marvel
part of speech
verb (marvel, marvels, marvelled/marveled, marvelling/marveling); noun (a marvel, marvels)
meaning for a pupil
1) A marvel is a wonderful, amazing thing or person. tree →
2) To marvel at something is to feel great surprise and admiration. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means that the brothers looked at each other in surprise, because Joseph had seated them in order of age. Interpretation: The rabbis noticed that Joseph seemed to know their ages, which hinted that he was more than a mere Egyptian ruler. In the primary lessons: In stories and science: the marvels of nature, the marvels of technology. In everyday talk: «It's a marvel you didn't fall.» Phrases: marvel at, a marvel of.
examples
- And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth; and the men marvelled one with another. (Torah GEN.43.33, JPS 1917) tree →
- If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent perverting of justice and righteousness in the state, marvel not at the matter; for one higher than the high watcheth, and there are higher than they. (Writings ECC.5.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- The pyramids are one of the marvels of the ancient world. tree →
- We marvelled at the stars. tree →
- The new bridge is a marvel of engineering. tree →
- It's a marvel that nobody was hurt. tree →
- Grandma marvels at how fast I type. tree →
- The museum is full of marvels. tree →
- And they took the marvels with them to his court. tree →
note
UK spelling: marvelled, marvelling; US spelling: marveled, marveling. Adjective: marvellous (UK), marvelous (US). Marvel is also the name of a comic company; that use has a capital M.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «marvel» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.