introductory

«introductory» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Coming at the start of something and explaining what is… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

Coming at the start of something and explaining what is to follow. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The commentator reads the opening paragraph of Sefer Yetzirah as a warning not to take its picture-language too literally.

examples

• The appearance of this root in the SY’s introductory paragraph serves as a reminder that although we embark upon a text rich in vivid, grounded symbolism—even anthropomorphism—we should not hasten to take such symbolic language overly literally. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

note

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Trees and pragmatics

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