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# recess

«recess» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **In the USA, Canada and Australia, the break between…** — 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 (recess, recesses)

### meaning for a pupil

1) In the USA, Canada and Australia, the break between lessons when children play outside; in the UK it is called "break" or "playtime". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recess/#m1)

2) A time when a parliament, court or other group stops working for a while. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recess/#m2)

3) A small space set back into a wall, like an alcove. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recess/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means a deep hidden place, like the depths of the sea. Interpretation: God asks Job if he has walked in the sea's depths. This shows that only God knows the hidden places of creation. In the primary lessons: In school life, recess is when pupils eat a snack and play; teachers watch over the playground. In everyday life "a recess in the wall" can hold shelves. Phrases: at recess, during recess, recess duty, in recess.

### examples

- Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep? (Writings JOB.38.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recess/#x1)
- We play tag at recess. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recess/#x2)
- Recess is twenty minutes long. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recess/#x3)
- It rained, so we had indoor recess. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recess/#x4)
- Put your snack in your bag for recess. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recess/#x5)
- The bookshelf fits into the recess by the fireplace. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recess/#x6)
- Parliament is in recess for the summer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recess/#x7)
- Who is on recess duty today? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recess/#x8)
- But there was one recess in the wall, no larger than a bird-cage, which was the private apartment of Tinker Bell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recess/#x9)

### note

Usually uncountable for the school break: "at recess", "during recess". Plural "recesses" for spaces in a wall. Stress: "REE-sess" or "ri-SESS". In maths problems, recess times may be used for time sums: if recess starts at 10:30 and lasts 20 minutes, it ends at 10:50.

### In the corpora

- [Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.1018/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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