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# contemplation

«contemplation» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Quiet, long thinking; looking at something and thinking…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (no plural)

### meaning for a pupil

Quiet, long thinking; looking at something and thinking about it deeply. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/contemplation/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah it is one of the twelve things given to the simple letters, and Kabbalists see contemplation of faith as a way the mind perceives hidden things. In the primary lessons: in tales, a quiet place or moment for thinking: he sat in deep contemplation under the tree.

### examples

- == Chapter 5 == [5:1] Twelve Simple Letters, Heh-Waw Zayin-Chet Tet-Yod Lamed-Nun ʽAyin-Samekh Tzadi-Qof—Their foundation is Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Talking, Eating, Sex, Work, Movement, Excitement, Play, Contemplation, Sleep. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/contemplation/#x1)
- The Seventh Path is the Occult Intelligence, because it is the Refulgent Splendor of all the Intellectual virtues which are perceived by the eyes of intellect, and by the contemplation of faith. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/contemplation/#x2)
- The Seventh Path is the Occult Intelligence, because it is the Refulgent Splendour of all the Intellectual virtues which are perceived by the eyes of intellect, and by the contemplation of faith. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/contemplation/#x3)
- The monk sat in quiet contemplation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/contemplation/#x4)
- Her face showed deep contemplation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/contemplation/#x5)
- A quiet garden is a good place for contemplation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/contemplation/#x6)

### note

nothing for maths.

### Trees and pragmatics

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