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# rule

«rule» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **A rule tells what must or should be done: school rules…** — 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 (rule, rules); verb (rule, rules, ruled, ruling)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A rule tells what must or should be done: school rules, the rules of a game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rule/#m1)

2) In maths, a rule tells how to get the next number, or how to change an input to an output. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rule/#m2)

3) To rule is to be in charge of a country: the queen ruled for years. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rule/#m3)

4) To rule a line is to draw it with a ruler. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rule/#m4)

5) «As a rule» means usually. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rule/#m5)

6) To rule out is to decide that something is not possible. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rule/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means to govern; God made the sun and moon to rule day and night, and masters were told not to rule servants harshly. Interpretation: The rabbis taught that a Hebrew servant must not be worked harshly, and the sun and moon "ruling" shows they serve God's order. In the primary lessons: In maths: a number pattern rule («add 3») or the rule of a game; also to rule a line; function machine rules; rules of divisibility. In science: rules (laws) that nature seems to follow. In everyday life and safety: class rules, road rules, rules keep games fair and people safe. In stories: a king rules a land; «rules are made to be broken» (a saying, not good advice).

### examples

- Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God. (Torah LEV.25.43, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rule/#x1)
- As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him; he shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight. (Torah LEV.25.53, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rule/#x2)
- And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars. (Torah GEN.1.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rule/#x3)
- Now at that time the Philistines had rule over Israel. (Prophets JDG.14.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rule/#x4)
- The sun to rule by day, for His mercy endureth for ever; (Writings PSA.136.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rule/#x5)
- By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. (Writings PRO.8.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rule/#x6)
- The rule is «add 4»: 3, 7, 11, … [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rule/#x7)
- What is the rule of the pattern? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rule/#x8)
- By the rules, each player gets 5 cards. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rule/#x9)
- Use the rule to find the 10th number. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rule/#x10)
- Rule a line under the title. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rule/#x11)
- Our class rule is to listen when someone is speaking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rule/#x12)
- The queen ruled the country for a long time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rule/#x13)
- As a rule, we eat dinner at six. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rule/#x14)
- The doctor ruled out a broken arm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rule/#x15)
- As a rule they are either fools or swindlers! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rule/#x16)

### note

In patterns the rule names the operation to repeat. Trap: check the rule on more than the first two numbers. The person who rules is a ruler; the tool for ruling lines is also a ruler. Rules of a game must be the same for every player.

### In the corpora

- [Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.776/)
- [As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him; he shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.786/)
- [Now at that time the Philistines had rule over Israel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.428/)
- [And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.58/)
- [As for My people, a babe is their master, and women rule over them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.67/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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