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# known

«known» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the form of know used after have or be: I have known her…** — 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

verb form (known; past participle of know); adjective (known, well-known)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Known is the form of know used after have or be: I have known her for years. It is known. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/known/#m1)

2) As an adjective, known means that people have it in their mind or have found it out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/known/#m2)

3) Well-known means famous, known by many people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/known/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the war against Midian, girls who "had not known man" were spared, and the phrase is a gentle way of speaking about marriage relations. In Judges, Samson's strength is "not known", meaning its secret was hidden. In the Psalms, God knows a person completely, and makes Himself known as a stronghold. Interpretation: The rabbis used this language to show that the Torah avoids crude words and speaks in a clean, careful way. Psalm 139 is read as teaching that God knows each person's inner thoughts, and Psalm 48 as showing God's protection of Jerusalem. In the primary lessons: In maths, a word of the question: the numbers that are known versus the one to find (the unknown); «use the known facts». In science, known facts versus questions not yet answered. In everyday life: a well-known song, a known danger. Phrases: «well-known», «known as», «unknown», «make known».

### examples

- But all the women children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves. (Torah NUM.31.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/known/#x1)
- and thirty and two thousand persons in all, of the women that had not known man by lying with him. (Torah NUM.31.35, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/known/#x2)
- Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. (Torah NUM.31.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/known/#x3)
- So his strength was not known. (Prophets JDG.16.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/known/#x4)
- O LORD, Thou hast searched me, and known me. (Writings PSA.139.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/known/#x5)
- God in her palaces hath made Himself known for a stronghold. (Writings PSA.48.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/known/#x6)
- The length is known, the width is not. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/known/#x7)
- Use the known numbers to find the total. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/known/#x8)
- It is known that each box has 6 eggs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/known/#x9)
- I have known my best friend since nursery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/known/#x10)
- The Sun is known as a star. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/known/#x11)
- It's a well-known story about three bears. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/known/#x12)
- The number of fish in the sea is not known exactly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/known/#x13)
- This road is known for its traffic jams. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/known/#x14)
- Little is known of his history. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/known/#x15)

### note

Known is never the simple past: «I knew», not «I known»; «I have known». The k is silent. Marks given facts. No operation. Trap: «unknown number» is the one to find.

### In the corpora

- [and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine which followeth; for it shall be very grievous.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1332/)
- [Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.1111/)
- [But all the women children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.1112/)
- [and thirty and two thousand persons in all, of the women that had not known man by lying with him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.1129/)
- [So his strength was not known.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.478/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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