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# from

«from» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **From shows where something starts or comes from: a letter…** — 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

preposition

### meaning for a pupil

1) From shows where something starts or comes from: a letter from Grandma, from home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#m1)

2) From shows where something is taken off: take 3 from 10. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#m2)

3) From shows the start of a time or a range: from 9 to 3, from 1 to 10. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#m3)

4) From shows what something is made of or why: made from wood, tired from running. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#m4)

5) From shows a difference: different from, apart from, far from. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#m5)

6) (casual) «Where you from?» asks someone's home town or country; «from scratch» means from the very start; «from the get-go» (US) means from the beginning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#m6)

7) (formal) The exam voice says «deducted from», «subtracted from», «derived from», «with effect from», «originating from», «as of». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#m7)

### sense in the lessons

taking things off the table, or one number off another («take A from B», «subtract A from B» = B − A); the giver in «gets 5 from her brother»; a range «from 1 to 10»; in everyday life «where are you from?», «from now on», «apart from»; in science «ice is made from water»; in casual talk «from scratch», «where you from?»; in the exam voice «deducted from», «derived from», «with effect from»

### examples

- And from the wilderness to Mattanah; (Torah NUM.21.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#x1)
- And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba. (Torah GEN.26.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#x2)
- And they journeyed from Dophkah, and pitched in Alush. (Torah NUM.33.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#x3)
- Clear Thou me from hidden faults. (Writings PSA.19.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#x4)
- Is counsel perished from the prudent? (Prophets JER.49.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#x5)
- Shall I redeem them from death? (Prophets HOS.13.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#x6)
- I eat one banana from the table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#x7)
- Take 16 away from 17. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#x8)
- Subtract 6 from 14. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#x9)
- Lucy gets 5 cards from her brother. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#x10)
- I walk home from school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#x11)
- My uncle is from Canada. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#x12)
- Count from 1 to 20. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#x13)
- The shop is open from 9 to 5. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#x14)
- Paper is made from trees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#x15)
- nicked 2 chips from your plate, soz [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#x16)
- We made the cake from scratch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#x17)
- A sum of 6 dollars is deducted from an initial balance of 14 dollars; state the residual balance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#x18)
- There was good news from Cincinnatus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/from/#x19)

### note

«take A from B», «subtract A from B» or «A is deducted from B» = B − A: the number after «from» is the starting one. Trap: «gets 5 from her brother» means she gets more: add for her (and her brother has 5 less). «From 1 to 10» includes both 1 and 10. «nicked 2 from your plate» means the plate has 2 fewer. «from scratch» is about starting anew, not a number.

### In the corpora

- [And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.3/)
- [but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.39/)
- [And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.43/)
- [Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.84/)
- [And He said: 'What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto Me from the ground.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.99/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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