begin

«begin» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to start doing something — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (begin, begins, began, begun, beginning)

meaning for a pupil

1) To begin is to start doing something. tree →

2) To begin is to start happening or existing: «The film begins at 7». tree →

3) To begin with means first, or at the start. tree →

sense in the lessons

the start of an activity, or the starting amount; also a start time; phrases «begin with», «to begin with», «beginning», «beginner», «once upon a time» (a story begins)

examples

• And Noah the husbandman began, and planted a vineyard. (Torah GEN.9.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth. (Torah GEN.10.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit harlotry with the daughters of Moab. (Torah NUM.25.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign. (Prophets 2KI.12.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah. (Writings 2CH.13.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven. (Prophets JDG.16.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• The movie begins at 7:15. tree →
• He began with 20 marbles. tree →
• She begins reading on page 12. tree →
• School begins in 3 days. tree →
• Let's begin our lesson. tree →
• It began to rain. tree →
• The word «cat» begins with c. tree →
• To begin with, read the question carefully. tree →
• He is a beginner at chess. tree →
• The story begins in a dark forest. tree →
• Then the Sun began to shine. tree →

note

Gives a start: a starting amount or a start time. Trap: to find how long, take the start time from the end time. Past forms: «began», «have begun» — not «begun» alone as past.

In the corpora

• And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
• And Noah the husbandman began, and planted a vineyard.
• And Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
• And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit harlotry with the daughters of Moab.
• And the spirit of the LORD began to move him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «begin» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.