--- title: J — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 5 description: The 180 words of the English dictionary under J, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/page/5/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / J # J — The English dictionary · page 5 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* A jigsaw (jigsaw puzzle) is a picture cut into many oddly shaped pieces that you fit together.[↗](../../jigsaw/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A jigsaw is a saw with a thin blade for cutting curves in wood.[↗](../../jigsaw/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A jigsaw can mean a difficult problem with many parts that must be fitted together.[↗](../../jigsaw/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We did a 500-piece jigsaw on the kitchen table.[↗](../../jigsaw/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Start the jigsaw with the corner pieces.[↗](../../jigsaw/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The last piece of the jigsaw was missing\![↗](../../jigsaw/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My little brother likes jigsaws of animals.[↗](../../jigsaw/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The detective put the clues together like a jigsaw.[↗](../../jigsaw/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad cut the wooden shapes with a jigsaw.[↗](../../jigsaw/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · This jigsaw has a picture of a castle.[↗](../../jigsaw/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Each jigsaw piece fits in only one place.[↗](../../jigsaw/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **jimmy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a name) Jimmy is a short, friendly form of the name James.[↗](../../jimmy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (USA) A short metal bar with a flat end, used to force open doors or windows; in the UK it is called a «jemmy».[↗](../../jimmy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To jimmy a door or window means to force it open with a bar or tool.[↗](../../jimmy/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (Scotland, informal) «Jimmy» is a friendly or cheeky way to call a man you do not know.[↗](../../jimmy/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (USA) «Jimmies» are tiny coloured sugar sprinkles on ice cream.[↗](../../jimmy/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My cousin Jimmy is coming for tea.[↗](../../jimmy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The burglar used a jimmy to force the back door.[↗](../../jimmy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad jimmied open the paint tin with a screwdriver.[↗](../../jimmy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The window had been jimmied in the night.[↗](../../jimmy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (Scotland, informal) «Mind your step there, Jimmy!»[↗](../../jimmy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (USA) I'd like a vanilla cone with chocolate jimmies, please.[↗](../../jimmy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **jingle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A jingle is a light ringing sound made by small metal things, like keys, coins or little bells, knocking together.[↗](../../jingle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To jingle is to make or cause that sound.[↗](../../jingle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A jingle is a short, catchy tune or song used in an advert on radio or TV.[↗](../../jingle/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A jingle can also be a short, bouncy rhyme that is easy to remember.[↗](../../jingle/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I heard the jingle of Mum's keys at the door.[↗](../../jingle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The coins jingled in my pocket.[↗](../../jingle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We sang «Jingle Bells» at the Christmas concert.[↗](../../jingle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat's bell jingles when she moves.[↗](../../jingle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · That advert jingle is stuck in my head\![↗](../../jingle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The ice-cream van's jingle played down the street.[↗](../../jingle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He jingled the money in his hand.[↗](../../jingle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **jinni** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In Arabic and Muslim tradition, a spirit made of fire, invisible to people, which can be good or bad.[↗](../../jinni/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (stories) A magic spirit, often living in a lamp or bottle, who can grant wishes; usually called a genie.[↗](../../jinni/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The jinni came out of the bottle in a puff of smoke.[↗](../../jinni/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Djinn gave the Camel a hump for being lazy.[↗](../../jinni/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story the jinni granted three wishes.[↗](../../jinni/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Aladdin's genie lived in a lamp.[↗](../../jinni/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Muslims believe that God created the jinn from fire.[↗](../../jinni/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The fisherman was scared of the angry jinni.[↗](../../jinni/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **jinx** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A jinx is a person or thing that people believe brings bad luck.[↗](../../jinx/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To jinx something is to bring bad luck to it, often (people joke) by talking about it too early.[↗](../../jinx/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (game) «Jinx!» is called out in a children's game when two people say the same word at the same time.[↗](../../jinx/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Don't say it's going to be sunny, you'll jinx it\![↗](../../jinx/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He thinks the number 13 is a jinx.[↗](../../jinx/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Jinx!» we both shouted at once.[↗](../../jinx/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The team felt jinxed after losing five games.[↗](../../jinx/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some sailors believed a cat on board was a jinx.[↗](../../jinx/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Saying the word does not really jinx anything.[↗](../../jinx/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **jitter** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal) The jitters are a nervous, shaky feeling, especially before something important.