--- title: S — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 106 description: The 2316 words of the English dictionary under S, 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/S/page/106/) [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/) / S # S — The English dictionary · page 106 [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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*Everyday, meaning 1:* The short end left after most of something has been used, like a pencil stub or a candle stub.[↗](../../stub/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The small part of a ticket or cheque you keep as a record.[↗](../../stub/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To hit your toe by accident against something hard.[↗](../../stub/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «Stub out» means to put out a cigarette by pressing it down.[↗](../../stub/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (computing) A short, unfinished piece of writing or code.[↗](../../stub/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I stubbed my toe on the bed and it really hurt.[↗](../../stub/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I kept the ticket stub from the concert.[↗](../../stub/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He wrote with a tiny stub of a pencil.[↗](../../stub/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Only a stub of the candle was left.[↗](../../stub/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ouch\![↗](../../stub/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") I just stubbed my toe on the door.[↗](../../stub/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep the stub as proof that you paid.[↗](../../stub/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Wikipedia page was only a stub with two lines.[↗](../../stub/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **stubble** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Stubble is the short, rough hairs that grow on a man's face when he has not shaved for a day or a few days.[↗](../../stubble/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Stubble is the short, stiff stalks left standing in a field after a crop like wheat has been cut.[↗](../../stubble/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad's stubble is scratchy when he kisses me goodnight.[↗](../../stubble/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · After the harvest, the field was full of golden stubble.[↗](../../stubble/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The detective rubbed the stubble on his chin.[↗](../../stubble/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some men keep a little stubble on purpose.[↗](../../stubble/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We walked carefully across the stubble in the field.[↗](../../stubble/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Birds were pecking for seeds among the stubble.[↗](../../stubble/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa had stubble after the camping trip.[↗](../../stubble/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But the corn had been gone a long time; only the dry, bare stubble was left standing in the frozen ground.[↗](../../stubble/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.[↗](../../stubble/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.5.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stubble/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And in the greatness of Thine excellency Thou overthrowest them that rise up against Thee; Thou sendest forth Thy wrath, it consumeth them as stubble.[↗](../../stubble/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.15.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stubble/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And wilt Thou pursue the dry stubble?[↗](../../stubble/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.13.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stubble/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · The arrow cannot make him flee; slingstones are turned with him into stubble.[↗](../../stubble/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.41.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stubble/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Clubs are accounted as stubble; he laugheth at the rattling of the javelin.[↗](../../stubble/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.41.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stubble/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **stubbly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Stubbly means covered with short, rough hairs, like a man's chin when he has not shaved.[↗](../../stubbly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Stubbly can describe a field covered with short stalks left after a harvest.[↗](../../stubbly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandad's stubbly chin tickled my cheek.[↗](../../stubbly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · After a week camping, Dad's face was stubbly.[↗](../../stubbly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The pirate captain had a stubbly face and a big hat.[↗](../../stubbly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We ran across the stubbly field.[↗](../../stubbly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · His cheek felt stubbly and rough.[↗](../../stubbly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat would not sit on the stubbly grass.[↗](../../stubbly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **stubborn** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not willing to change your mind or do what others want, even when you should.[↗](../../stubborn/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Hard to remove, move or deal with: a stubborn stain, a stubborn cold.[↗](../../stubborn/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My little brother is too stubborn to say sorry.[↗](../../stubborn/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The stubborn donkey would not move.[↗](../../stubborn/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · This stubborn stain won't wash out.[↗](../../stubborn/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She was stubborn and kept trying until she solved the puzzle.[↗](../../stubborn/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I have had a stubborn cough all week.[↗](../../stubborn/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't be so stubborn — just try it\![↗](../../stubborn/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · But Pinocchio was as stubborn as ever.[↗](../../stubborn/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But the heart of Pharaoh was stubborn, and he did not let the people go.[↗](../../stubborn/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.9.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stubborn/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Pharaoh's heart is stubborn, he refuseth to let the people go.[↗](../../stubborn/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.7.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stubborn/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · and they shall say unto the elders of his city: 'This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he doth not hearken to our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.'[↗](../../stubborn/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.21.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stubborn/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · But they refused to attend, and turned a stubborn shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.[↗](../../stubborn/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ZEC.7.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stubborn/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · For Israel is stubborn like a stubborn heifer; now shall the LORD feed them as a lamb in a large place?[↗](../../stubborn/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HOS.4.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stubborn/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.[↗](../../stubborn/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.78.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stubborn/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **stubbornly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a way that refuses to change your mind or do what others want.[↗](../../stubbornly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Of things: in a way that is hard to move, change or get rid of: a stain stubbornly stays.[↗](../../stubbornly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He stubbornly refused to eat his peas.[↗](../../stubbornly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The donkey stubbornly sat down in the road.[↗](../../stubbornly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad stubbornly promised nothing.[↗](../../stubbornly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The stain stubbornly stayed on my shirt.[↗](../../stubbornly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She stubbornly kept trying until the puzzle was done.