twelve
part of speech
number (twelve)
meaning for a pupil
1) Twelve is the number 12. It is one more than eleven. tree →
2) A dozen is twelve. A year has 12 months. tree →
3) A clock face shows 12 hours. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Twelve is the number of Jacob's sons and so of the tribes of Israel. Interpretation: Tradition links twelve to the tribes, and Sefer Yetzirah sees twelve "simple" letters matching the twelve months and the signs of the zodiac. In the primary lessons: Maths: a number; a dozen; hours on a clock; months in a year; inches in a foot (12); the twelve times table. Everyday: twelve o'clock is noon or midnight; eggs are sold by the dozen.
examples
- and threescore and twelve thousand beeves, (Torah NUM.31.33, JPS 1917) tree →
- Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: (Torah GEN.35.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. (Torah GEN.14.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- one sea, and the twelve oxen under it. (Writings 2CH.4.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- The children of Jorah, a hundred and twelve. (Writings EZR.2.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- The children of Hariph, a hundred and twelve. (Writings NEH.7.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- There are twelve eggs in a box. tree →
- A year has twelve months. tree →
- He is twelve years old. tree →
- Twelve children came to the party. tree →
- A foot is twelve inches. tree →
- At twelve o'clock we have lunch. tree →
- A dozen roses is twelve roses. tree →
- Twelve can be shared equally by 2, 3, 4 and 6. tree →
- The twelve princesses went upstairs to bed. tree →
note
A number written in words; read it as 12. «Dozen» also means 12. Trap: 12 o'clock in the day is noon (12 pm); at night it is midnight (12 am).
Trees and pragmatics
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