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# let

«let» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To allow someone to do something: "Mum let me stay up."** — 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 (let, lets, let, letting); noun (a let — in tennis; to let — for rent)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To allow someone to do something: "Mum let me stay up." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/let/#m1)

2) "Let's" (let us) suggests doing something together: "Let's go!" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/let/#m2)

3) To allow something to move: let go, let in, let out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/let/#m3)

4) To rent a house or room (British). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/let/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Let my people go is Moses' demand to Pharaoh, and let there be light is God's first command in creation. Interpretation: The tradition sees God creating by speech, so each let there be is a word of power. In the primary lessons: In maths, "let x be the number" means "call the number x". In everyday life it is about permission: who lets you do what. Phrases: let's, let go, let in, let out, let down (disappoint), let alone, let me know, let me see.

### examples

- And after that he will let you go. (Torah EXO.3.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/let/#x1)
- Let them go and gather straw for themselves. (Torah EXO.5.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/let/#x2)
- Let peoples serve thee, and nations bow down to thee. (Torah GEN.27.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/let/#x3)
- And let it repent Thee concerning Thy servants. (Writings PSA.90.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/let/#x4)
- Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone. (Prophets HOS.4.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/let/#x5)
- I pray you, let us leave off this exaction. (Writings NEH.5.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/let/#x6)
- Let me help you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/let/#x7)
- Let's play outside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/let/#x8)
- Dad let us watch a film. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/let/#x9)
- Let go of the rope slowly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/let/#x10)
- Please let the dog in. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/let/#x11)
- Don't let me down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/let/#x12)
- Let x be the number of apples. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/let/#x13)
- Let me know when you are ready. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/let/#x14)
- "Well," says she, "let's see now. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/let/#x15)

### note

Past is "let" (same as present): "Yesterday she let me." After "let" use the plain verb without "to": "let me go", not "let me to go". "Let's" (let us) is not "lets" (he lets). In maths "let" names an unknown; it does not change any number.

### In the corpora

- [And God said: 'Let there be light.' And there was light.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.2/)
- [and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth.' And it was so.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.16/)
- [And he said: Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem; and let Canaan be their servant.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.243/)
- [God enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be their servant.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.244/)
- [Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.285/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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