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# physical

«physical» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **about the body, not the mind: physical exercise, physical…** — 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

adjective (physical); noun (a physical — US, a medical check)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Physical means about the body, not the mind: physical exercise, physical pain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/physical/#m1)

2) Real and solid, things you can touch and see. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/physical/#m2)

3) About physics or nature: a physical change. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/physical/#m3)

4) (US noun) A physical is a check-up of your body by a doctor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/physical/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Sefer Yetzirah it describes the body and the material world, as opposed to the spirit. Interpretation: The book teaches that the same letters make the world, the year and the human body, so physical things mirror spiritual ones. In the primary lessons: Used at school in "physical education" (PE). In science: a physical change (melting ice) can be undone and makes no new substance, unlike a chemical change. In geography: physical features like mountains and rivers. Phrases: "physical activity", "physical contact".

### examples

- And on yet another level, it refers to the physical body, the primary metaphorical sense in which the term is encountered in the SY. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/physical/#x1)
- On this point endless dis- cussions arose; and it has even been disputed whether they are designed to express theological, philosophical, or physical mysteries. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/physical/#x2)
- PE stands for physical education. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/physical/#x3)
- Running is good physical exercise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/physical/#x4)
- Melting ice is a physical change. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/physical/#x5)
- Rivers and mountains are physical features on a map. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/physical/#x6)
- Rugby is a very physical sport. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/physical/#x7)
- A book is a physical object, but an e-book is not. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/physical/#x8)
- I had a physical before joining the team. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/physical/#x9)
- The Giants personified brute strength alone, but the Titans united to their great physical power intellectual qualifications variously developed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/physical/#x10)

### note

Pronounced "FIZ-ick-al". Opposite ideas: mental, emotional (about the mind); chemical (in science). Do not confuse "physical" with "physics" (the science) or "psychical".

### In the corpora

- [Folding, bending and cutting change only shape; they are physical changes, not chemical ones.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/9-changes-you-can-and-cannot-undo/10/)
- ["Special needs" means learning or physical disabilities that need extra help, especially at school.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/4-illness-disability-and-babies/8/)
- [Bullying can be physical, with words, by leaving someone out, or online.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/55-bullying/8/)
- [A look, a rude word or an insult is not a physical attack, so hitting for it is not self-defence.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/377-self-defence-or-just-stupid/26/)
- [If rows ever turn physical or frightening, tell a teacher, a trusted adult or Childline (0800 1111 in the UK).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/496-parents-who-row-and-one-kind-and-one-not/39/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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