eighteen
part of speech
number (eighteen, 18)
meaning for a pupil
1) Eighteen is the number 18, ten and eight. tree →
2) In many countries, at eighteen you count as a grown-up. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: In Hebrew letters, eighteen spells "chai," meaning "life". Jews often give gifts in multiples of eighteen for this reason. Abram's 318 men are sometimes explained as being really Eliezer. In the primary lessons: maths: a number of things counted; 18 = 2 × 9 = 3 × 6; sharing 18 equally; everyday life: an eighteenth birthday, holes on a golf course (18)
examples
- And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan. (Torah GEN.14.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- It was apparently originally invented to represent the Assyrian-Babylonian language, which consisted of seventeen or eighteen sounds. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- It shall be eighteen thousand reeds round about. (Prophets EZK.48.35, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, valiant men, eighteen. (Writings 1CH.26.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. (Prophets JDG.3.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- There are eighteen students. tree →
- He is eighteen years old. tree →
- Eighteen apples were shared by 3. tree →
- She paid eighteen dollars. tree →
- A golf course has eighteen holes. tree →
- Nine plus nine is eighteen. tree →
- You can vote at eighteen in many countries. tree →
- "Eighteen dollars a year," said the man. tree →
note
A number written as a word: 18. Trap: do not mix up eighteen (18) and eighty (80); the stress is on «-teen»: eigh-TEEN.
Trees and pragmatics
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