kind
part of speech
noun (kind, kinds); adjective (kind, kinder, kindest)
meaning for a pupil
1) As a noun, a kind is a type or sort of something: What kind of dog is it? tree →
2) As an adjective, kind means nice, caring and helpful to others. tree →
3) Kind of (informal) means «a little» or «sort of»: I'm kind of tired. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here "kind" mostly means a species or type of animal, as in "after its kind." Later it also means a sort of thing in general, as in all kinds of fruit or ware. In some verses the word is a misprint for "king." Interpretation: The phrase "after its kind" is used in the lists of clean and unclean creatures, and the rabbis worked out signs for telling which kinds may be eaten. In the primary lessons: In maths, a type that sorts things into groups; problems ask how many kinds or how many of each kind. In science, sorting animals and plants into kinds (groups). In everyday life and school values: be kind to others, kind words, kindness. In stories, a kind character helps someone in need. Phrases: «what kind of», «all kinds of», «of each kind», «be kind to», «kind of».
examples
- and every raven after its kinds; (Torah DEU.14.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- and the kite, and the falcon after its kinds; (Torah LEV.11.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- and the glede, and the falcon, and the kite after its kinds; (Torah DEU.14.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the kind of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead. (Writings 2CH.18.28, JPS 1917) tree →
- So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice. (Writings NEH.13.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit; (Writings ECC.2.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- The shop sells 5 kinds of bread. tree →
- She has 3 kinds of flowers, 10 of each kind. tree →
- How many kinds of fruit are there? tree →
- The kind boy shared his apples. tree →
- What kind of music do you like? tree →
- It was kind of you to help me. tree →
- There are all kinds of animals at the zoo. tree →
- Be kind to your little brother. tree →
- I'm kind of hungry. tree →
note
Noun is countable: a kind, kinds; «this kind of apple», «these kinds of apples». Adjective: kind, kinder, kindest; noun: kindness; adverb: kindly. «Of each kind» means multiply (kinds × number of each). Trap: «how many kinds» counts types, not items.
In the corpora
- and the kite, and the falcon after its kinds;
- every raven after its kinds;
- and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-mew, and the hawk after its kinds;
- and the stork, and the heron after its kinds, and the hoopoe, and the bat.
- and the glede, and the falcon, and the kite after its kinds;
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «kind» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.