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# twin

«twin» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **one of two children born to the same mother at the same time** — 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 (a twin, twins); adjective (twin beds, twin towns); verb (twin, twinned — of towns, British)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A twin is one of two children born to the same mother at the same time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twin/#m1)

2) Twin can mean one of a pair of two things that are the same or very alike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twin/#m2)

3) In British use, two towns are twinned when they are friends and partners with a town in another country. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twin/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "Twined linen" is strong linen thread twisted from several strands, used for the Tabernacle's hangings and priestly clothes. Interpretation: Tradition notes that the twisted threads show careful craft and the holiness of the things made. In the primary lessons: In science lessons, identical twins come from one egg and share the same genes; non-identical (fraternal) twins come from two eggs and can be a boy and a girl. In everyday life, «twin beds» are two single beds; «twin towns» exchange visits. In maths problems, twins have the same age. Phrases: «identical twins», «twin brother», «twin sister», «twin beds», «twin town».

### examples

- All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen. (Torah EXO.38.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twin/#x1)
- And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. (Torah EXO.39.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twin/#x2)
- And they made upon the skirts of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen. (Torah EXO.39.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twin/#x3)
- Emma and Ella are twins. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twin/#x4)
- My twin brother is ten minutes older than me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twin/#x5)
- Identical twins can look almost exactly the same. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twin/#x6)
- The hotel room had twin beds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twin/#x7)
- Our town is twinned with a town in France. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twin/#x8)
- The twins are 9, so together their ages add up to 18. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twin/#x9)
- The plane has twin engines. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twin/#x10)
- The first twin came to Peter. “Father, we want to dance.” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twin/#x11)

### note

Countable noun: «a twin», «twins». Twins always have the same age (in maths, same age, born the same day). «Identical» twins are always the same sex; «fraternal» twins may be different. Triplets are three, quadruplets four.

### In the corpora

- [And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.720/)
- [And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1244/)
- [Thy two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a gazelle, which feed among the lilies.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/SNG.51/)
- [Thy two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a gazelle.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/SNG.107/)
- [Twins are two babies from one pregnancy; identical twins come from one egg that split, so they look alike.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/18-were-having-a-baby/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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