four

«four» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the number 4, one more than three — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

number (four, fours); noun (a four)

meaning for a pupil

1) Four is the number 4, one more than three. tree →

2) A four is the digit 4. tree →

3) «On all fours» means on hands and knees. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Four appears in many Jewish customs, such as the four cups at Passover and the four sons in the Haggadah. In Sefer Yetzirah the four letters of God's name matter. In the primary lessons: an amount; «all four operations» (add, subtract, multiply, divide); in maths a square has 4 sides, a rectangle 4 corners; four seasons; in everyday life «four o'clock», «a four-leaf clover»

examples

• And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begot Peleg. (Torah GEN.11.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• And those that died by the plague were twenty and four thousand. (Torah NUM.25.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• All winged swarming things that go upon all fours are a detestable thing unto you. (Torah LEV.11.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• These four were the sons of Shimei. (Writings 1CH.23.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the LORD showed me four craftsmen. (Prophets ZEC.2.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four. (Writings EZR.2.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• Student: four pencils tree →
• Today we practise all four operations together. tree →
• There are four bags with 6 apples in each. tree →
• A square has 4 equal sides. tree →
• A year has 4 seasons. tree →
• The baby crawled on all fours. tree →
• Our team has four players. tree →
• Two plus two is four. tree →
• He caught four, one of each colour. tree →

note

A number word: read it as the digit 4. A year has 4 seasons; a square has 4 sides. Order word «fourth» (4th). Do not mix «four» with «for» (they sound the same). Note the spelling «forty» (40) has no u.

In the corpora

• Four-square it shall be and double: a span shall be the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof.
• All winged swarming things that go upon all fours are a detestable thing unto you.
• Gorillas and chimps walk on all fours leaning on their knuckles, while orangutans walk on their fists or the sides of their hands.

Trees and pragmatics

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