voice
part of speech
noun (a voice, voices); verb (voice, voices, voiced, voicing — to say an opinion)
meaning for a pupil
1) Your voice is the sound you make when you speak or sing. tree →
2) A voice can be loud, quiet, high, low, kind or angry. tree →
3) Having a voice means having the right to say what you think. tree →
4) To voice an opinion means to say it. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah, "hearken to the voice" means to listen and obey, not only to hear a sound. Interpretation: The voice of God is central: God speaks at creation and at Sinai, and a heavenly voice (bat kol) later guides the sages. Jewish tradition reads "listening to the voice" as obeying God's commands. In the primary lessons: In science a voice is made by vocal cords in the throat that vibrate when air passes; sound waves carry it to the listener's ears. In school there are «inside voices» (quiet) and «outside voices» (loud). In stories a character's voice (shaking, whispering, booming) tells the reader how they feel. Phrases: lose your voice, raise your voice, lower your voice, in a quiet voice, voice your opinion.
examples
- And they shall hearken to thy voice. (Torah EXO.3.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept. (Torah GEN.29.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- Now therefore, my son, hearken to my voice according to that which I command thee. (Torah GEN.27.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- And against whom hast thou exalted thy voice? (Prophets ISA.37.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him? (Writings JOB.40.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- To-day, if ye would but hearken to His voice! (Writings PSA.95.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- She has a beautiful singing voice. tree →
- Please use your inside voice in the library. tree →
- I lost my voice because I had a sore throat. tree →
- He spoke in a shaking voice because he was scared. tree →
- Don't raise your voice at your sister. tree →
- I recognised Grandma's voice on the phone. tree →
- Every pupil should have a voice in the class rules. tree →
- Your voice comes from your vocal cords vibrating. tree →
- “Boat ahoy!” again came the voice. tree →
note
Countable: a voice, two voices. «Lose your voice» means you cannot speak properly for a while. A voice on the phone or online can be faked, so never share secrets just because a voice sounds friendly.
In the corpora
- And He said: 'What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto Me from the ground.
- and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast hearkened to My voice.'
- because that Abraham hearkened to My voice, and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.'
- Now therefore, my son, hearken to my voice according to that which I command thee.
- Now therefore, my son, hearken to my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «voice» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.