final

«final» in Mova's judaism dictionary: last, coming at the end — 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

adjective (final); noun (a final, finals)

meaning for a pupil

1) Final means last, coming at the end. tree →

2) The final is the last game or race that decides the winner. tree →

3) Finals are the last exams of a school year or course. tree →

4) Final can mean that cannot be changed: my answer is final. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: In the Hebrew alphabet five letters have a special final form at the end of a word. Some old grammarians counted them as extra letters, and the final Heh of God's four-letter name is a special matter in mystical writings. In the primary lessons: maths: the last amount or the last game; «the final score», «final answer», the final result after all steps; sport: the cup final, quarter-finals and semi-finals; school: final tests; stories: the final chapter

examples

• Here follow the permutations of the name I H V, which is the Tetragrammaton — Jehovah, without the second or final Heh : IHV is a Tri-grammaton, and is more suitable to the third or Yetziratic plane. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• As is well-known, some old grammarians, among whom was the author of the "Dikduke ha-Teamim"" counted the final letters as separate letters, thus making the total number oi the letters of the alphabet twenty-seven. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• What is the final score? tree →
• The final price was $45. tree →
• They won the final 3 to 1. tree →
• Her final answer was 12. tree →
• Our team got to the final. tree →
• This is the final chapter of the book. tree →
• The final bell rang at 3. tree →
• The judge's decision is final. tree →
• He closed his eyes and waited for the final moment. tree →

note

Points to the result after all steps. Trap: none special. «Finally» means at last.

In the corpora

• A final demand is a warning that a bill is very overdue and stronger action will follow, so acting early is easier.
• Toad has changed his mind … Please understand that this is final.»
• Before -able, a final e usually drops (adorable) but stays after soft c or g (noticeable, changeable).
• Linking a story to your own life helps, but the text has the final say.
• "Final resting place" means a person's grave.

Trees and pragmatics

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