 is not. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whole/#x5)
- It rained the whole day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whole/#x6)
- The snake swallowed the egg whole. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whole/#x7)
- On the whole, I like school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whole/#x8)
- Here they stay a whole day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whole/#x9)

### Note

Read everything before deciding. «the whole» is the total of all the parts. Trap: «whole» and «hole» (an opening) sound the same. «whole» goes with countable things (the whole cake); «all» goes with both (all the milk).

## In Jewish tradition

"Whole-hearted" means fully devoted and sincere, as said of Noah and in the command to be whole with God.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads "whole" as integrity: serving God without doubt or division, and Noah is "whole" in his generation.

### Examples

- Thou shalt be whole-hearted with the LORD thy God. (Torah DEU.18.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/whole/#x1)
- And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech. (Torah GEN.11.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/whole/#x2)
- Noah was in his generations a man righteous and whole-hearted; Noah walked with God. (Torah GEN.6.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/whole/#x3)
- Or who hath disposed the whole world? (Writings JOB.34.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/whole/#x4)
- Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is Mine. (Writings JOB.41.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/whole/#x5)
- The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint; (Prophets ISA.1.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/whole/#x6)

### Note

Read everything before deciding. «the whole» is the total of all the parts. Trap: «whole» and «hole» (an opening) sound the same. «whole» goes with countable things (the whole cake); «all» goes with both (all the milk).

## Meaning

## On Mova

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