fifty

«fifty» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the number 50, five tens — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

number (fifty, 50)

meaning for a pupil

1) Fifty is the number 50, five tens. tree →

2) Fifty is half of a hundred. tree →

3) «Fifty-fifty» means half and half, or an equal chance. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Fifty is seven times seven plus one, and the Torah uses it for the jubilee year and the fifty days from Passover to Shavuot. Tradition calls the "fifty gates of understanding" a way to say how deep wisdom goes. In the primary lessons: maths: a number of things counted; half of 100; 50 percent is a half; money: fifty cents, a fifty-dollar bill; chance: fifty-fifty; geography: the USA has fifty states

examples

• And for the east side eastward fifty cubits. (Torah EXO.38.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. (Torah GEN.9.28, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days. (Torah GEN.7.24, JPS 1917) tree →
• The men of Netophah, fifty and six. (Writings EZR.2.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• The children of Nebo, fifty and two. (Writings EZR.2.29, JPS 1917) tree →
• The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six. (Writings EZR.2.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• She has fifty marbles. tree →
• Fifty people came to the show. tree →
• A fifty-dollar bill. tree →
• Fifty minus ten is forty. tree →
• The USA has fifty states. tree →
• Fifty is half of a hundred. tree →
• We split the cost fifty-fifty. tree →
• Fifty cents is half a dollar. tree →
• Here are fifty talers for you. tree →

note

A number written as a word: 50. Trap: do not mix up fifty (50) and fifteen (15). Fifty percent = one half.

In the corpora

• And again he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty.

Trees and pragmatics

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