sister
part of speech
noun (sister, sisters)
meaning for a pupil
1) A sister is a girl or woman who has the same parents as you. tree →
2) A half-sister shares one parent with you; a stepsister is the daughter of your stepparent. tree →
3) A sister is also a nun, or a senior nurse in some hospitals. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Tanakh a sister is a girl or woman of the same family, and the family lists name sisters such as Zeruiah and Abigail. The prophets also use "sister" as a picture: Judah and Israel are called treacherous sisters. In the Song of Songs a lover calls his bride "my sister." Interpretation: The tradition reads the prophets' sisters as the two kingdoms, Israel and Judah, who both turned away from God. The Song of Songs is read as a picture of love between God and Israel. In the primary lessons: Maths: a person in the story who gets, gives or compares amounts; sisters counted; ages compared («3 years older») lead to add or subtract. Family words: brother, sibling, twin sister, big sister, little sister.
examples
- and Basemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth. (Torah GEN.36.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they said: 'Should one deal with our sister as with a harlot?' (Torah GEN.34.31, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna. (Torah GEN.36.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. (Writings 1CH.2.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- And her treacherous sister Judah saw it. (Prophets JER.3.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- And his sister Hammolecheth bore Ish-hod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah. (Writings 1CH.7.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- Her sister is 3 years older. tree →
- He gave half his candy to his sister. tree →
- Ann has 2 sisters and 1 brother. tree →
- How many apples does his sister have? tree →
- My little sister is learning to walk. tree →
- The twin sisters wore matching coats. tree →
- Ask your big sister to help you with your homework. tree →
- Sister Mary teaches music at the school. tree →
- There was his sister chasing him. tree →
note
Countable: a sister, sisters; «sister's» (one), «sisters'» (many). A person; ages compared («older by») lead to add or subtract. Trap: ages of sisters stay apart by the same number of years forever. Trap: «Ann has 2 sisters» — Ann herself is not one of them, so the family has 3 girls.
In the corpora
- Said he not himself unto me: She is my sister? and she, even she herself said: He is my brother.
- And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.
- And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,
- The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.
- And they said: 'Should one deal with our sister as with a harlot?'
Trees and pragmatics
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