fourth

«fourth» in Mova's judaism dictionary: number four in order: the one after the third — 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, noun (fourth, fourths); adverb

meaning for a pupil

1) Fourth is number four in order: the one after the third. tree →

2) A fourth is one of four equal parts, the same as a quarter. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The fourth day of Creation is when sun, moon and stars were set in the sky; tradition also speaks of the "fourth" generation and fourth-year fruit being holy. In the primary lessons: after «a» or a number: one of four equal parts; after «the»: a place in order; in the USA, fourth grade is a school year; phrases: «a fourth of», «three fourths», «the fourth», «fourth grade»

examples

• And the fourth river is the Euphrates. (Torah GEN.2.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day. (Torah GEN.1.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben: (Torah NUM.7.30, JPS 1917) tree →
• Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth; (Writings 1CH.2.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• Mashmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth; (Writings 1CH.12.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. (Writings 1CH.8.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• Zoe loses a fourth of them. tree →
• Anna is the fourth in the line. tree →
• Ben ate a fourth of the 12 cookies. tree →
• Thursday is the fourth day if the week starts on Monday. tree →
• My sister is in fourth grade. tree →
• Three fourths of the class like football. tree →
• She came fourth in the race. tree →
• Each child gets a fourth of the pizza. tree →
• Then he threw his nets for the fourth time. tree →

note

«a fourth of N» is N ÷ 4; «the fourth» is a place in order, not a fraction. Short form: 4th. Trap: «fourth» (4th) and «forth» (forward) sound the same.

In the corpora

• And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
• And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
• And in the fourth generation they shall come back hither; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.'
• and the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper; they shall be inclosed in gold in their settings.
• And in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto the LORD.

Trees and pragmatics

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