[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/what.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / what [← W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/W/) # what «what» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **used to ask about a thing: «What is that?»** — 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 pronoun, determiner; exclamation ### meaning for a pupil 1) What is used to ask about a thing: «What is that?». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#m1) 2) What asks which one or which kind: «What colour is it?». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#m2) 3) What can mean «the thing that»: «Tell me what you saw». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#m3) 4) What is used to show surprise: «What a big dog!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#m4) 5) (rude) «What?» alone is a blunt way to say «Pardon?», and «What!?» can show anger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#m5) 6) (casual) «What's up?», «wassup», «whatcha doing?», «what's the deal?» and «or what?» are slang. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#m6) 7) (casual) «What» is used for «that» or «which» in some UK speech: «the one what I had» (nonstandard). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#m7) 8) (formal) Exams say «Determine the value of», «State the nature of», «Which of the following» and «that which» instead of «what». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#m8) ### sense in the lessons questions about the table or the answer; «What do you see» asks for a list, «What number» asks for one number; phrases: «what is», «what about», «what if», «what time», «so what», «what for»; in casual talk «wassup», «whatcha», «what's the damage?» (how much does it cost?), «are you thick or what?»; in rough talk «What? What d'you want?», «what the heck»; in the exam voice «determine the value of», «state that which», «identify the quantity» ### examples - And the man asked him, saying: 'What seekest thou?' (Torah GEN.37.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#x1) - And Balak said unto him: 'What hath the LORD spoken?' (Torah NUM.23.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#x2) - And the people murmured against Moses, saying: 'What shall we drink?' (Torah EXO.15.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#x3) - But what is it even then? (Prophets 1KI.14.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#x4) - But what doth your arguing argue? (Writings JOB.6.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#x5) - And the king said: 'What wouldest thou?' (Prophets 1KI.1.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#x6) - What do you see on the table? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#x7) - What is 7 plus 5? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#x8) - What number do we add to 6 to make 10? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#x9) - What time is it? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#x10) - Tell me what you found at the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#x11) - What a beautiful rainbow! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#x12) - What if it rains on sports day? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#x13) - Right, what's the damage? Two pies and a drink. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#x14) - Are you thick or what? It's 12, not 21. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#x15) - What? I only had 3! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#x16) - Determine the value of the unknown quantity such that its sum with 6 is 10. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#x17) - Wassup, how many of us for footy? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#x18) - "And what great eyes you have!" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/#x19) ### note «What do you see» asks for a list of things, not a number. «What number» asks for one number. «what's the damage» asks for a price. «Determine the value of» in an exam is the same as «what is». Trap: «what» asks about things, «who» about people. «what the heck» is a mild swear, not a question. ### In the corpora - [And He said: 'What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto Me from the ground.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.99/) - [And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done unto him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.241/) - [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 Abimelech said unto Abraham: 'What mean these seven ewe-lambs which thou hast set by themselves?'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.570/) - [Whereas thou hast felt about all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.977/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «what» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/what/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.