thirteen
part of speech
number (thirteen)
meaning for a pupil
1) Thirteen is the number 13. It is one more than twelve. tree →
2) A baker's dozen is 13. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Ishmael was thirteen when he was circumcised, and thirteen bullocks were offered at the festival of Sukkot. Interpretation: Thirteen is the age a Jewish boy becomes bar mitzvah, and the 13 attributes of God's mercy are recited on fasts and holy days. In the primary lessons: Maths: a number of things; 13 is a prime number. Everyday: ages (a thirteen-year-old is a teenager), «a baker's dozen». Stories and beliefs: some people think 13 is unlucky, but that is only a superstition.
examples
- And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. (Torah GEN.17.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- and their meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for every bullock of the thirteen bullocks, two tenth parts for each ram of the two rams, (Torah NUM.29.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- And as for the redemption of the two hundred and three score and thirteen of the first-born of the children of Israel, that are over and above the number of the Levites, (Torah NUM.3.46, JPS 1917) tree →
- and Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities with their villages: (Prophets JOS.19.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities. (Writings 1CH.6.45, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. (Prophets 1KI.7.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- She has thirteen marbles. tree →
- Thirteen birds sat on the fence. tree →
- He is thirteen years old. tree →
- A baker's dozen is thirteen. tree →
- At thirteen you become a teenager. tree →
- Thirteen is a prime number. tree →
- Some buildings skip floor thirteen because people think it is unlucky. tree →
- Anyone would have taken her for thirteen at least! tree →
note
A number written in words; read it as 13. Trap: do not confuse thirteen (13) with thirty (30). Myth: 13 is not really unlucky.
Trees and pragmatics
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