moreover
part of speech
adverb
meaning for a pupil
Moreover means also, and besides. It adds one more point to what has just been said. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it often begins a new speech from God to Moses. In the primary lessons: it links an extra point to a story or an argument; in tales it adds another fact about a character, often set off with a comma; in formal writing «furthermore» means the same
examples
- Moreover the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: (Torah EXO.30.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- I know not the LORD, and moreover I will not let Israel go.' (Torah EXO.5.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- She said moreover unto him: 'We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.' (Torah GEN.24.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said: (Writings JOB.40.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying: (Prophets EZK.7.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying: (Prophets EZK.12.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- Moreover, the Giantess was very kind to me. tree →
- It was cold; moreover, the wind was strong. tree →
- The old man was poor and, moreover, he was lonely. tree →
note
nothing for maths; it adds a point, not a number, so it changes no count.
In the corpora
- She said moreover unto him: 'We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.'
- I know not the LORD, and moreover I will not let Israel go.'
- Moreover the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
- Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even.
- Moreover the hand of the LORD was against them, to discomfit them from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «moreover» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.