seder

«seder» in Mova's school dictionary: The special meal and service held at home on the first… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a seder, seders; often Seder)

meaning for a pupil

1) (Jewish faith) The special meal and service held at home on the first night (or first two nights) of the Jewish festival of Passover. tree →

2) The order of the evening, where the family reads the story of the Exodus from the Haggadah and eats symbolic foods. tree →

sense in the lessons

In religion lessons the seder teaches how Jewish families remember God freeing the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. Foods on the seder plate include matzah (flat bread), bitter herbs, salt water and a roasted bone; the youngest child asks four questions. Phrases: «the seder plate», «a Passover seder», «hold a seder».

examples

• Rachel's family holds a seder on the first night of Passover. tree →
• At the seder the youngest child asks the four questions. tree →
• The seder plate has bitter herbs to remember slavery. tree →
• They eat matzah at the seder. tree →
• We visited a friend's seder and listened to the story of Moses. tree →
• The seder ends with songs and hopes for next year in Jerusalem. tree →

note

Hebrew word meaning «order». Often written with a capital S. Plural seders (or sedarim in Hebrew). Not to be confused with «cedar» (a tree), which sounds a little similar.

In the corpora

• At the Seder the story is told to children, who ask questions about why this night is different.

Trees and pragmatics

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