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# enclose

«enclose» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to put a wall, fence or cover all the way round it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (enclose, encloses, enclosed, enclosing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To enclose a place is to put a wall, fence or cover all the way round it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enclose/#m1)

2) To enclose something is to put it in an envelope or parcel together with a letter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enclose/#m2)

3) In maths, to enclose an area means a line or shape goes all the way round it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enclose/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah says the three mother letters hold a great mystery, with Fire, Water, and Air proceeding from them. They are "sealed" as with six rings, meaning the six directions. In the Song of Songs, to enclose a door with cedar boards means to shut it in, which tradition reads as guarding a young woman or the people Israel. In the primary lessons: In maths, a closed shape encloses an area; a fence encloses a field and you may work out its perimeter or area. In everyday letters people write «I enclose a cheque» or «please find enclosed». In science a cell membrane encloses the cell. Phrases: enclose a photo, please find enclosed, an enclosed space, enclosed by a wall.

### examples

- These three mothers enclose a mighty mystery, most occult and most marvelous, sealed as with six rings, and from them proceed primeval Fire, Water, and Air; these are subsequently differentiated into male and female. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enclose/#x1)
- If she be a wall, we will build upon her a turret of silver; and if she be a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar. (Writings SNG.8.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enclose/#x2)
- A tall hedge encloses the garden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enclose/#x3)
- I enclose a photo of our new puppy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enclose/#x4)
- The farmer used a fence to enclose the sheep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enclose/#x5)
- A square of side 4 m encloses an area of 16 square metres. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enclose/#x6)
- Please find enclosed the form for the school trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enclose/#x7)
- The zoo animals live in an enclosed area. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enclose/#x8)
- Brackets enclose the part of the sum you work out first. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enclose/#x9)
- Never play in an enclosed space like an old fridge — you could run out of air. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enclose/#x10)

### note

Regular verb: enclosed, enclosing. The noun is «enclosure» (a fenced area, or something sent in a letter). «Enclosed» in a letter is formal. In maths, the length round the outside is the perimeter; the space inside is the area — do not mix them up.

### In the corpora

- [The bands of the wicked have enclosed me; but I have not forgotten Thy law.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2224/)
- [He hath enclosed my ways with hewn stone, He hath made my paths crooked.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/LAM.62/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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