[↗](../../jitter/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To jitter is to make small, quick, shaky movements.[↗](../../jitter/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (computing) Jitter is small, unwanted wobbles in a signal or picture, or in the timing of data.[↗](../../jitter/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I had the jitters before my piano exam.[↗](../../jitter/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · First-day jitters are normal at a new school.[↗](../../jitter/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The picture on the screen began to jitter.[↗](../../jitter/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Too much fizzy drink gives him the jitters.[↗](../../jitter/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The online game lagged because of jitter.[↗](../../jitter/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Her hands jittered as she held the trophy.[↗](../../jitter/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **jitters** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal) A feeling of being very nervous and shaky, especially before something important.[↗](../../jitters/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I always get the jitters before a test.[↗](../../jitters/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She had the jitters on the first day at a new school.[↗](../../jitters/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The actors had first-night jitters.[↗](../../jitters/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A deep breath helps calm the jitters.[↗](../../jitters/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The goalkeeper's jitters made him drop the ball.[↗](../../jitters/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Spooky noises gave us the jitters.[↗](../../jitters/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **jittery** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal) Jittery means nervous and shaky, often because you are worried or have had too much caffeine.[↗](../../jittery/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I felt jittery before my piano exam.[↗](../../jittery/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Too much coffee makes Mum jittery.[↗](../../jittery/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The horses were jittery during the storm.[↗](../../jittery/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The new player was jittery in his first match.[↗](../../jittery/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone was jittery waiting for the results.[↗](../../jittery/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A deep breath helps when you feel jittery.[↗](../../jittery/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **job** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A job is the work someone does to earn money: «Her job is a nurse».[↗](../../job/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A job is a task or piece of work: «My job is to feed the cat».[↗](../../job/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Good job!» or «well done» says someone did something well.[↗](../../job/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «Do the job» means work well enough.[↗](../../job/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He earns 10 dollars for each job.[↗](../../job/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The job takes 3 hours.[↗](../../job/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · 2 people share the job.[↗](../../job/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many jobs does she do in a week?[↗](../../job/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My mum's job is at the hospital.[↗](../../job/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It's my job to water the plants.[↗](../../job/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Good job on your spelling test\![↗](../../job/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He does odd jobs for the neighbours.[↗](../../job/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The job must wait till the morning.[↗](../../job/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · This particular phraseology is one of several hints that the SY may share a particular literary affiliation with the Sifre Emet, the poems of Psalms, Proverbs, and Job.[↗](../../job/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../job/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · This enigmatic expression appears only once in the Tanakh, in \[Job 26:7\], where in a harkening back to \[Genesis 1:2\] it serves as a parallelism of primarial tohu.[↗](../../job/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../job/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Depth \[note 15: עוֹמֶק ʽomeq ‘depth’ here is based on the metaphor of עֲמֻקָּה ʽamuqqah ‘deepness’ as a symbol of divine mystery, as found in Biblical poetry, ex.[↗](../../job/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") \[Job 11:8\], \[Psalms 64:7\], \[Ecclesiastes 7:24\].[↗](../../job/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../job/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · The words of Job are ended.[↗](../../job/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.31.40, JPS 1917)[↗](../../job/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said: (Writings JOB.40.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../job/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Then Job answered the LORD, and said: (Writings JOB.40.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../job/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **jobless** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Without a paid job; unemployed.[↗](../../jobless/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (the jobless) People who do not have jobs.[↗](../../jobless/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Many people were left jobless when the factory closed.[↗](../../jobless/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The jobless rate went down this year.[↗](../../jobless/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad was jobless for three months, then found new work.[↗](../../jobless/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The charity helps the jobless find training.[↗](../../jobless/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The news said the number of jobless people had risen.[↗](../../jobless/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Being jobless can be very stressful for a family.[↗](../../jobless/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She was jobless but used the time to learn new skills.