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# word

noun (word, words); verb (word, worded — rare)

«word» 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. A word is a unit of language with a meaning, like «apple» or «run». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/word/#m1)
2. A word can be a short talk or news: «Can I have a word?». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/word/#m2)
3. Your word is a promise: «I give you my word». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/word/#m3)
4. new sense [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/word/#m4)

### In the lessons

the cue words that point to operations; a word problem is a maths problem told in sentences; phrases: «cue word», «word problem», «in other words», «keep your word», «word for word»

### Examples

- Look at the word «lost»: it tells us to subtract. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/word/#x1)
- The word «each» tells us the groups are equal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/word/#x2)
- Read every word of the problem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/word/#x3)
- «Cat» is a word with three letters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/word/#x4)
- Look up a new word in the dictionary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/word/#x5)
- She kept her word and came to my party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/word/#x6)
- In other words, we need to hurry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/word/#x7)
- Can I have a word with you after class? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/word/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a word, words. Cue words help, but the whole sentence decides. Trap: «more» in «how many more … than» means subtract.

## In Jewish tradition

In the Torah "words" can mean God's commands, as in the Ten "Words" at Sinai.

**Interpretation.** The Ten Commandments are called "the ten words" in Hebrew (aseret hadibrot). In Sefer Yetzirah, God creates the world by speaking, using letters.

### Examples

- And God spoke all these words, saying: (Torah EXO.20.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/word/#x1)
- And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. (Torah GEN.34.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/word/#x2)
- Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words. (Torah GEN.49.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/word/#x3)
- Was it not but a word?' (Prophets 1SA.17.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/word/#x4)
- How forcible are words of uprightness! (Writings JOB.6.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/word/#x5)
- Shall windy words have an end? (Writings JOB.16.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/word/#x6)

### Note

Countable: a word, words. Cue words help, but the whole sentence decides. Trap: «more» in «how many more … than» means subtract.

## On Mova

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