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# below

«below» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **lower than something or under it: «the flat below ours»** — 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 (below)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Below means lower than something or under it: «the flat below ours». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/below/#m1)

2) Below means less than a number or level: «below zero», «below 10». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/below/#m2)

3) In writing, «below» means later on the page: «see the picture below». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/below/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah, "below" is one of the six directions, which God sealed with a form of His holy name. In the primary lessons: In school maths: lower in place, or less than a number (below zero, below 10); negative numbers on a thermometer or number line. In science: temperatures below freezing; sea level; layers below the ground. In everyday life: «see below», «below the line». Phrases: «below zero», «below average», «below sea level», «see below».

### examples

- And Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried below Beth-el under the oak; and the name of it was called Allon-bacuth. (Torah GEN.35.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/below/#x1)
- Sixth ; He looked below, and sealed the Depth (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/below/#x2)
- Six—He sealed Below and faced downwards and sealed it with Yod-Waw-Heh. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/below/#x3)
- The temperature is 3 degrees below zero. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/below/#x4)
- Write a number below 20. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/below/#x5)
- The shelf below has 8 books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/below/#x6)
- How many numbers below 10 are even? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/below/#x7)
- Write your answer in the box below. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/below/#x8)
- Water freezes when it is below 0 °C. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/below/#x9)
- Some of the Netherlands is below sea level. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/below/#x10)
- The fish swam below the boat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/below/#x11)
- The remaining amendments are listed below. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/below/#x12)

### note

Opposite: «above». «Below» and «under» are close, but «under» means right underneath or covered. Maths: «below 10» means less than 10, not including 10. Trap: below zero means negative (3 below zero is −3).

### In the corpora

- [An overdraft lets you spend below zero, which is borrowing, and banks charge high interest on it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/12/)
- [Five lines give a good range of notes; for notes above or below the staff, short extra lines are added.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/2-reading-music-notes-beats-and-rhythm/6/)
- [An iron bell-pull hung by the side, and below it, on a small brass plate ...](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/36-willows-ch3-part4-the-door-scraper/33/)
- [Ice melts at 0 °C; chocolate melts at about 34 °C, just below the temperature inside your mouth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/5-melting-freezing-boiling-condensing/5/)
- [Frost forms when water vapour turns straight into ice on a surface below freezing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/5-melting-freezing-boiling-condensing/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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