[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/office.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / office [← O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/O/) # office «office» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a room or building where people work at desks, often with…** — 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 (an office, offices) ### meaning for a pupil 1) An office is a room or building where people work at desks, often with computers and papers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/office/#m1) 2) The school office is where the secretary or receptionist works and visitors sign in. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/office/#m2) 3) An office is a building where a service is given, like a post office or a ticket office. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/office/#m3) 4) An office is an important job or position, like the office of president. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/office/#m4) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means a sacred job or duty, especially serving as a priest, or the post Joseph said was given back to the butler. Interpretation: Tradition holds that the priesthood passes in Aaron's family, and that anointing and special clothing set the priests apart for this service. In the primary lessons: In everyday school life, you go to the school office if you feel ill, are late, or need to call home; visitors must sign in there. In safety, if you are lost in a shopping centre, go to an information office or a shop desk. In social studies, people "take office" or "hold office" when elected. Phrases: post office, head teacher's office, office worker, box office, in office. ### examples - And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto Me in the priest's office. (Torah EXO.30.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/office/#x1) - And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was: I was restored unto mine office, and he was hanged.' (Torah GEN.41.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/office/#x2) - These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests that were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office. (Torah NUM.3.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/office/#x3) - for the four chief porters were in a set office. (Writings 1CH.9.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/office/#x4) - These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office. (Writings 1CH.9.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/office/#x5) - But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office. (Writings 1CH.24.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/office/#x6) - My mum works in an office in town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/office/#x7) - Take this note to the school office. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/office/#x8) - We bought stamps at the post office. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/office/#x9) - Visitors must sign in at the office. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/office/#x10) - The box office sells tickets for the show. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/office/#x11) - The President took office in January. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/office/#x12) ### note "An office", with "an". "Office" for a job (in office) is formal. In the USA the head teacher is usually called the principal, and the school office is the main office. A doctor's office in the USA is called a surgery in the UK. ### In the corpora - [And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto Me in the priest's office.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.918/) - [and Johanan begot Azariah — he it is that executed the priest's office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem —](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.245/) - [These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.432/) - [for the four chief porters were in a set office.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.436/) - [But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.843/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «office» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/office/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.