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# alike

«alike» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **very similar, looking or being almost the same («The…** — 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

adjective (alike — not before a noun); adverb (alike)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Alike means very similar, looking or being almost the same («The twins look alike»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/alike/#m1)

2) As an adverb, alike means in the same way («treat everyone alike»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/alike/#m2)

3) Alike can mean both, or equally («adults and children alike»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/alike/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it says both the clean and unclean person may eat the gazelle and hart, which are not sacrifices. Interpretation: The rabbis taught that meat eaten as ordinary food, not as a sacrifice, did not need the purity required for holy offerings. In the primary lessons: In school pupils compare and contrast: how are two things alike and how are they different? (in science, maths shapes, stories). In everyday life twins, siblings and pets can look alike. Phrases: «look alike», «think alike», «great minds think alike», «young and old alike», «lookalike».

### examples

- Thou shalt eat it within thy gates; the unclean and the clean may eat it alike, as the gazelle, and as the hart. (Torah DEU.15.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/alike/#x1)
- Howbeit as the gazelle and as the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat thereof; the unclean and the clean may eat thereof alike. (Torah DEU.12.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/alike/#x2)
- They lie down alike in the dust, and the worm covereth them. (Writings JOB.21.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/alike/#x3)
- A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike; (Writings PRO.27.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/alike/#x4)
- The small and great are there alike; and the servant is free from his master. (Writings JOB.3.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/alike/#x5)
- My sister and I look alike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/alike/#x6)
- The two triangles are alike in shape but not in size. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/alike/#x7)
- Great minds think alike! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/alike/#x8)
- The game is fun for children and adults alike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/alike/#x9)
- Treat all the pupils alike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/alike/#x10)
- No two snowflakes are exactly alike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/alike/#x11)
- How are frogs and toads alike? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/alike/#x12)
- The cousins dress alike for every party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/alike/#x13)
- They all looked alike except as to size. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/alike/#x14)

### note

«Alike» comes after the verb, never before a noun: «The cakes are alike», not «the alike cakes» (say «similar cakes»). Do not use «alike» with «both … alike» doubled carelessly. In maths, similar shapes are alike in shape (same angles) but may differ in size.

### In the corpora

- [Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will sweep it away with a whirlwind, the raw and the burning alike.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.955/)
- [Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.568/)
- [A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.792/)
- [The small and great are there alike; and the servant is free from his master.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.57/)
- [They lie down alike in the dust, and the worm covereth them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.554/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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