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# phrase

«phrase» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **A small group of words that go together but is not a…** — 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 phrase, phrases); verb (phrase, phrases, phrased, phrasing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A small group of words that go together but is not a whole sentence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/phrase/#m1)

2) A common saying or expression. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/phrase/#m2)

3) (verb) To say or write something in a particular way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/phrase/#m3)

4) (music) A short part of a tune. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/phrase/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Commentators note that a phrase such as the "thirty-two paths of wisdom" is a key saying in the book, made of ten numbers and twenty-two letters. In the primary lessons: In English lessons: noun phrase, adverbial phrase, fronted phrases. In maths, the phrase "in all" or "how many more" tells you what to do. Phrases: turn of phrase, phrase book, phrase it differently.

### examples

- The Hebrew version of Rabbi Judah Ha Levi concludes with the phrase, ** and said of him. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/phrase/#x1)
- Midrash Tanchuma 1:5 on [Genesis 1:1], Zohar 1:3a inter alia.] [note 8: Though the phrase is usually translated the ‘Thirty-Two Paths’, I find that the alliteration of ‘Wondrous Ways of Wisdom’ neatly approximates the SY’s choice of poetic vocabulary. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/phrase/#x2)
- "In the morning" is a phrase, not a sentence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/phrase/#x3)
- "Break a leg" is a funny phrase that means good luck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/phrase/#x4)
- Can you phrase your question more clearly? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/phrase/#x5)
- The phrase "how many left" tells you to subtract. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/phrase/#x6)
- Learn the phrases in the French phrase book. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/phrase/#x7)
- She has a nice turn of phrase. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/phrase/#x8)
- Play the first phrase of the song again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/phrase/#x9)

### note

A phrase has no main verb with its own subject (a clause does). Do not confuse with "phase" (a stage). Pronounced "frayz". Key maths phrases: "in all" (add), "left" (subtract), "each" (multiply or divide).

### In the corpora

- ["I'm being good today" about food is just a phrase; eating a biscuit does not make anyone bad.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights/10/)
- [Bots translate short, common phrases well and long or tricky messages less well.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/6-why-the-bot-agrees-too-easily/13/)
- [«The dog.» is not a sentence: it is a phrase, because we don't know what the dog did.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/26-sentences-capital-letters-full-stops-and-the-four-types/6/)
- [A sentence needs a verb; a group of words without one, like «The dog», is a phrase.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/26-sentences-capital-letters-full-stops-and-the-four-types/25/)
- [A phrase has no verb.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/28-clauses-main-subordinate-and-joining-words/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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