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# change

«change» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to make something different, or to become different** — 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

noun (change, a change, changes; change = coins — uncountable); verb (change, changes, changed, changing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To change is to make something different, or to become different. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#m1)

2) A change is a time when something becomes different. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#m2)

3) Change is the money you get back when you pay more than the price. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#m3)

4) Change is also coins, like loose change in your pocket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#m4)

5) To change clothes is to take some off and put others on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#m5)

6) To change trains or buses is to get off one and onto another. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#m6)

7) (casual) «Keep the change», «got any change?», «spare change?» are about money; «that makes a change» (often sarcastic) means that is unusual. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#m7)

8) (casual, rude) «Change the record» (UK) means stop saying the same thing; «you'll never change» can be a complaint. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#m8)

9) (euphemism) «The change» (old) means the time when a woman stops having periods; «a change of role» or «restructuring» may mean losing a job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#m9)

10) (formal) Exams say «alter», «modify», «vary», «transform», «the variation», «the net change», «the increment», «the decrement» and «the balance tendered». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#m10)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Changing clothes in the Torah often marks a new stage, as when Joseph is made ready to appear before Pharaoh. Tradition teaches that God does not change though the world does. The prophets also use change for a loss, as gold losing its shine, or for a people changing their ways. In the primary lessons: maths: money back after paying (change = money paid − price); also how much something grows or shrinks, the difference between the old and the new amount; science: changes of state (ice melts into water), changes in the weather and the seasons; everyday life: change clothes, change your mind, change a light bulb, a change of plan; stories: a character changes and learns; phrases: «for a change», «change your mind», «small change», «keep the change»; in casual talk «got any change?», «that makes a change», «quick change»; in rough talk «change the bloody record», «you'll never change»; in the exam voice «compute the change due to the purchaser», «the net change», «the variation in temperature»

### examples

- And he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. (Torah GEN.41.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#x1)
- And your father hath mocked me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me. (Torah GEN.31.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#x2)
- and Nebo, and Baal-meon — their names being changed — and Sibmah; and gave their names unto the cities which they builded. (Torah NUM.32.38, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#x3)
- How is the most fine gold changed! (Writings LAM.4.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#x4)
- Do I change, O house of Jacob? (Prophets MIC.2.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#x5)
- How greatly dost thou cheapen thyself to change thy way? (Prophets JER.2.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#x6)
- She paid 10 dollars for a 7-dollar book. What is her change? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#x7)
- The temperature changed by 5 degrees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#x8)
- He has 2 dollars in change. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#x9)
- Leaves change colour in the fall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#x10)
- Please change into your PE clothes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#x11)
- We changed buses at the station. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#x12)
- Ice changes into water when it melts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#x13)
- She changed her mind and picked the blue one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#x14)
- Let's eat outside for a change. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#x15)
- Here's a tenner, keep the change. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#x16)
- You're on time, that makes a change! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#x17)
- A purchaser tenders 10 dollars for an article priced at 7 dollars. Compute the change due. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#x18)
- Really I've no change just now." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/change/#x19)

### note

Change back = money paid − cost. Trap: «change» alone may also mean coins, or the difference between two amounts. «Change» as money has no plural: «some change», not «changes». «A change in temperature» is new − old; if it went down, the change is a fall, not a rise. «tenders 10 dollars» in an exam means pays with 10 dollars; «the change due» is what you get back. «keep the change» means the change is a gift.

### In the corpora

- [And your father hath mocked me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.940/)
- [And he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1313/)
- [And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.752/)
- [And he changed his prison garments, and did eat bread before him continually all the days of his life.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.786/)
- [Hath a nation changed its gods, which yet are no gods?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.29/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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