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# above

«above» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **higher than something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

preposition, adverb (above); adjective (the above)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Above means higher than something. The sky is above the ground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/above/#m1)

2) Above also means more than a number or level: above 10, above zero, above average. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/above/#m2)

3) In a book, above means earlier on the page: see the picture above. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/above/#m3)

4) Above all means most importantly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/above/#m4)

5) Above can also mean too proud or too good to do something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/above/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: a position, or more than a number (above 10, above zero); also «the floor above» in a building; with floors or heights you add; on a number line, above zero is positive. In science: temperatures above zero, above sea level. Phrases: above all, above zero, above sea level, above average, the floor above, as shown above.

### examples

- And he was honoured above all the house of his father. (Torah GEN.34.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/above/#x1)
- And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of sealskins above. (Torah EXO.36.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/above/#x2)
- And Moses took the redemption-money from them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites; (Torah NUM.3.49, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/above/#x3)
- 'My beloved is white and ruddy, pre-eminent above ten thousand. (Writings SNG.5.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/above/#x4)
- Therefore I love Thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold. (Writings PSA.119.127, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/above/#x5)
- His roots shall dry up beneath, and above shall his branch wither. (Writings JOB.18.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/above/#x6)
- The temperature is 5 degrees above zero. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/above/#x7)
- How many numbers above 20 are in the list? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/above/#x8)
- She lives 3 floors above Tom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/above/#x9)
- The bird flew 12 m above the tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/above/#x10)
- The town is 300 m above sea level. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/above/#x11)
- Hang the picture above the bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/above/#x12)
- Look at the table above to answer the question. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/above/#x13)
- Above all, be kind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/above/#x14)
- His marks were above average. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/above/#x15)
- He was above all that sort of thing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/above/#x16)

### note

Opposite: below. A comparison: «above» means more or higher; with floors or heights you add. Trap: «above 10» does not include 10 itself. Trap: «3 floors above the 2nd floor» is the 5th floor.

### In the corpora

- [And he was honoured above all the house of his father.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1075/)
- [And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red and a covering of sealskins above.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.754/)
- [And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of sealskins above.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1101/)
- [And they tied unto it a thread of blue, to fasten it upon the mitre above; as the LORD commanded Moses.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1214/)
- [And Moses took the redemption-money from them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.137/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «above» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/above/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.