vigesimal

«vigesimal» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Based on the number twenty, counting in twenties — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

Based on the number twenty, counting in twenties. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Mordell links the Hebrew alphabet to counting systems in twelves and twenties. In Sefer Yetzirah the letters stand for numbers and for the universe.

examples

• According to the Sefer Yetzira the Hebrew alphabet con- sisting often double letters and twelve simple leters, representing the vigesimal and duodecimal systems of notation, still more fully symbolizes the universe. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

Trees and pragmatics

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