talent

«talent» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a natural ability to do something well, like singing… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a talent, talents; talent — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) A talent is a natural ability to do something well, like singing, drawing or sport. tree →

2) Talent (uncountable) means people with such abilities: «new talent». tree →

3) A talent was a large weight of silver or gold used as money in ancient times. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is used for the gold in the Tabernacle's lampstand, which was made from a talent of pure gold. Interpretation: Tradition reads the great weight of gold as a sign of how precious the sanctuary was to Israel. In the primary lessons: In school, a «talent show» lets pupils sing, dance, tell jokes or do tricks. Teachers say everyone has talents, and that practice grows skill: talent alone is not enough. In stories a hidden talent often surprises the reader. Phrases: «a talent for», «talent show», «natural talent», «hidden talent».

examples

• Of a talent of pure gold shall it be made, with all these vessels. (Torah EXO.25.39, JPS 1917) tree →
• Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof. (Torah EXO.37.24, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the brass of the offering was seventy talents and two thousand and four hundred shekels. (Torah EXO.38.29, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold. (Prophets 1KI.9.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• He hired also a hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for a hundred talents of silver. (Writings 2CH.25.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon. (Prophets 1KI.9.28, JPS 1917) tree →
• She has a talent for drawing. tree →
• Our school talent show is on Friday. tree →
• He showed real talent on the football pitch. tree →
• Everyone has different talents. tree →
• Talent helps, but practice matters most. tree →
• The coach is looking for new talent. tree →
• Juggling is my hidden talent. tree →
• His children inherited, for the most part, the distinguished talents of their father. tree →

note

Countable: «a talent for music»; uncountable for people: «a lot of talent». Adjective: talented. Myth: you either have talent or you don't — in fact skills improve a lot with practice.

In the corpora

• Of a talent of pure gold shall it be made, with all these vessels.
• Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.
• And the brass of the offering was seventy talents and two thousand and four hundred shekels.
• And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
• And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «talent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.