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# initial

«initial» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Happening at the beginning; first** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (initial); noun (an initial, initials); verb (initial, initials, initialled/initialed, initialling/initialing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (adjective) Happening at the beginning; first. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/initial/#m1)

2) (noun) The first letter of a name: J. K. Rowling's initials are J. K. R. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/initial/#m2)

3) (verb) To write your initials on a paper to show you agree or have checked it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/initial/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Sefer Yetzirah the "initials" are the first letters of words, such as the letters tied to the twelve signs of the Zodiac. In the primary lessons: In maths and science problems «initial» means the starting amount or value: «initial speed», «initial temperature», «the initial number of apples». In everyday life: write your initials on your lunchbox; parents initial a homework planner.

### examples

- These letters are the initials of the 12 Zodiacal (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/initial/#x1)
- Bible dictionaries generally give the word as Cherubim, but in Hebrew the initial letter is always K and not Ch. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/initial/#x2)
- My initials are A. B. because my name is Anna Brown. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/initial/#x3)
- Write your initials on your PE kit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/initial/#x4)
- The initial plan was to go to the park, but it rained. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/initial/#x5)
- The initial temperature of the water was 20 degrees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/initial/#x6)
- My initial thought was that the answer was wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/initial/#x7)
- Mum initialled my reading record. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/initial/#x8)
- The initial cost was ten pounds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/initial/#x9)

### note

In maths, «initial» = at the start; compare it with the «final» amount to find the change (final − initial). Spelling: «initial» has «-tial» said like «-shul». Past of the verb: «initialled» (UK) / «initialed» (US).

### Trees and pragmatics

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