instead

«instead» in Mova's judaism dictionary: in place of something else: We had no milk, so we drank… — 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

adverb (instead; instead of)

meaning for a pupil

1) Instead means in place of something else: We had no milk, so we drank water instead. tree →

2) «Instead of» comes before the thing that is replaced: tea instead of coffee. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Means in place of. The Levites are taken in place of the firstborn. Interpretation: The Levites serve in place of the firstborn of Israel, who were spared in Egypt. Tradition sees this as a sign that the firstborn belong to God. In the primary lessons: a different first step in an imagined scene («What if at the start I had put two pears instead?»); the problem must be worked out again with the new number; in everyday life choosing one thing in place of another; in stories a plan changes

examples

• And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel. (Torah NUM.8.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• Now therefore, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren. (Torah GEN.44.33, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Adam knew his wife again; and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: 'for God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.' (Torah GEN.4.25, JPS 1917) tree →
• Instead of restoring our fields, he divideth them.' (Prophets MIC.2.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Absalom had set Amasa over the host instead of Joab. (Prophets 2SA.17.25, JPS 1917) tree →
• Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and noisome weeds instead of barley. (Writings JOB.31.40, JPS 1917) tree →
• What if at the start I had put two pears instead of what I put? tree →
• Ali bought 5 pens instead of 3. tree →
• Instead of 4 boxes, there are 6. tree →
• It was raining, so we played inside instead. tree →
• Can I have juice instead of milk? tree →
• Walk instead of running in the corridor. tree →
• Instead of crying, she laughed. tree →
• Use a pencil instead of a pen. tree →
• It made Peter kick instead of stab. tree →

note

Replace one step and work the scene out again. Trap: «5 pens instead of 3» means 5 pens, not 5 + 3. «Instead» usually goes at the end of a sentence; «instead of» before a noun or an -ing verb.

In the corpora

• And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel.
• And Absalom had set Amasa over the host instead of Joab.
• Thou wife that committest adultery, that takest strangers instead of thy husband —
• Instead of restoring our fields, he divideth them.'
• Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons, whom thou shalt make princes in all the land.

Trees and pragmatics

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