teach

«teach» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to help someone learn something by showing or explaining it — 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

verb (teach, teaches, taught, teaching)

meaning for a pupil

1) To teach means to help someone learn something by showing or explaining it. tree →

2) To teach can mean to give lessons as a job. tree →

3) Something can teach you a lesson when you learn from it, often from a mistake. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Teaching is central: priests and parents are to teach the law to the people and to their children. Interpretation: Jewish tradition values teaching very highly. The word Torah itself comes from a root meaning to teach or instruct. In the primary lessons: In school teachers teach subjects like maths, reading and science, and pupils can teach each other. In everyday life parents teach children to ride a bike, swim and cross the road safely. Experiences teach too: «That will teach you to leave your bike outside!» means you learned the hard way. In stories a wise character teaches the hero.

examples

• Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt speak.' (Torah EXO.4.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean; this is the law of leprosy. (Torah LEV.14.57, JPS 1917) tree →
• They shall teach Jacob Thine ordinances, and Israel Thy law; they shall put incense before Thee, and whole burnt-offering upon Thine altar. (Torah DEU.33.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• Blessed art Thou, O LORD; teach me Thy statutes. (Writings PSA.119.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• Show me Thy ways, O LORD; teach me Thy paths. (Writings PSA.25.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thou art good, and doest good; teach me Thy statutes. (Writings PSA.119.68, JPS 1917) tree →
• Mr Lee teaches maths. tree →
• Can you teach me how to tie my shoes? tree →
• Grandma taught me to bake bread. tree →
• My aunt teaches at a high school. tree →
• Losing my phone taught me to be careful. tree →
• The lifeguard taught us water safety. tree →
• She is teaching her dog to sit. tree →
• I’m going to teach you now. tree →

note

Irregular: teach, taught, taught (not «teached»). «Taught» sounds like «taut». Teach someone something / teach someone to do something. Do not mix up «teach» and «learn»: the teacher teaches, the pupil learns («He learned me» is wrong; say «He taught me»).

In the corpora

• Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt speak.'
• to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean; this is the law of leprosy.
• So Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.
• and said — To teach the sons of Judah the bow.
• The elder and the man of rank, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

Trees and pragmatics

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