meeting

«meeting» in Mova's judaism dictionary: when people come together to talk about something, plan… — 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

noun (a meeting, meetings); verb, -ing form of meet (meet, meets, met, meeting)

meaning for a pupil

1) A meeting is when people come together to talk about something, plan or decide. tree →

2) Meeting is the -ing form of meet: coming together with someone. tree →

3) A meeting is also the moment people meet: «our first meeting». tree →

4) (formal) A sports event: «an athletics meeting» (UK). tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The rabbis taught that the tent of meeting was where God's presence rested among Israel. Its Hebrew name, Ohel Moed, can also mean tent of appointed time. In the primary lessons: Used in school (parents' meeting, class meeting), work and everyday life. Phrases: «have a meeting», «in a meeting», «meeting point», «meeting place». Safety: agree a meeting point in case you get lost.

examples

• And Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting. (Torah NUM.16.43, JPS 1917) tree →
• And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil; (Torah EXO.40.26, JPS 1917) tree →
• and assemble thou all the congregation at the door of the tent of meeting.' (Torah LEV.8.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tent of meeting. (Writings 1CH.9.21, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thine adversaries have roared in the midst of Thy meeting-place; they have set up their own signs for signs. (Writings PSA.74.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• They said in their heart: 'Let us make havoc of them altogether'; they have burned up all the meeting-places of God in the land. (Writings PSA.74.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• The teachers have a meeting after school. tree →
• Mum is in a meeting and can't talk. tree →
• I'm meeting my friend at the park. tree →
• If we get separated, the meeting point is the gate. tree →
• Their first meeting was at the library. tree →
• The school council meeting is on Fridays. tree →
• Oh, what a happy meeting it was! tree →

note

Countable as a noun. Verb is irregular: meet, met, met. In maths, «meeting» problems ask when two moving people meet: if they walk towards each other, add their speeds.

In the corpora

• And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash them with water.
• And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, at the door of the tent of meeting.
• And thou shalt anoint therewith the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony,
• 'On the first day of the first month shalt thou rear up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
• And thou shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

Trees and pragmatics

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