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# marvellous

«marvellous» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Extremely good, wonderful: «a marvellous day»** — 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

adjective (marvellous — UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand; marvelous — US; more marvellous, most marvellous)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Extremely good, wonderful: «a marvellous day». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellous/#m1)

2) (old use) Causing great wonder or surprise; amazing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellous/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Sefer Yetzirah it means a wonderful and hidden thing, beyond ordinary understanding. Interpretation: The text calls the three vowels a deep secret, and it is taken as a sign that the book speaks of hidden things not meant for everyone. In the primary lessons: A happy word in stories and everyday British talk, a little old-fashioned or posh. In The Wind in the Willows Toad calls everything «marvellous» when he is excited, and Alice finds marvellous things in Wonderland.

### examples

- § 10 Three vowels B'aK constitute a great secret, marvellous and hidden. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellous/#x1)
- § 11 Three vowels n"ax constitute a great secret, marvellous and hidden. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellous/#x2)
- Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number; (Writings JOB.5.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellous/#x3)
- This is the LORD'S doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. (Writings PSA.118.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellous/#x4)
- Who doeth great things past finding out; yea, marvellous things without number. (Writings JOB.9.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellous/#x5)
- We had a marvellous time at the seaside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellous/#x6)
- «What a marvellous idea!» said Gran. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellous/#x7)
- The view from the hill was marvellous. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellous/#x8)
- Toad thought the motor car was the most marvellous thing in the world. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellous/#x9)
- The magician did marvellous tricks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellous/#x10)
- You did a marvellous job on your painting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellous/#x11)
- There sprang up a marvellous crop--tall and thick. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellous/#x12)

### note

Spelling: UK marvellous (double l), US marvelous (one l). From «marvel» (a wonderful thing; to wonder at). Similar: wonderful, splendid, fantastic.

### In the corpora

- ['As in the days of thy coming forth out of the land of Egypt will I show unto him marvellous things.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/MIC.113/)
- [I will give thanks unto the LORD with my whole heart; I will tell of all Thy marvellous works.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.97/)
- [Marvellous things did He in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1339/)
- [Declare His glory among the nations, His marvellous works among all the peoples.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1714/)
- [Sing unto Him, sing praises unto Him; speak ye of all His marvellous works.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1862/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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