[↗](../../jobless/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **jobseeker** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (euphemism, official, UK) an unemployed person looking for work, especially one getting state benefits.[↗](../../jobseeker/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (literal) anyone who is looking for a job, even if they have one.[↗](../../jobseeker/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The job centre helps jobseekers write their CVs.[↗](../../jobseeker/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · News: The number of jobseekers fell this month.[↗](../../jobseeker/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad is a jobseeker now and goes to interviews every week.[↗](../../jobseeker/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Website: Free advice for jobseekers.[↗](../../jobseeker/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Maths: If 300 of 1,000 jobseekers find work, 700 are still looking.[↗](../../jobseeker/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Chat: technically I'm a «jobseeker» lol[↗](../../jobseeker/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **jock** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (US, slang) A young person, especially a boy, who loves sport and is part of the sporty, popular group at school, sometimes shown as not interested in study.[↗](../../jock/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK, slang, can be offensive) A Scottish person, especially a Scottish man; often «Jock».[↗](../../jock/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) Short for a disc jockey (DJ) or a jockey who rides racehorses.[↗](../../jock/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (informal) Short for a jockstrap, a support worn by boys and men in sport.[↗](../../jock/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In the film, the jocks sat at their own table in the cafeteria.[↗](../../jock/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He's a jock, but he also loves poetry.[↗](../../jock/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The radio jock played my favourite song.[↗](../../jock/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Calling someone a «dumb jock» is unkind and untrue.[↗](../../jock/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The football jocks were training on the field.[↗](../../jock/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «Hey, Jock!» shouted his English cousin, and he didn't like it.[↗](../../jock/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A shock jock says rude things on the radio to get attention.[↗](../../jock/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But it was too clever for Jock and her both.[↗](../../jock/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **jockey** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A jockey is a person who rides a horse in a race.[↗](../../jockey/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use) In fairy tales a jockey is a small rider who sits on one of the horses pulling a carriage.[↗](../../jockey/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The jockey wore a bright red cap.[↗](../../jockey/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The race was won by a jockey on a grey horse.[↗](../../jockey/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Two little jockeys rode in front of the golden carriage.[↗](../../jockey/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **jocular** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Jocular means joking, funny and playful in a friendly way.[↗](../../jocular/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandpa was in a jocular mood at dinner.[↗](../../jocular/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The headteacher made a jocular comment about the rain.[↗](../../jocular/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · His jocular manner made everyone relax.[↗](../../jocular/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It was a jocular letter full of puns.[↗](../../jocular/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She answered in a jocular tone.[↗](../../jocular/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The jocular coach always told jokes at practice.[↗](../../jocular/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **jog** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To jog is to run slowly and steadily, often for exercise.[↗](../../jog/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A jog is a slow run: go for a jog.[↗](../../jog/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To jog something is to push or knock it a little.[↗](../../jog/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* He jogged my arm.[↗](../../jog/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To jog your memory is to help you remember something.[↗](../../jog/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To jog can also mean to walk or travel along at an easy, steady pace, not running.[↗](../../jog/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She jogs 3 km every day.[↗](../../jog/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · How far does she jog in a week?[↗](../../jog/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He jogged for 40 minutes.[↗](../../jog/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · They jog at 8 km an hour.[↗](../../jog/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad goes jogging in the park before work.[↗](../../jog/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's warm up with a slow jog around the field.[↗](../../jog/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't jog my arm while I'm drawing\![↗](../../jog/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · This photo might jog your memory.[↗](../../jog/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog jogged happily beside her.[↗](../../jog/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · So on he jogged, and all seemed now to go right with him: he had met with some misfortunes, to be sure; but he was now well repaid for all.[↗](../../jog/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **jogger** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person who runs slowly and steadily for exercise.[↗](../../jogger/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Joggers (plural): soft, loose trousers with elastic at the ankles, worn for sport or comfort.[↗](../../jogger/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A jogger ran past us on the path.[↗](../../jogger/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The park is full of joggers before school.[↗](../../jogger/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Joggers should wear bright clothes at night.[↗](../../jogger/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I wore my grey joggers to PE.