house
part of speech
noun (house, houses); verb (house, houses, housed — to give a place to live)
meaning for a pupil
1) A house is a building where a family lives. tree →
2) A house can mean the people in it: «The whole house woke up». tree →
3) In some schools, a house is a team that pupils belong to. tree →
4) To house is to give a place to live or keep: «The museum houses old toys». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here house often means a family or line of descendants, as in "the house of his father". It can also mean a dwelling place for God. Interpretation: "House of Israel" means the whole people. The Tabernacle, later the Temple, is called God's house, where God's presence dwells. In the primary lessons: a place in a story (rooms, windows) or a group: houses on a street, each with some things; houses × things each; phrases: «at my house», «house number», «tree house», «house points», «on the house» (free)
examples
- And now when shall I provide for mine own house also?' (Torah GEN.30.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he was honoured above all the house of his father. (Torah GEN.34.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- and for the leprosy of a garment, and for a house; (Torah LEV.14.55, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Nathan departed unto his house. (Prophets 2SA.12.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- But the house of Judah followed David. (Prophets 2SA.2.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- Do I change, O house of Jacob? (Prophets MIC.2.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- There are 6 houses on the street. tree →
- Each house has 4 windows. tree →
- He visited 3 houses. tree →
- How many rooms are in the house? tree →
- We built a tree house in the garden. tree →
- My house number is 12. tree →
- Our house won the most points on sports day. tree →
- Know your address and how to call for help from your house. tree →
note
Plural: houses. A place or a group: houses × things each. Trap: count the houses or the things in them, as the question asks. Trap: a house number is a name, not an amount.
In the corpora
- And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
- And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.
- But the men put forth their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and the door they shut.
- For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
- Is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?'
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «house» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.