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# round

«round» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **one turn of a game, a race, a quiz or a test: the first…** — 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 (round, rounds); adjective (round, rounder, roundest); preposition, adverb (round, around); verb (round, rounds, rounded, rounding)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A round is one turn of a game, a race, a quiz or a test: the first round. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#m1)

2) Round means shaped like a circle or a ball: a round plate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#m2)

3) Round (or around) means on every side, or in a circle: go round the park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#m3)

4) To round a number is to change it to the nearest ten, hundred and so on: 47 rounds to 50. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#m4)

5) To round a corner or headland means to go all the way around it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "Round about" means all around, used for things set about the altar, court and Tabernacle. In the primary lessons: one pass of practice problems («Round 1: 14 of 20 right»); points from several rounds are added; «N rounds with M in each» = N × M; in maths «round to the nearest ten» (estimate), round shapes (circle, sphere); in everyday life «come round» (visit), «all year round», «a round of applause»

### examples

- All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen. (Torah EXO.38.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#x1)
- And when it was killed, Moses dashed the blood against the altar round about. (Torah LEV.8.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#x2)
- And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereto a crown of gold round about. (Torah EXO.37.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#x3)
- Round about his teeth is terror. (Writings JOB.41.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#x4)
- And Thy faithfulness is round about Thee. (Writings PSA.89.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#x5)
- And Israel set liers-in-wait against Gibeah round about. (Prophets JDG.20.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#x6)
- Round 1: 14 of 20 right. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#x7)
- Sam scored 5 points in the first round and 8 in the second round. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#x8)
- There are 4 rounds with 6 questions in each round. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#x9)
- A ball is round. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#x10)
- The Earth goes round the Sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#x11)
- Round 38 to the nearest ten: 40. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#x12)
- Come round to my house after school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#x13)
- We sat round the campfire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#x14)
- Let's give them a round of applause! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#x15)
- Wait till you’ve rounded the Horn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#x16)

### note

Carries no operation clue; points from several rounds are added, and «N rounds with M in each» is N × M. When rounding, 5 or more rounds up (45 → 50), 4 or less rounds down (44 → 40). A rounded answer is an estimate, not exact. «round» and «around» mean the same in «go round/around».

### In the corpora

- [At the set time I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.455/)
- [And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.724/)
- [And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.782/)
- [All the pillars of the court round about shall be filleted with silver; their hooks of silver, and their sockets of brass.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.794/)
- [a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the skirts of the robe round about.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.832/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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