till
part of speech
preposition, conjunction, noun, verb (till, tills, tilled)
meaning for a pupil
1) Till means until, up to a time: open from 9 till 5. tree →
2) A till is the drawer or machine where a shop keeps money and gives change (a cash register). tree →
3) To till the soil is to dig and prepare it for planting. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "Till" means "until"; it can also mean to work the soil, as in Cain, "a tiller of the ground." In the later books it is mostly used as "until." Interpretation: Cain the tiller and Abel the shepherd bring the first offerings, and tradition reflects on how their rivalry ended in the first murder. In the primary lessons: Maths: marks the end of a period of time: «from 9 till 5» asks for elapsed time (8 hours); «saved till she had 50» gives the goal amount; money in the till. Farming: farmers till the land before sowing. Everyday: «pay at the till», «wait till later».
examples
- And Moses said unto them: 'Let no man leave of it till the morning.' (Torah EXO.16.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. (Torah GEN.4.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- But if the cloud was not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up. (Torah EXO.40.37, JPS 1917) tree →
- Till the LORD look forth, and behold from heaven. (Writings LAM.3.50, JPS 1917) tree →
- Till He fill thy mouth with laughter, and thy lips with shouting. (Writings JOB.8.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong. (Writings 2CH.26.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- The shop is open from 9 till 5. tree →
- She saved till she had 50 dollars. tree →
- There are 200 dollars in the till. tree →
- He worked till noon. tree →
- Wait till the green man shows before you cross. tree →
- Please pay at the till. tree →
- The farmer tills his fields in spring. tree →
- We played till it got dark. tree →
- Do this each day till I return." tree →
note
Same meaning as «until»; «'til» is also seen. «From 9 till 5» asks for elapsed time (8 hours). «Saved till she had 50» gives the goal amount. Trap: «from 9 till 5» crosses noon, so think on a clock, not 5 − 9.
In the corpora
- Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
- And Moses said unto them: 'Let no man leave of it till the morning.'
- But if the cloud was not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.
- And Miriam was shut up without the camp seven days; and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.
- I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; neither did I turn back till they were consumed.
Trees and pragmatics
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