[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/born.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / born [← B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/B/) # born «born» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **having come into life** — 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 verb (bear, bears, bore, born — in «be born»); adjective (born = natural, as in «a born leader») ### meaning for a pupil 1) Born means having come into life. A baby is born on its birthday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/born/#m1) 2) Born means having a natural gift: «a born singer». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/born/#m2) 3) Born in a place means that is where your life started: «born in Ireland». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/born/#m3) 4) An idea or plan can be born: it starts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/born/#m4) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here "first-born" is the eldest son, who belongs to God. In the later books "born" also means simply having come into life, and Isaiah uses it for a nation coming into being. Interpretation: Tradition says the firstborn are holy because God spared Israel's firstborn in the last plague. They were redeemed by a payment to a priest, which is still done in the ceremony of Pidyon HaBen. Isaiah asks, "Is a land born in one day?" and the tradition reads this as a promise that Zion will be restored suddenly. In the primary lessons: tells a start in time: the year someone was born, ages, or new animals that add to a group; in science: mammals are born alive, birds hatch from eggs; in history: famous people and when they were born; in everyday life: birthday, «where were you born?»; phrases: «be born», «newborn», «born and bred», «first-born» ### examples - Behold, I will slay thy son, thy first-born.' — (Torah EXO.4.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/born/#x1) - All the first-born of thy sons thou shalt redeem. (Torah EXO.34.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/born/#x2) - The first-born of thy sons shalt thou give unto Me. (Torah EXO.22.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/born/#x3) - These were born to David in Hebron. (Prophets 2SA.3.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/born/#x4) - Is a land born in one day? (Prophets ISA.66.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/born/#x5) - And Canaan begot Zidon his first-born, and Heth; (Writings 1CH.1.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/born/#x6) - 5 kittens were born on Monday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/born/#x7) - Tom was born 3 years before his sister. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/born/#x8) - How old is someone born 8 years ago? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/born/#x9) - 4 more calves were born, so now there are 15. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/born/#x10) - My baby brother was born last spring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/born/#x11) - She was born in Canada but grew up in Scotland. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/born/#x12) - Kangaroos are born very small and live in their mother's pouch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/born/#x13) - He is a born leader. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/born/#x14) - The idea for the club was born at a sleepover. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/born/#x15) ### note New animals born add to the group; «born n years ago» gives the age n. Trap: «born 3 years before» means older by 3. Grammar: «I was born» (not «I am born» or «I borned»). Do not confuse «born» (came into life) with «borne» (carried). ### In the corpora - [And unto Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and Mehujael begot Methushael; and Methushael begot Lamech.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.107/) - [And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.149/) - [And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.543/) - [And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.545/) - [Uz his first-born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.597/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «born» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/born/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.