third
part of speech
number, adjective, noun (third, thirds)
meaning for a pupil
1) Third comes after second in order: number 3. tree →
2) A third is one of three equal parts of a whole, written 1/3. tree →
3) Third place in a race wins a bronze medal. tree →
4) Third gear is a gear in a car. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The third day and the third row of the priest's breastplate stones are named. The third day of creation is when plants appeared. Interpretation: On the third day God made dry land and plants, and the Torah says "it was good" twice on that day. Sinai was also reached on the third day of preparation. In the primary lessons: Maths: an order position or a fraction (one third of); one third of a total means divide by 3; two thirds is the rest. Everyday: third grade, third floor, the third time, «third time lucky», a third of the class.
examples
- And there was evening and there was morning, a third day. (Torah GEN.1.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; (Torah EXO.28.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst. (Torah EXO.39.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim; (Writings 1CH.24.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. (Prophets 1SA.3.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third; (Writings 1CH.12.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- He was third in the race. tree →
- One third of the 24 cookies were eaten. tree →
- On the third day it rained. tree →
- She gave a third of her money away. tree →
- Cut the cake into thirds. tree →
- The third time she tried, she did it. tree →
- Two thirds of the Earth is covered by water. tree →
- She won a bronze medal for third place. tree →
- The third task was the hardest. tree →
note
Written 3rd. As a fraction: one third of a total means divide by 3. Trap: «a third were eaten» gives the eaten part; what is left is the other two thirds. Trap: 1/3 as a decimal does not end (0.333...).
In the corpora
- And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.
- And the name of the third river is Tigris; that is it which goeth toward the east of Asshur.
- On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
- And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.
- And Joseph said unto them the third day. 'This do, and live; for I fear God:
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «third» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.