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# instance

«instance» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **one example or one case of something happening** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an instance, instances)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An instance is one example or one case of something happening. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instance/#m1)

2) «For instance» means «for example». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instance/#m2)

3) (formal) «In the first instance» means at first, as the first step. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instance/#m3)

4) (computing) An instance is one copy of a program or object that is running. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instance/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Kalisch gives examples of letter-swapping codes that were used to find hidden meanings in God's name. In the primary lessons: In English lessons pupils give instances (examples) to support a point; teachers say «for instance». In maths, an instance of a pattern is one case of it. In formal writing: «in this instance» (in this case). Phrases: «for instance», «in this instance», «in the first instance», «an instance of».

### examples

- 7:1 Thus for instance, they imagined that the name of Jehovah, יהוי, is by reversing the alphabet; מצפץ (mzpz); mem signifies the letter jod, zaddi, the letter he, and pe, the letter wav. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instance/#x1)
- 41) Our author means to say that the water has a great disposition to unite itself with the caloric, thus for instance is the fire latent in steam, but the air equipoises them. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instance/#x2)
- There are many animals that live in the desert, for instance camels. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instance/#x3)
- This is one instance of kindness I will never forget. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instance/#x4)
- In this instance, the teacher let us off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instance/#x5)
- Please contact the office in the first instance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instance/#x6)
- Give an instance of a time when you were brave. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instance/#x7)
- Each instance of rudeness was written down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instance/#x8)
- For instance, look at my house! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instance/#x9)

### note

Countable: instances. «For instance» = «for example» (comma before and after in a sentence). Do not confuse with «instants» (very short moments) — they sound almost the same.

### Trees and pragmatics

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