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# origin

«origin» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **where or how it began** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an origin, origins)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The origin of something is where or how it began. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/origin/#m1)

2) A person's origins are the country, family or background they come from. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/origin/#m2)

3) (maths) The origin is the point where the x-axis and y-axis meet on a graph, at (0, 0). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/origin/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The Sefirot are said to have an origin that is unseen, and the tradition teaches that all things come from God's Word. In the primary lessons: In maths: plot points from the origin (0, 0). In science and history: the origin of life, the origin of a word or river. On food labels: country of origin. Phrases: country of origin, the origin of, of Irish origin, origin of a word.

### examples

- The Ten ineffable Sephiroth have the appearance of the Lightning flash", their origin is unseen and no end is perceived. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/origin/#x1)
- The Ten ineffable Sephiroth, whose ending is even as their origin, are like as a flame arising from a burning coal. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/origin/#x2)
- "Every element has its source from a higher form, and all things have their common origin from the Word (Logos), the Holy Spirit. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/origin/#x3)
- Cause it to return into its sheath! — In the place where thou wast created, in the land of thine origin, will I judge thee. (Prophets EZK.21.35, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/origin/#x4)
- and say: Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem: Thine origin and thy nativity is of the land of the Canaanite; the Amorite was thy father, and thy mother was a Hittite. (Prophets EZK.16.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/origin/#x5)
- and I will turn the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their origin; and they shall be there a lowly kingdom. (Prophets EZK.29.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/origin/#x6)
- The origin of the word "sandwich" is a man's name. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/origin/#x7)
- On a graph, start counting from the origin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/origin/#x8)
- Point (3, 4) is 3 across and 4 up from the origin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/origin/#x9)
- The label shows the country of origin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/origin/#x10)
- Her family's origins are in Scotland. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/origin/#x11)
- Scientists study the origin of the universe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/origin/#x12)
- The origin of the Vampire is hidden in obscurity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/origin/#x13)

### note

Countable. Adjective: original. In maths: the origin is (0, 0); every coordinate is counted from it — across first, then up.

### Trees and pragmatics

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