born
part of speech
verb (bear, bears, bore, born — in «be born»); adjective (born = natural, as in «a born leader»)
meaning for a pupil
1) Born means having come into life. A baby is born on its birthday. tree →
2) Born means having a natural gift: «a born singer». tree →
3) Born in a place means that is where your life started: «born in Ireland». tree →
4) An idea or plan can be born: it starts. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here "first-born" is the eldest son, who belongs to God. In the later books "born" also means simply having come into life, and Isaiah uses it for a nation coming into being. Interpretation: Tradition says the firstborn are holy because God spared Israel's firstborn in the last plague. They were redeemed by a payment to a priest, which is still done in the ceremony of Pidyon HaBen. Isaiah asks, "Is a land born in one day?" and the tradition reads this as a promise that Zion will be restored suddenly. In the primary lessons: tells a start in time: the year someone was born, ages, or new animals that add to a group; in science: mammals are born alive, birds hatch from eggs; in history: famous people and when they were born; in everyday life: birthday, «where were you born?»; phrases: «be born», «newborn», «born and bred», «first-born»
examples
- Behold, I will slay thy son, thy first-born.' — (Torah EXO.4.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- All the first-born of thy sons thou shalt redeem. (Torah EXO.34.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- The first-born of thy sons shalt thou give unto Me. (Torah EXO.22.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- These were born to David in Hebron. (Prophets 2SA.3.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- Is a land born in one day? (Prophets ISA.66.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Canaan begot Zidon his first-born, and Heth; (Writings 1CH.1.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- 5 kittens were born on Monday. tree →
- Tom was born 3 years before his sister. tree →
- How old is someone born 8 years ago? tree →
- 4 more calves were born, so now there are 15. tree →
- My baby brother was born last spring. tree →
- She was born in Canada but grew up in Scotland. tree →
- Kangaroos are born very small and live in their mother's pouch. tree →
- He is a born leader. tree →
- The idea for the club was born at a sleepover. tree →
note
New animals born add to the group; «born n years ago» gives the age n. Trap: «born 3 years before» means older by 3. Grammar: «I was born» (not «I am born» or «I borned»). Do not confuse «born» (came into life) with «borne» (carried).
In the corpora
- And unto Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and Mehujael begot Methushael; and Methushael begot Lamech.
- And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
- And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.
- And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.
- Uz his first-born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram;
Trees and pragmatics
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