inherit
part of speech
verb (inherit, inherits, inherited, inheriting)
meaning for a pupil
1) To inherit money, a house or things is to receive them from someone after they die. tree →
2) To inherit a feature is to get it from your parents through your genes: inherit blue eyes. tree →
3) To inherit a problem or job is to take it over from someone before you. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it often means to take lasting possession of the Land that God promised. Interpretation: Tradition reads the Land as a gift from God that Israel receives as heirs of the promise to Abraham. In the primary lessons: Science (inherited characteristics, genes), adult life and law (wills, inheritance), stories (the youngest son inherited a cat), Bible («the meek shall inherit the earth»).
examples
- And he said: 'O Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?' (Torah GEN.15.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land. (Torah EXO.23.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- Justice, justice shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. (Torah DEU.16.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. (Writings PSA.37.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- His soul shall abide in prosperity; and his seed shall inherit the land. (Writings PSA.25.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- The wise shall inherit honour; but as for the fools, they carry away shame. (Writings PRO.3.35, JPS 1917) tree →
- She inherited her grandmother's ring. tree →
- I inherited my dad's curly hair. tree →
- Children inherit genes from both parents. tree →
- In the story, the miller's son inherited only a cat. tree →
- The new coach inherited a losing team. tree →
- Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. tree →
- My father is old, and if he dies I shall inherit his goods.’ tree →
note
Noun: inheritance; person: heir. In science: inherited features (eye colour) come from parents; learned skills (riding a bike) are not inherited.
In the corpora
- And he said: 'O Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?'
- By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.
- Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot; according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
- We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.
- Justice, justice shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «inherit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.