[↗](../../stubbornly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The jar lid was stubbornly stuck.[↗](../../stubbornly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · “Nevertheless,” said Conn stubbornly, “I do not wish to banish my son; it is awkward and unnecessary.”[↗](../../stubbornly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **stubbornness** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Stubbornness is refusing to change your mind or do what others want, even when there are good reasons.[↗](../../stubbornness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Stubbornness can also be a good thing, meaning determination: not giving up when things are hard.[↗](../../stubbornness/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Stubbornness of a thing means it is hard to move, remove or fix: the stubbornness of a stain.[↗](../../stubbornness/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* His stubbornness stopped him from saying sorry.[↗](../../stubbornness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Out of stubbornness, she would not wear a coat.[↗](../../stubbornness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Her stubbornness helped her finish the marathon.[↗](../../stubbornness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The toddler's stubbornness made bedtime hard.[↗](../../stubbornness/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mules are famous for their stubbornness.[↗](../../stubbornness/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Sheer stubbornness kept the team going in the rain.[↗](../../stubbornness/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The stubbornness of the stain meant we had to scrub it.[↗](../../stubbornness/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It is better to yield than to come to misfortune through stubbornness.[↗](../../stubbornness/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Remember Thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin; (Torah DEU.9.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stubbornness/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim.[↗](../../stubbornness/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.15.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stubbornness/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart, that they might walk in their own counsels.[↗](../../stubbornness/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.81.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stubbornness/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · But have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baalim, which their fathers taught them.[↗](../../stubbornness/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.9.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stubbornness/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **stubby** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Short and thick: stubby fingers, a stubby pencil.[↗](../../stubby/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Australia, NZ, informal) A small squat glass bottle of beer, about 375 ml.[↗](../../stubby/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Stubby holder» (Australia): a foam cover that keeps a drink can or bottle cold.[↗](../../stubby/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The puppy wagged its stubby tail.[↗](../../stubby/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I wrote with a stubby pencil.[↗](../../stubby/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The troll had stubby fingers.[↗](../../stubby/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A dachshund has stubby legs.[↗](../../stubby/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (Australia) Dad grabbed a stubby from the esky.[↗](../../stubby/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We bought a stubby holder as a souvenir from Sydney.[↗](../../stubby/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **stuck** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Stuck is the past form of stick: she stuck the stamp on.[↗](../../stuck/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Stuck means not able to move: stuck in the mud.[↗](../../stuck/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Stuck means not able to go on with something because it is too hard: stuck on a question.[↗](../../stuck/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Stuck with something means having to keep it even if you do not want it.[↗](../../stuck/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She stuck 4 stickers on each page.[↗](../../stuck/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He stuck 12 photos in the album.[↗](../../stuck/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · They were stuck in traffic for 20 minutes.[↗](../../stuck/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · 3 of the balloons got stuck in the tree.[↗](../../stuck/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm stuck on question 5; can you help?[↗](../../stuck/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat got stuck up the tree.[↗](../../stuck/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The car was stuck in the mud.[↗](../../stuck/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The lid is stuck; I can't open the jar.[↗](../../stuck/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · An arrow stuck in his breast\![↗](../../stuck/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · So David and Abishai came to the people by night; and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the barricade, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay round about him.[↗](../../stuck/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.26.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stuck/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **stud** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A stud is a small piece of metal or plastic sticking out of a surface, like the studs on football boots or on a jacket.[↗](../../stud/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A stud is a small earring that sits on the earlobe without hanging down.[↗](../../stud/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A stud is a farm where horses are kept for breeding.[↗](../../stud/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To be studded with something is to be covered with many small bits of it, like a sky studded with stars.[↗](../../stud/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A stud can also be the whole group of horses kept together for breeding.[↗](../../stud/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My football boots have twelve studs.[↗](../../stud/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She wears tiny silver studs in her ears.[↗](../../stud/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Clean the mud out of your studs.[↗](../../stud/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The jacket was covered in metal studs.[↗](../../stud/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The night sky was studded with stars.[↗](../../stud/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The racehorse came from a famous stud.[↗](../../stud/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The crown was studded with rubies.[↗](../../stud/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Nothing now remained to be done but to drive the whole stud to the emperor’s court.[↗](../../stud/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · We will make thee circlets of gold with studs of silver.[↗](../../stud/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.1.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stud/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And they wrote in the name of king Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, riding on swift steeds that were used in the king's service, bred of the stud; (Writings EST.8.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stud/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **studbook** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A studbook is an official record book listing the parents, grandparents and births of animals of a particular breed, especially horses, but also dogs and cattle.[↗](../../studbook/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Zoos keep studbooks for rare animals so they can choose mates and keep the animals healthy and varied.[↗](../../studbook/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Every Thoroughbred foal is recorded in the studbook.[↗](../../studbook/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The zoo checked the studbook before pairing the snow leopards.[↗](../../studbook/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The pony's studbook shows its grandfather was a champion.[↗](../../studbook/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Studbooks help stop rare animals breeding with close relatives.[↗](../../studbook/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog's name was added to the breed's studbook.[↗](../../studbook/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Keepers around the world share one studbook for the red pandas.