cancer

«cancer» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a serious illness in which some cells in the body grow… — 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

noun (cancer, cancers); proper noun (Cancer — a star sign and constellation)

meaning for a pupil

1) Cancer is a serious illness in which some cells in the body grow out of control and can spread. tree →

2) A cancer is one kind of this illness, like skin cancer. tree →

3) Cancer is also a group of stars and a star sign, with a capital C. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Sefer Yetzirah it means the zodiac sign Cancer, one of the twelve signs of the stars. Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah the sign Cancer goes with the letter Chet, the month of Tammuz, and the right hand. The twelve simple letters are matched with the twelve signs, the twelve months and the parts of the body. In the primary lessons: In health lessons cancer explains why we use sun cream (skin cancer) and why smoking is harmful (lung cancer). In stories it can be a difficult family event. Phrases: «have cancer», «skin cancer», «cancer treatment», «beat cancer», «the Tropic of Cancer».

examples

• [paragraph continues] Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagitarius, Capricornus, Aquarius and Pisces. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• He produced Heth, predominant in Sight, crowned, combined, and formed Cancer in the world, Tammuz in the year, and the right hand of man. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
• He produced Cheth, predominant in Sight, crowned it, combined and formed with it Cancer in the Universe, Tamuz in the Year, and the right hand of Man. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• My aunt is having treatment for cancer. tree →
• Too much sun can cause skin cancer. tree →
• Smoking can cause lung cancer. tree →
• Doctors and scientists work hard to cure cancer. tree →
• Many people get better after cancer treatment. tree →
• You cannot catch cancer from another person. tree →
• The Tropic of Cancer is a line on the map north of the equator. tree →

note

Usually uncountable (cancer); countable for kinds (many cancers). Myth: cancer is not catching like a cold. Capital C for the star sign and the Tropic of Cancer. Doctors treat it with medicines, operations and radiation; many people recover.

In the corpora

• Some cancer treatments make hair fall out because they attack fast-growing cells; the hair usually grows back after treatment.
• Then she told the world herself, in a video, that she had cancer and was having chemotherapy.
• She's got cancer.
• A contagious (catching) face cancer has killed many devils, and scientists keep healthy groups of devils safe to save the species.
• "Lost her battle with cancer" means she died of cancer.

Trees and pragmatics

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