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# eighteenth

«eighteenth» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Coming next after the seventeenth in order; number 18 in…** — 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, ordinal number (eighteenth, 18th); noun (an eighteenth, eighteenths)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Coming next after the seventeenth in order; number 18 in a line or list. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eighteenth/#m1)

2) (fraction) One of eighteen equal parts of something: one eighteenth, written 1/18. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eighteenth/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In maths lessons it is the ordinal of 18: «the eighteenth place». In fractions, 1/18 means a whole split into 18 equal parts. In everyday life, «an eighteenth» (UK, Aus, NZ) is a party for someone turning 18, when they become an adult in many countries. Phrases: «the eighteenth hole» (golf), «eighteenth birthday».

### examples

- the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez; (Writings 1CH.24.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eighteenth/#x1)
- For the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve; (Writings 1CH.25.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eighteenth/#x2)
- In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah. (Writings 2CH.13.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eighteenth/#x3)
- She finished eighteenth in the cross-country race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eighteenth/#x4)
- Our house is the eighteenth on the left. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eighteenth/#x5)
- My cousin is having a big party for her eighteenth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eighteenth/#x6)
- One eighteenth of 36 is 2. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eighteenth/#x7)
- The golfer won on the eighteenth hole. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eighteenth/#x8)
- We read the eighteenth chapter last night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eighteenth/#x9)
- In this way six years passed by, and his eighteenth birthday drew near. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eighteenth/#x10)

### note

Short form «18th». Spelled «eighteenth» with «ee» in the middle (eight + teenth, one t). In maths: 1/18 of a number = the number divided by 18; 5/18 of 54 = 15. Ordinals show order, not amount.

### In the corpora

- [Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat began Abijam to reign over Judah.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.555/)
- [but in the eighteenth year of king Josiah was this passover kept to the LORD in Jerusalem.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.720/)
- [in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar, from Jerusalem, eight hundred thirty and two persons;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.1474/)
- [the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.856/)
- [For the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.899/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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