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# twelve

«twelve» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the number 12** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

number (twelve)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Twelve is the number 12. It is one more than eleven. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twelve/#m1)

2) A dozen is twelve. A year has 12 months. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twelve/#m2)

3) A clock face shows 12 hours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twelve/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Twelve is the number of Jacob's sons and so of the tribes of Israel. Interpretation: Tradition links twelve to the tribes, and Sefer Yetzirah sees twelve "simple" letters matching the twelve months and the signs of the zodiac. In the primary lessons: Maths: a number; a dozen; hours on a clock; months in a year; inches in a foot (12); the twelve times table. Everyday: twelve o'clock is noon or midnight; eggs are sold by the dozen.

### examples

- and threescore and twelve thousand beeves, (Torah NUM.31.33, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twelve/#x1)
- Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: (Torah GEN.35.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twelve/#x2)
- Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. (Torah GEN.14.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twelve/#x3)
- one sea, and the twelve oxen under it. (Writings 2CH.4.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twelve/#x4)
- The children of Jorah, a hundred and twelve. (Writings EZR.2.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twelve/#x5)
- The children of Hariph, a hundred and twelve. (Writings NEH.7.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twelve/#x6)
- There are twelve eggs in a box. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twelve/#x7)
- A year has twelve months. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twelve/#x8)
- He is twelve years old. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twelve/#x9)
- Twelve children came to the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twelve/#x10)
- A foot is twelve inches. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twelve/#x11)
- At twelve o'clock we have lunch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twelve/#x12)
- A dozen roses is twelve roses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twelve/#x13)
- Twelve can be shared equally by 2, 3, 4 and 6. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twelve/#x14)
- The twelve princesses went upstairs to bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twelve/#x15)

### note

A number written in words; read it as 12. «Dozen» also means 12. Trap: 12 o'clock in the day is noon (12 pm); at night it is midnight (12 am).

### Trees and pragmatics

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