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# work

«work» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to do a job, often to earn money** — 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

verb (work, works, worked, working); noun (work; works)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To work means to do a job, often to earn money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/work/#m1)

2) To work means to try hard to do or learn something: «work on your spelling». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/work/#m2)

3) Work is the place where you have a job: «Dad is at work». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/work/#m3)

4) A machine works when it does its job and is not broken. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/work/#m4)

5) A plan works when it is a success. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/work/#m5)

6) A work is something made, like a work of art. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/work/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah work includes labor, craft and the making of the Tabernacle. It is also the activity forbidden on Shabbat. Interpretation: Tradition counts 39 kinds of forbidden work on Shabbat, taken from the work of building the Tabernacle. In the primary lessons: In school maths: hours worked, pay per hour, work done per day; «show your work» (write your steps). In everyday life: grown-ups go to work, homework, schoolwork, group work, teamwork. In science: work is done when a force moves something. Phrases: «at work», «work out» (solve, or exercise), «work hard», «homework», «work together», «out of work».

### examples

- Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work; (Torah EXO.20.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/work/#x1)
- to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, (Torah EXO.31.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/work/#x2)
- And they made upon the breastplate plaited chains, of wreathen work of pure gold. (Torah EXO.39.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/work/#x3)
- And Hezekiah prospered in all his works. (Writings 2CH.32.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/work/#x4)
- Wilt Thou work wonders for the dead? (Writings PSA.88.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/work/#x5)
- How great are Thy works, O LORD! (Writings PSA.92.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/work/#x6)
- She works 8 hours a day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/work/#x7)
- He earns 12 dollars for each hour of work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/work/#x8)
- How much does he earn for 5 days of work? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/work/#x9)
- They worked for 3 hours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/work/#x10)
- Mum goes to work by train. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/work/#x11)
- Can you work out the answer in your head? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/work/#x12)
- The TV doesn't work anymore. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/work/#x13)
- Good teamwork helped us finish the model. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/work/#x14)
- Show your work so the teacher can follow your steps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/work/#x15)
- We must get to work swiftly.” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/work/#x16)

### note

As a noun «work» is uncountable: «a lot of work», not «a work» (but «a work of art»). «Homework» has no plural. Maths: pay = hours × rate; hours = pay ÷ rate. Trap: «show your work» means write the steps, no number; «work out» means solve.

### In the corpora

- [Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard lying words.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.125/)
- [Go yourselves, get you straw where ye can find it; for nought of your work shall be diminished.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.127/)
- [And the taskmasters were urgent, saying: 'Fulfil your work, your daily task, as when there was straw.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.129/)
- [Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.562/)
- [Their knops and their branches shall be of one piece with it; the whole of it one beaten work of pure gold.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.736/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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