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# numeral

«numeral» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a symbol or group of symbols that stands for a number…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a numeral, numerals)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A numeral is a symbol or group of symbols that stands for a number, like 7 or VII. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/numeral/#m1)

2) (grammar) A numeral is a word for a number, like «seven» or «seventh». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/numeral/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Sefer Yetzirah, the numerals are the ten numbers (sefirot) and the idea that letters and numbers belong together. Interpretation: Some readers think Sefer Yetzirah treats numbers and letters as two sides of one creating force. Hebrew letters also serve as numerals. In the primary lessons: In maths lessons numerals are how we write numbers: we use Hindu-Arabic numerals (0–9), and pupils also learn Roman numerals (I, V, X, L, C, D, M) seen on clocks, in book chapters and after kings' names (Henry VIII). Phrases: «Roman numerals», «Arabic numerals», «write in numerals» (use digits, not words).

### examples

- The grouping of the processes of origin into an arrangement, at once alphabetic and numeral, is one only to be found in Semitic authors. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/numeral/#x1)
- It should probably be understood on one level as a reference to the ten digits of the decimal numeral system, though as we shall see, these Sefirot Belimah are imbued with metaphysical significance beyond mere numerals. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/numeral/#x2)
- 32 tMe origin or lettehs and numerals. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/numeral/#x3)
- Write the number in numerals, not words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/numeral/#x4)
- The clock face has Roman numerals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/numeral/#x5)
- XIV is the Roman numeral for fourteen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/numeral/#x6)
- Our numerals 0 to 9 came to Europe from India through Arab mathematicians. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/numeral/#x7)
- The Romans had no numeral for zero. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/numeral/#x8)
- Henry VIII uses the Roman numeral for eight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/numeral/#x9)
- «12» is a numeral, «twelve» is a word. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/numeral/#x10)
- I have changed the Indian mercantile numerals into those of English "back-slang," which make a very good parallel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/numeral/#x11)

### note

Plural «numerals». A numeral is the written symbol; a number is the amount or value itself; a digit is one single symbol from 0 to 9. So «25» is a numeral made of two digits. Roman numerals: I=1, V=5, X=10, L=50, C=100, D=500, M=1000; a smaller one before a bigger one is taken away (IV=4, IX=9).

### In the corpora

- [The numbers 0 to 9 that we call Arabic numerals were first developed in India and reached Europe through Arabic books.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/22-the-islamic-golden-age-and-the-wider-medieval-world/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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