[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/key.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / key [← K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/K/) # key «key» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a small metal piece used to open and lock a lock** — 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 noun (key, keys); adjective (key — most important); verb (key in, keys, keyed, keying) ### meaning for a pupil 1) A key is a small metal piece used to open and lock a lock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/key/#m1) 2) A key is a button on a keyboard, or one of the black and white bars on a piano. A piano has 88 keys. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/key/#m2) 3) The key of a map or graph tells what each picture, colour or sign means. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/key/#m3) 4) The key to something is the thing that helps you solve or understand it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/key/#m4) 5) Key also means most important: a key word, a key fact. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/key/#m5) 6) To key in is to type. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/key/#m6) 7) Under lock and key means locked away safely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/key/#m7) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Isaiah the key of the house of David is a sign of authority, given to a steward who opens and shuts. In Judges it is a plain key that opens a door. In the primary lessons: In maths: keys counted on a ring or a keyboard; a key on a picture graph tells how many each picture stands for: count of pictures × value of each. In geography: a map key explains symbols. In music: a song is in a key, like C major. In reading: key words carry the main meaning. Phrases: key ring, door key, answer key, the key to, key word, key in, lock and key. ### examples - The key to the complete identification of the philosophy of Pythagoras with that of the Sefer Yetzira as interpreted in this thesis is the Zero. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/key/#x1) - And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; and he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. (Prophets ISA.22.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/key/#x2) - And they tarried till they were ashamed; and, behold, he opened not the doors of the upper chamber; therefore they took the key, and opened them; and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth. (Prophets JDG.3.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/key/#x3) - She has 6 keys on her key ring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/key/#x4) - A piano has 88 keys. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/key/#x5) - In the key, each star stands for 5 books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/key/#x6) - He typed 40 keys a minute. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/key/#x7) - I lost the key to the back door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/key/#x8) - Look at the map key to find the campsite. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/key/#x9) - Practice is the key to good spelling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/key/#x10) - Underline the key words in the problem. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/key/#x11) - Press the Enter key to start the game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/key/#x12) - Put the crack-brain under lock and key!" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/key/#x13) ### note Homophone: «quay» (a place where boats stop) sounds the same. Countable: a key, keys. On a graph the key gives a rate: count of pictures × value of each. Trap: if each picture means 5, then 4 pictures means 20, not 4. Trap: a half picture means half the value. ### In the corpora - [She forgot the key on the table; the glass leg is too slippery to climb, so she cries.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door/16/) - [The old gaoler's rusty key creaks, the door clangs — and Toad is a helpless prisoner.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon/13/) - [A word wall in class shows key words so children can check them; using it is how spellings get learned, not cheating.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words/19/) - [Scanning means looking quickly through a text for a key word or number.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/17-retrieval-finding-the-answer-in-the-text/16/) - [A glossary is a list of key words and their meanings, usually at the back of a non-fiction book.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/23-reading-non-fiction-recount-instructions-report/29/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «key» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/key/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.