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# seventeenth

«seventeenth» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Coming next after the sixteenth in order; number 17 in a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

ordinal number (seventeenth, 17th); noun (a seventeenth — a fraction)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Coming next after the sixteenth in order; number 17 in a line or list: the seventeenth runner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seventeenth/#m1)

2) (fraction) One of 17 equal parts of a whole: 1/17. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seventeenth/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: On the seventeenth day of the second month the flood began, and on the seventeenth day of the seventh month the ark came to rest. Interpretation: The seventeenth path in the Sefer Yetzirah is called the Disposing Intelligence, one of the thirty-two paths of wisdom. In the primary lessons: In maths ordinal numbers say position: first, second … seventeenth. Written short as 17th. As a fraction, one seventeenth is 1/17; five seventeenths is 5/17. In everyday life: «her seventeenth birthday», «the seventeenth floor». Phrases: «on the seventeenth floor», «one seventeenth», «seventeenth place».

### examples

- And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat. (Torah GEN.8.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seventeenth/#x1)
- In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. (Torah GEN.7.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seventeenth/#x2)
- The Seventeenth Path is the Disposing Intelligence, which provides Faith to the Righteous, and they are clothed with the Holy Spirit by it, and it is called the Foundation of Excellence in the state of higher thing. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seventeenth/#x3)
- the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez; (Writings 1CH.24.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seventeenth/#x4)
- For the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; (Writings 1CH.25.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seventeenth/#x5)
- In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. (Prophets 2KI.16.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seventeenth/#x6)
- She came seventeenth out of 30 runners. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seventeenth/#x7)
- We live on the seventeenth floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seventeenth/#x8)
- My cousin had her seventeenth birthday party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seventeenth/#x9)
- One seventeenth of 34 is 2. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seventeenth/#x10)
- Write seventeenth as a number: 17th. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seventeenth/#x11)
- The seventeenth card in the pack was the queen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seventeenth/#x12)
- Divide the cake into 17 parts; each is a seventeenth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seventeenth/#x13)
- "Hurry up," said Edmund, as it fumbled clumsily with the seventeenth shoe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seventeenth/#x14)

### note

Spelling: seven-TEEN-TH. Short form: 17th (not 17st). As a fraction: a seventeenth = 1/17; plural seventeenths. Ordinal tells position, cardinal (seventeen) tells how many.

### In the corpora

- [And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.199/)
- [In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.488/)
- [the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.856/)
- [For the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.898/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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