essence

«essence» in Mova's judaism dictionary: The most important part or real nature of a thing, which… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (essences)

meaning for a pupil

1) The most important part or real nature of a thing, which makes it what it is. tree →

2) A strong, concentrated liquid made from a plant, used to flavour food, such as vanilla essence. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Sefer Yetzirah it means the inner being of God or of a letter or soul, the real nature behind the outer form. Interpretation: Tradition reads the letters as the essences of creation, so that by them God formed the world and every soul. In the primary lessons: in lessons, the essence of a tale is its main message, and in cooking an essence gives a strong flavour

examples

• Magnificence, which emanate from its own proper essence. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
• On another, it refers to something less tangible, approaching the kind of phantom essence implied by the English term ‘soul’. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• He bound the essences of the twenty-two letters on his tongue, and God disclosed to him the secrets of them. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
• The essence of the story is that kindness wins. tree →
• Add a few drops of vanilla essence to the cake. tree →
• Tell me the essence of the plot in one sentence. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

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