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# thing

«thing» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **any object you can name** — 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 (thing, things)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A thing is any object you can name. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thing/#m1)

2) A thing can be an idea, an event or something that happens: «A strange thing happened». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thing/#m2)

3) Things can mean your belongings: «Pack your things». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thing/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

the objects that are counted, shared or grouped; in science «living things» and «non-living things»; phrases: «the same thing», «first thing», «a thing or two», «things to do»

### examples

- And he told Laban all these things. (Torah GEN.29.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thing/#x1)
- Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing. (Torah DEU.14.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thing/#x2)
- Is any thing too hard for the LORD. (Torah GEN.18.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thing/#x3)
- Who hath heard such a thing? (Prophets ISA.66.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thing/#x4)
- These things did the three mighty men. (Prophets 2SA.23.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thing/#x5)
- Should I pacify Myself for these things? (Prophets ISA.57.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thing/#x6)
- When we share a number of things equally into groups, we divide. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thing/#x7)
- Ben puts 12 things into 3 bags. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thing/#x8)
- How many things are on the table? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thing/#x9)
- Plants and animals are living things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thing/#x10)
- Pack your things for the trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thing/#x11)
- The best thing about summer is the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thing/#x12)
- A funny thing happened at school today. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thing/#x13)
- Hot things can burn you, so do not touch the stove. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thing/#x14)
- And then a strange thing happened. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thing/#x15)

### note

Countable: a thing, things. Carries no operation clue. Trap: when counting «things», count all kinds together; when counting one kind, leave the others out.

### In the corpora

- [And God saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was very good.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.32/)
- [Every moving thing that liveth shall be for food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.220/)
- [Is any thing too hard for the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.454/)
- [And Abimelech said unto Abraham: 'What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.532/)
- [And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.552/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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