younger
part of speech
adjective (comparative of young; young, younger, youngest)
meaning for a pupil
1) Younger means having lived fewer years than someone else. tree →
2) Younger can mean in an earlier part of life: «when I was younger». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it often means the younger of two children, as in the younger daughter. It is used just as in everyday English. Interpretation: The tradition notices that the younger often comes out ahead in the stories, such as Jacob, Joseph and Ephraim. Laban's words about not giving the younger before the first-born are taken as the custom of that place. In the primary lessons: fewer years than another person: «A is D years younger than B»: A = B − D; «How much younger» asks for a difference; phrases: «younger than», «younger brother», «younger sister», «the youngest»
examples
- And Jacob loved Rachel; and he said: 'I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.' (Torah GEN.29.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Laban said: 'It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born. (Torah GEN.29.26, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the younger arose, and lay with him; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose. (Torah GEN.19.35, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. (Prophets JDG.1.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock. (Writings JOB.30.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- And thine elder sister is Samaria, that dwelleth at thy left hand, she and her daughters; and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters. (Prophets EZK.16.46, JPS 1917) tree →
- Anna is 2 years younger than Tom. tree →
- Ben is 8, and his brother is 3 years younger. tree →
- How much younger is Lily than Sam? tree →
- My younger brother is in Year 1. tree →
- When I was younger, I was scared of dogs. tree →
- She is the youngest in her family. tree →
- Puppies are younger dogs. tree →
- Younger children must hold an adult's hand near the road. tree →
- "We won't let the younger marry before her elders." tree →
note
«A is D years younger than B»: A = B − D. Trap: if A's age is given, B = A + D. «younger» is the opposite of «older».
In the corpora
- And the younger arose, and lay with him; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
- Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
- And Jacob loved Rachel; and he said: 'I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.'
- And Laban said: 'It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born.
- And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
Trees and pragmatics
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