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# twins

«twins» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **two children born to the same mother at the same birth** — 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, plural (twins; singular: a twin); adjective (twin beds, twin towns)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Twins are two children born to the same mother at the same birth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twins/#m1)

2) Identical twins come from one egg that splits, so they look almost the same; non-identical (fraternal) twins come from two eggs and may be a boy and a girl. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twins/#m2)

3) Twin (adjective) means one of a matching pair: «twin beds», «twin towers». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twins/#m3)

4) Twin towns or sister cities are towns in different countries that are friends and visit each other. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twins/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Twins are born to Rebekah (Jacob and Esau) and to Tamar (Perez and Zerah). Interpretation: Tradition sees Jacob and Esau as opposites from birth, one tied to Israel and one to Edom. In the primary lessons: In science lessons, twins help explain inheritance: identical twins have the same genes, but they still have different fingerprints and personalities. In maths, twins have the same age, and «twin primes» are primes that differ by 2 (like 11 and 13). In stories twins are often swapped or mistaken for each other. Phrases: «identical twins», «twin brother», «twin sister».

### examples

- And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. (Torah GEN.25.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twins/#x1)
- And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. (Torah GEN.38.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twins/#x2)
- Thy two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a gazelle. (Writings SNG.7.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twins/#x3)
- Thy two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a gazelle, which feed among the lilies. (Writings SNG.4.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twins/#x4)
- Sam and Lily are twins. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twins/#x5)
- My twin brother was born ten minutes before me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twins/#x6)
- Identical twins can be hard to tell apart. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twins/#x7)
- The twins have different fingerprints. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twins/#x8)
- We stayed in a room with twin beds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twins/#x9)
- Our town is twinned with a town in France. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twins/#x10)
- Twins have the same birthday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twins/#x11)
- “And we are your children,” cried the twins. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twins/#x12)

### note

Singular: a twin («she is a twin», «my twin»). Three babies: triplets; four: quadruplets. Myth: identical twins are exactly the same person — they are two separate people with their own minds. Maths: if twins are 9, together their ages add to 18.

### 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 «twins» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/twins/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.