office
part of speech
noun (an office, offices)
meaning for a pupil
1) An office is a room or building where people work at desks, often with computers and papers. tree →
2) The school office is where the secretary or receptionist works and visitors sign in. tree →
3) An office is a building where a service is given, like a post office or a ticket office. tree →
4) An office is an important job or position, like the office of president. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means a sacred job or duty, especially serving as a priest, or the post Joseph said was given back to the butler. Interpretation: Tradition holds that the priesthood passes in Aaron's family, and that anointing and special clothing set the priests apart for this service. In the primary lessons: In everyday school life, you go to the school office if you feel ill, are late, or need to call home; visitors must sign in there. In safety, if you are lost in a shopping centre, go to an information office or a shop desk. In social studies, people "take office" or "hold office" when elected. Phrases: post office, head teacher's office, office worker, box office, in office.
examples
- And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto Me in the priest's office. (Torah EXO.30.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was: I was restored unto mine office, and he was hanged.' (Torah GEN.41.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests that were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office. (Torah NUM.3.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- for the four chief porters were in a set office. (Writings 1CH.9.26, JPS 1917) tree →
- These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office. (Writings 1CH.9.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office. (Writings 1CH.24.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- My mum works in an office in town. tree →
- Take this note to the school office. tree →
- We bought stamps at the post office. tree →
- Visitors must sign in at the office. tree →
- The box office sells tickets for the show. tree →
- The President took office in January. tree →
note
"An office", with "an". "Office" for a job (in office) is formal. In the USA the head teacher is usually called the principal, and the school office is the main office. A doctor's office in the USA is called a surgery in the UK.
In the corpora
- And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto Me in the priest's office.
- and Johanan begot Azariah — he it is that executed the priest's office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem —
- These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.
- for the four chief porters were in a set office.
- But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «office» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.