[↗](../../jogger/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My dad became a jogger to get fit.[↗](../../jogger/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · If a jogger runs 2 kilometres every day, she runs 14 kilometres in a week.[↗](../../jogger/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **jogging** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Running slowly and steadily for exercise.[↗](../../jogging/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To push or knock something gently, as in «Don't jog my arm».[↗](../../jogging/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «jog someone's memory» — help them remember.[↗](../../jogging/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Jogging can also mean walking or travelling along at an easy, steady pace.[↗](../../jogging/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum goes jogging every morning.[↗](../../jogging/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Jogging is good for your heart.[↗](../../jogging/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We jogged two laps of the field.[↗](../../jogging/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't jog the table — I'm drawing.[↗](../../jogging/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · This photo might jog your memory.[↗](../../jogging/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He jogs at 8 kilometres an hour.[↗](../../jogging/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We wore our jogging bottoms for PE.[↗](../../jogging/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · This he did, jogging along, till he came to two labourers who had fallen into a ditch.[↗](../../jogging/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **john** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* John is a boy's or man's name, one of the most common in English.[↗](../../john/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In American slang, the john means the toilet.[↗](../../john/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* John has 10 apples.[↗](../../john/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · John buys 4 more.[↗](../../john/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · John is 3 years older than Mary.[↗](../../john/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · John and his sister walk to school together.[↗](../../john/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · King John lived in England long ago.[↗](../../john/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · John's football shirt has the number 9.[↗](../../john/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Proofed, formatted and Unicode transliteration by John Bruno Hare.[↗](../../john/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../john/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Some are of the opinion that John Reuchlin, while others maintain that Paul Riccius was the author of it.[↗](../../john/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (See Wolfii Biblioth.[↗](../../john/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../john/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **join** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To join things is to put or fix them together: join two ropes.[↗](../../join/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To join a group, club or team is to become a member of it.[↗](../../join/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To join someone is to come and be with them.[↗](../../join/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Can I join you?[↗](../../join/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To join in is to take part in something others are doing.[↗](../../join/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A join is the place where two pieces meet.[↗](../../join/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* 5 more children join the game.[↗](../../join/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He joins 3 ropes of 2 m each.[↗](../../join/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · 4 birds joined the 7 on the fence.[↗](../../join/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many are in the club after 6 join?[↗](../../join/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Can I join in?[↗](../../join/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She joined the swimming club last year.[↗](../../join/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Join the dots to draw a star.[↗](../../join/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Join the two points with a ruler.[↗](../../join/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone joined hands in a circle.[↗](../../join/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · You can hardly see the join in the wood.[↗](../../join/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · He joined a caravan and set out.[↗](../../join/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Each board had two tenons, joined one to another.[↗](../../join/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.36.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../join/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · They made shoulder-pieces for it, joined together; at the two ends was it joined together.[↗](../../join/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.39.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../join/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · It shall have two shoulder-pieces joined to the two ends thereof, that it may be joined together.[↗](../../join/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.28.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../join/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone.[↗](../../join/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HOS.4.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../join/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · And of the Levites, certain courses in Judah were joined to Benjamin.[↗](../../join/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings NEH.11.36, JPS 1917)[↗](../../join/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · They are joined one to another; they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.[↗](../../join/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.41.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../join/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) … [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/page/4/) **5** [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/page/6/) … [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/page/9/) - ← previous: [page 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/page/4/) - next →: [page 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