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# set

«set» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a group of things that belong together, like a set of…** — 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, adjective (set, sets, set, setting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A set is a group of things that belong together, like a set of cups or a chess set. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#m1)

2) To set is to put something in a place: set the cup on the table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#m2)

3) To set a table is to put plates, knives and forks on it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#m3)

4) To set a timer or alarm is to make it ready for a time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#m4)

5) The sun sets when it goes down in the evening. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#m5)

6) Jelly or glue sets when it becomes firm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#m6)

7) Set means ready or fixed: a set time, «ready, set, go». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#m7)

8) In maths a set is a collection of numbers or things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#m8)

9) To set out is to start a journey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#m9)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Besides putting things in a place, "set" can mean to appoint someone to a post, as David set a man over his guard. The prophets also use it for making one thing like another, as God asks "How shall I set thee as Zeboim?" about a city to be destroyed. "Set the horn to thy mouth" is a call to sound the alarm. In the primary lessons: Maths: groups with a fixed number of things (a set of 6 cups): total = sets × n; a set of numbers; sorting into sets. Everyday: set the table, set the alarm, set off on a trip, set up a tent, a TV set. Science: sunset, the jelly sets in the fridge. Stories: the story is set in a forest (takes place there).

### examples

- And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves. (Torah GEN.21.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#x1)
- And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob. (Torah GEN.30.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#x2)
- And they brought him forth, and set him without the city. (Torah GEN.19.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#x3)
- Set the horn to thy mouth. (Prophets HOS.8.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#x4)
- And David set him over his guard. (Prophets 2SA.23.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#x5)
- How shall I set thee as Zeboim? (Prophets HOS.11.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#x6)
- A set of markers has 12 markers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#x7)
- She bought 3 sets of plates. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#x8)
- He set the timer for 20 minutes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#x9)
- How many cups are in 5 sets? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#x10)
- Please set the table for dinner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#x11)
- The sun sets in the west. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#x12)
- Put the jelly in the fridge to set. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#x13)
- Ready, set, go! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#x14)
- The story is set on a farm in Canada. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#x15)
- We set off early to beat the traffic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#x16)
- Then they set out for home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#x17)

### note

Irregular: set, set, set (no «setted»). «A set of n» is a group size: total = sets × n. Trap: the verb set (put) carries no clue. Trap: «set» has very many meanings; read the words around it. «Sit» is what you do on a chair; «set» is what you do to a thing.

### In the corpora

- [And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.18/)
- [I have set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between Me and the earth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.230/)
- [But My covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.434/)
- [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 they brought him forth, and set him without the city.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.495/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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