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# message

«message» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **A piece of information that someone sends or leaves for…** — 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 (a message, messages); verb (message, messages, messaged, messaging — informal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A piece of information that someone sends or leaves for another person, in words, writing or on a phone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/message/#m1)

2) A text, email or chat note sent on a phone or computer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/message/#m2)

3) The main idea or lesson that a story, film or poem wants to tell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/message/#m3)

4) Verb (informal): to send someone a text message. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/message/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life: leave a message, text message, voicemail. In online safety: do not answer messages from people you don't know, never share your address or photos, tell an adult about mean or scary messages. In reading lessons: «What is the message of the story?» means its lesson or big idea. In science: nerves carry messages from the brain to the body. Phrases: leave a message, send a message, get the message, take a message, the message of the story.

### examples

- And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying: 'Thy father did command before he died, saying: (Torah GEN.50.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/message/#x1)
- And whom shall one make to understand the message? (Prophets ISA.28.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/message/#x2)
- Then Esther spoke unto Hathach, and gave him a message unto Mordecai: (Writings EST.4.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/message/#x3)
- And Ehud said: 'I have a message from God unto thee.' And he arose out of his seat. (Prophets JDG.3.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/message/#x4)
- Mum sent me a message to say she was late. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/message/#x5)
- Can I take a message for your dad? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/message/#x6)
- Don't reply to messages from strangers online. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/message/#x7)
- The message of the fable is that slow and steady wins the race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/message/#x8)
- Nerves carry messages from your brain to your muscles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/message/#x9)
- I left a message on Grandma's phone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/message/#x10)
- She messaged me after school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/message/#x11)
- The message in the bottle was found on the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/message/#x12)

### note

Countable: a message, messages. Spelling: two s — message, not «mesage». «Get the message» means «understand what is meant». «Massage» (a back rub) is a different word: say «MESS-ij» for message, «MASS-ahzh» for massage.

### In the corpora

- [And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying: 'Thy father did command before he died, saying:](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1651/)
- [And Ehud said: 'I have a message from God unto thee.' And he arose out of his seat.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.82/)
- [And whom shall one make to understand the message?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.568/)
- [He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh damage.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.755/)
- [Then Esther spoke unto Hathach, and gave him a message unto Mordecai:](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EST.72/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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