[↗](../../studbook/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **studded** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Studded means covered with small bits set into the surface, such as nails, spikes or jewels.[↗](../../studded/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The shield was studded with bronze nails.[↗](../../studded/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The king's crown was studded with jewels.[↗](../../studded/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The door was studded with iron.[↗](../../studded/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A sword studded with gold coins was his reward.[↗](../../studded/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **student** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A student is a person who learns at a school, college or university.[↗](../../student/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A student of something is a person who studies it carefully, at any age.[↗](../../student/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There are 25 students in each class.[↗](../../student/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · 6 students left.[↗](../../student/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Each student got 3 pencils.[↗](../../student/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many students are there in all?[↗](../../student/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She is a student at the university.[↗](../../student/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Every student needs a library card.[↗](../../student/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The student council planned the fair.[↗](../../student/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher helped the new student find her desk.[↗](../../student/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He is a keen student of birds.[↗](../../student/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · An exchange student from Ireland joined our class.[↗](../../student/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · The student's turn came to watch.[↗](../../student/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · The various commentaries upon it are more apt to bewilder the student than to enlighten him.[↗](../../student/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../student/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **studied** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Studied is the past of study: learned about something, read or practised to learn it.[↗](../../studied/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Studied can mean looked at something carefully for a long time.[↗](../../studied/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* As a rare adjective, studied means done on purpose and carefully planned, not natural.[↗](../../studied/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We studied the water cycle last term.[↗](../../studied/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She studied hard for her spelling test.[↗](../../studied/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The detective studied the footprints.[↗](../../studied/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He studied the map before the hike.[↗](../../studied/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists have studied whales for many years.[↗](../../studied/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I studied the menu but couldn't choose.[↗](../../studied/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Have you studied your times tables?[↗](../../studied/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · In the evening the Marionette studied by lamplight.[↗](../../studied/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The Kabalistic principles involved in the reversal of Hebrew letters, and their substitution by others, on definite schemes, should also be studied and borne in mind.[↗](../../studied/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../studied/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · To obtain the full value of this Treatise, it should be studied hand in hand with Hermetic Rituals, the " Isiac Tablet ", and with a complete set of the Tarot designs.[↗](../../studied/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../studied/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · I am One I created the Sefer Yetzirah, and studied it.[↗](../../studied/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../studied/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **studio** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A studio is a room where an artist, photographer or dancer works.[↗](../../studio/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A studio is a place where films, TV or radio programmes or music are made and recorded.[↗](../../studio/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A studio or studio flat is a small home with one main room for living and sleeping.[↗](../../studio/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A film company can be called a studio.[↗](../../studio/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The artist paints in a bright studio.[↗](../../studio/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We visited a TV studio on our school trip.[↗](../../studio/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The band recorded their song in a studio.[↗](../../studio/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My dance class is at the studio on Main Street.[↗](../../studio/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt lives in a small studio flat.[↗](../../studio/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Big film studios make cartoons for children.[↗](../../studio/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The photo studio took our class picture.[↗](../../studio/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A new era seemed to have arisen in the poor studio.[↗](../../studio/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **study** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To study is to spend time learning about something, by reading, practising and thinking.[↗](../../study/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To study something is to look at it very carefully.[↗](../../study/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A study is a piece of research to find out facts, like a scientific study.[↗](../../study/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A study is a quiet room in a house for reading, writing or working.[↗](../../study/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* «Studies» can mean school subjects, like «social studies».[↗](../../study/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* A study can also be a quick drawing or painting made to prepare for a finished picture.[↗](../../study/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I need to study for my maths test.[↗](../../study/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We are studying the life cycle of a frog.[↗](../../study/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Study the picture and find five differences.[↗](../../study/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A new study shows that sleep helps memory.[↗](../../study/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad works from home in his study.[↗](../../study/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Social studies is my favourite subject.[↗](../../study/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She studies the piano every day.[↗](../../study/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It was a study for a painter.[↗](../../study/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · For convenience of study I have placed the Notes in a separate form at the end of the work, and I have made a short definition of the subject-matter of each chapter.[↗](../../study/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../study/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Finding that my views on Hebrew orthography harmonized Avith those of the Sefer Yetzirah, I made an exhaustive study of it.[↗](../../study/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../study/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · "lien Sira wanted to study the Sefer Yetzira, when a heav- enly voice came out and snid: 'Thou canst nut do it aloin-'.[↗](../../study/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../study/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.[↗](../../study/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings ECC.12.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../study/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) … [105](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/105/) **106** [107](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/107/) … [127](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/127/) - ← previous: [page 105](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/105/) - next →: [page 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