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# signify

«signify» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To be a sign of something; to mean something (dark clouds…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (signify, signifies, signified, signifying)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) To be a sign of something; to mean something (dark clouds signify rain). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/signify/#m1)

2) (formal) To show or make known a feeling or wish, often by a sign or action (she nodded to signify yes). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/signify/#m2)

3) (formal) To be important (it does not signify). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/signify/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In these texts it means "to mean," used by commentators explaining Hebrew words and letters. Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah's readers say the letters signify things like opposites in life, showing that letters carry meaning beyond sound. In the primary lessons: A formal exam word: «What does the symbol × signify?» means «what does it mean?». In maths, symbols signify operations (+ signifies addition). In science, signs signify changes. Phrases: «signify that», «signify agreement».

### examples

- With a בּ following after it, signifies: to make use of any thing. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/signify/#x1)
- Seven double letters serve to signify the antithesis to which human life is exposed. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/signify/#x2)
- II, that the author signifies by the word "Tohu," nothing, and not something, as Judah Halevi erroneously thought. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/signify/#x3)
- The plus sign signifies addition. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/signify/#x4)
- A red light signifies stop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/signify/#x5)
- Dark clouds often signify rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/signify/#x6)
- She raised her hand to signify that she knew the answer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/signify/#x7)
- What does this symbol on the map signify? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/signify/#x8)
- The ≥ sign signifies «greater than or equal to». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/signify/#x9)
- [79] The Russian word krof also signifies blood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/signify/#x10)

### note

Formal; everyday: «mean», «show». Noun «significance», adjective «significant» (important). Past «signified» (y changes to i). In maths: always check what each symbol signifies before calculating.

### Trees and pragmatics

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