die

«die» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to stop living — 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 (die, dice); verb (die, dies, died, dying)

meaning for a pupil

1) To die means to stop living. tree →

2) A die is one small cube with dots from 1 to 6, used in games. A die has 6 faces. tree →

3) To be dying to do something means to want it very much. tree →

4) To die down is to become weaker, like a fire or wind. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah, death comes as the end of each life, or as punishment, and is often followed by being "gathered to one's people". Interpretation: Tradition says death came into the world after Adam's sin, and that the righteous are remembered for blessing. In the primary lessons: maths: a cube with numbers 1 to 6 for rolls and chances; as a verb, plants or animals that die are taken away (subtract); science: life cycles, all living things die; plants die without water; stories: sad parts when a pet dies; phrases: «die down», «dying to»

examples

• Notwithstanding the sons of Korah died not. (Torah NUM.26.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• So Joseph died, being a hundred and ten years old. (Torah GEN.50.26, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. (Torah GEN.36.36, JPS 1917) tree →
• They die, and that without wisdom.' (Writings JOB.4.21, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Othniel the son of Kenaz died. (Prophets JDG.3.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Elisha died, and they buried him. (Prophets 2KI.13.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• Roll a die and get a 6. tree →
• A die has 6 faces. tree →
• 4 of the 20 fish died. tree →
• How many plants are left if 3 died? tree →
• Plants die without water. tree →
• The wind died down at night. tree →
• Our old cat died last year. tree →
• I'm dying to see the new film. tree →
• Horseflesh; he died of eating horseflesh. tree →

note

As a cube it fixes the numbers 1 to 6; as «died» it means subtract. Trap: the plural of the game piece is «dice». «Dying» (stopping living) is not «dyeing» (colouring cloth).

In the corpora

• And the serpent said unto the woman: 'Ye shall not surely die;
• And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died.
• And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died.
• And all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years; and he died.
• And all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died.

Trees and pragmatics

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