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# sense

«sense» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **one of the ways your body knows the world: sight…** — 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, verb (sense, senses, sensed, sensing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A sense is one of the ways your body knows the world: sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. People have 5 senses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sense/#m1)

2) Sense means good thinking, being sensible: common sense. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sense/#m2)

3) The sense of a word is one of its meanings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sense/#m3)

4) To make sense is to be clear and reasonable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sense/#m4)

5) To sense something is to feel or notice it without being told. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sense/#m5)

6) A sense of humour is the ability to find things funny. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sense/#m6)

7) To lose your senses means to go mad or to be unable to think clearly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sense/#m7)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Writings it means understanding or good judgment. Job says God takes away the sense of elders, and in Nehemiah the Levites "gave the sense" of the Torah, meaning they explained its meaning. Interpretation: The tradition sees Nehemiah's verse as the start of teaching and translating the Torah to the public, a model for Torah study. In the primary lessons: In maths it is a word about checking: «Does the answer make sense?» — is it a sensible size, the right unit, not negative people? Science: the five senses and the organs that go with them (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin). Everyday: common sense, a sense of direction, a sense of humour, it makes no sense.

### examples

- The sense of the whole volume appears to need their translation as Numbers, Letters and Sounds. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sense/#x1)
- So God is at once, in the highest sense, both the matter and the form of the universe. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sense/#x2)
- The Hebrew term תֹּהוּ tohu is much more similar in sense to the Greek kháos than it is to English chaos. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sense/#x3)
- He removeth the speech of men of trust, and taketh away the sense of the elders. (Writings JOB.12.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sense/#x4)
- The stout-hearted are bereft of sense, they sleep their sleep; and none of the men of might have found their hands. (Writings PSA.76.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sense/#x5)
- And they read in the book, in the Law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. (Writings NEH.8.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sense/#x6)
- Does your answer make sense? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sense/#x7)
- Check that the answer makes sense. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sense/#x8)
- People have five senses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sense/#x9)
- It makes sense to buy the bigger box. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sense/#x10)
- Dogs have a much better sense of smell than people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sense/#x11)
- Use your common sense and stay away from the edge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sense/#x12)
- She sensed that her friend was sad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sense/#x13)
- This word has two senses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sense/#x14)
- My grandad has a great sense of humour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sense/#x15)
- "You surely have lost your senses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sense/#x16)

### note

Noun and verb. «Five senses» may hide the number 5. About checking, not about quantities: an answer of 3.5 buses or −2 apples does not make sense. Trap: «sense» is not «since» (because) or «cents» (money), which sound similar. «Sensible» means having good sense; «sensitive» means feeling things strongly — not the same.

### In the corpora

- [He removeth the speech of men of trust, and taketh away the sense of the elders.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.302/)
- [Computers are fast at sums and storing facts but weak at common sense, such as knowing when a joke hurts someone.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/3-sounding-right-and-being-right/15/)
- [You learned from words and lessons; people learn from living in bodies, with families, senses and feelings.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/28-who-you-are-honest-ai/18/)
- [Elephants have a superb sense of smell and more smell genes than dogs, and lift the trunk to catch scents on the wind.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/21-elephants-the-trunk/11/)
- [Most bears are omnivores, and their sense of smell is many times better than a dog's.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/23-bears/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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