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primeval

«primeval» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Very, very old; from the earliest times of the world… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

Very, very old; from the earliest times of the world, long before people lived. (A rather grand word.) tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Sefer Yetzirah it describes the first elements, fire, water and air, which come from the three "mother" letters. Interpretation: Tradition reads the three mother letters, Aleph, Mem and Shin, as the root of all the elements, and so of everything made. In the primary lessons: in stories about the first gods, the first world, or the very first days of nature

examples

  • These three mothers enclose a mighty mystery, most occult and most marvelous, sealed as with six rings, and from them proceed primeval Fire, Water, and Air; these are subsequently differentiated into male and female. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
  • Primeval forests grew here before anyone lived on the Earth. tree →
  • The gods of old were called primeval. tree →
  • Dinosaurs roamed the primeval world. tree →

note

nothing for maths.

Trees and pragmatics

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