part
part of speech
noun (part, parts); verb (part, parts, parted, parting); adverb (part — partly)
meaning for a pupil
1) A part is a piece of something bigger. A slice is a part of a cake. tree →
2) A part is one piece of a machine: car parts. tree →
3) A part is a role in a play or film. tree →
4) To take part means to join in. tree →
5) To part is to separate: they parted at the gate; a parting (UK) or part (USA) is the line in your hair. tree →
6) Parts can also mean a region or area of a country, as in "these parts". tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah the word often means a fraction, such as a tenth part of an ephah of flour for an offering. It can also mean a share or portion, a body's inner parts, or to divide something up. Interpretation: The measures of offerings are exact in the law. An omer is a tenth of an ephah, and this is why the counting of the Omer days has this name. In Job, "inward parts" are read as the hidden mind, where God puts wisdom. In the primary lessons: In maths: a piece of a whole: equal parts, fractions, the part left; parts of a group; part–whole models (part + part = whole). In science: parts of a plant, parts of the body. In everyday life: «take part in sports day», «spare parts». In stories: «the best part was…», friends parting.
examples
- Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. (Torah EXO.16.36, JPS 1917) tree →
- a several tenth part for every lamb of the seven lambs; (Torah NUM.28.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- and one tenth part for every lamb of the seven lambs; (Torah NUM.29.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- Will they part him among the merchants? (Writings JOB.40.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? (Writings JOB.38.36, JPS 1917) tree →
- I also will answer my part, I also will declare mine opinion. (Writings JOB.32.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- Cut the cake into 8 equal parts. tree →
- Part of the money was spent on food. tree →
- What part of the class is girls? tree →
- Each part is 5 cm long. tree →
- The roots are the part of the plant under the ground. tree →
- She got the part of the queen in the play. tree →
- Everyone can take part in the race. tree →
- The friends parted at the bus stop. tree →
- The best part of the trip was the zoo. tree →
- What brings you into these parts?” tree →
note
Equal parts: one part = whole ÷ number of parts. Whole = part + other part. Trap: «part» is not always equal; check the word «equal». «Part of» is uncountable-ish («part of the cake»), «a part» or «parts» are countable. A fraction names equal parts: 3/8 is 3 of 8 equal parts.
In the corpora
- And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads.
- Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.
- And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
- And for the hinder part of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards.
- And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the hinder part.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «part» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.