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# fourth

«fourth» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **number four in order: the one after the third** — 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, noun (fourth, fourths); adverb

### meaning for a pupil

1) Fourth is number four in order: the one after the third. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourth/#m1)

2) A fourth is one of four equal parts, the same as a quarter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourth/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The fourth day of Creation is when sun, moon and stars were set in the sky; tradition also speaks of the "fourth" generation and fourth-year fruit being holy. In the primary lessons: after «a» or a number: one of four equal parts; after «the»: a place in order; in the USA, fourth grade is a school year; phrases: «a fourth of», «three fourths», «the fourth», «fourth grade»

### examples

- And the fourth river is the Euphrates. (Torah GEN.2.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourth/#x1)
- And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day. (Torah GEN.1.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourth/#x2)
- On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben: (Torah NUM.7.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourth/#x3)
- Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth; (Writings 1CH.2.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourth/#x4)
- Mashmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth; (Writings 1CH.12.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourth/#x5)
- Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. (Writings 1CH.8.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourth/#x6)
- Zoe loses a fourth of them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourth/#x7)
- Anna is the fourth in the line. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourth/#x8)
- Ben ate a fourth of the 12 cookies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourth/#x9)
- Thursday is the fourth day if the week starts on Monday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourth/#x10)
- My sister is in fourth grade. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourth/#x11)
- Three fourths of the class like football. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourth/#x12)
- She came fourth in the race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourth/#x13)
- Each child gets a fourth of the pizza. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourth/#x14)
- Then he threw his nets for the fourth time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourth/#x15)

### note

«a fourth of N» is N ÷ 4; «the fourth» is a place in order, not a fraction. Short form: 4th. Trap: «fourth» (4th) and «forth» (forward) sound the same.

### In the corpora

- [And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.20/)
- [And the fourth river is the Euphrates.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.48/)
- [And in the fourth generation they shall come back hither; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.392/)
- [and the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper; they shall be inclosed in gold in their settings.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.818/)
- [And in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.566/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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