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# after

«after» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **later than something else: «Lunch comes after breakfast»** — 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, conjunction, adverb

### meaning for a pupil

1) After means later than something else: «Lunch comes after breakfast». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#m1)

2) After means behind or following: «Close the door after you», «The dog ran after the ball». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#m2)

3) To be named after someone is to get their name. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#m3)

4) To look after is to take care of. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#m4)

5) To be after something is to want or look for it: «What are you after?». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#m5)

6) (casual) «After» in Irish English: «I'm after eating» means I have just eaten; «arvo» is afternoon in Australia; «laters» means see you later. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#m6)

7) (rude) «Who are you after?» or «they're after you» can mean someone wants to hurt or catch you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#m7)

8) (formal) Exams say «subsequently», «following», «subsequent to», «thereafter», «upon completion of» and «posterior to». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#m8)

9) "After all" means when everything is thought about, or despite what you expected. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#m9)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "After its kinds" in the lists of animals means "according to its species." Tradition treats the kinds as groups of related creatures. Interpretation: The rabbis used "after its kinds" to study which creatures count as one species, which matters for the laws of clean and unclean animals. In the primary lessons: orders the events of a story in time; tells which amount comes first and which change follows; in counting, 8 comes after 7; phrases: «after that», «after school», «look after», «run after», «the day after», «after all», «after a while»; in casual talk «see ya after», «I'm after finishing it» (Ireland), «this arvo»; in rough talk «Mum's gonna be after you when she sees the mess»; in the exam voice «subsequent to the transfer», «following the purchase», «upon completion of»

### examples

- and every raven after its kinds; (Torah DEU.14.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#x1)
- And after that he will let you go. (Torah EXO.3.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#x2)
- and the kite, and the falcon after its kinds; (Torah LEV.11.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#x3)
- And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel. (Prophets JDG.12.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#x4)
- And David sent and inquired after the woman. (Prophets 2SA.11.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#x5)
- Or will he harrow the valleys after thee? (Writings JOB.39.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#x6)
- After lunch, Mia had 8 cookies left. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#x7)
- After giving 5 to Joe, he has 12 marbles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#x8)
- How many pages are left after she reads 20? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#x9)
- What number comes after 19? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#x10)
- I go to football after school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#x11)
- Please look after your little sister. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#x12)
- He was named after his grandfather. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#x13)
- I'm after eating 4 of them, sorry (Ireland: I have just eaten). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#x14)
- Footy this arvo, after school, 5 of us. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#x15)
- Mum's gonna be after you when she sees you broke 2 plates. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#x16)
- Subsequent to the transfer of 5 marbles, the pupil holds 12. Ascertain the initial holding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#x17)
- What are you after? The red one? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#x18)
- How kind man is, after all! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/after/#x19)

### note

Marks the order of events: the amount «after» a change is the result. Trap: «after giving away 5 he has 12» gives the end amount; to find the start you add back 5. «subsequent to» and «following» in an exam mean after. Trap: Irish «I'm after eating» is the past, not the future. Opposite: before.

### In the corpora

- [And the days of Adam after he begot Seth were eight hundred years; and he begot sons and daughters.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.120/)
- [And Seth lived after he begot Enosh eight hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.123/)
- [And Enosh lived after he begot Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begot sons and daughters.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.126/)
- [And Kenan lived after he begot Mahalalel eight hundred and forty years, and begot sons and daughters.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.129/)
- [And Mahalalel lived after he begot Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.132/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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