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# expression

«expression» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **A word or phrase with a special meaning; a saying** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (an expression, expressions; also uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A word or phrase with a special meaning; a saying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/expression/#m1)

2) The look on a person's face that shows feeling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/expression/#m2)

3) Showing feelings or ideas in words, art or music. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/expression/#m3)

4) (maths) A group of numbers, letters and signs such as 3 + 4 or 2x − 5, without an equals sign. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/expression/#m4)

5) Reading with feeling: "read with expression". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/expression/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The Sefer Yetzirah uses "forms of expression" for the letters, which are the tools of creation. In the primary lessons: In English: idioms are expressions ("it's raining cats and dogs"). In reading lessons, read aloud "with expression". In maths: simplify the expression, evaluate the expression. Phrases: facial expression, freedom of expression, read with expression.

### examples

- A very notable Hebrew expression of Divinatory intuition was BATh QUL, the Daughter of the Voice. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/expression/#x1)
- It never appears on its own in the SY, being found only in the fixed expression Sefirot Belimah. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/expression/#x2)
- SPRIM, the plural mascuUne of SPR, commonly translated book or letter : the meaning here is plainly "forms of expression." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/expression/#x3)
- "Hit the sack" is an expression meaning go to bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/expression/#x4)
- She had a worried expression on her face. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/expression/#x5)
- Read the poem aloud with expression. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/expression/#x6)
- Simplify the expression 3a + 2a. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/expression/#x7)
- Work out the value of the expression 4 × 5 − 2. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/expression/#x8)
- Painting is a form of expression. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/expression/#x9)
- He used a rude expression and got told off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/expression/#x10)
- "I spat!" cried the General's lady; "what an expression! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/expression/#x11)

### note

Maths: an expression has no equals sign; an equation has one (3x + 2 = 8). To evaluate an expression, follow the order of operations (multiply and divide before add and subtract).

### In the corpora

- [There are over 600 muscles in the body, and the face alone has over 40, which make thousands of expressions.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/263-human-body-deeper-bones-muscles-and-skin/11/)
- [Root ends in ss: -ssion (discuss, discussion; express, expression).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/5/)
- [Roots ending in ss take -ssion: discuss, discussion; express, expression.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/19/)
- [In sign languages, facial expressions are part of the grammar: raised eyebrows can turn a sentence into a yes/no question.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/language/32-sign-language/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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