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# young

«young» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **having lived only a short time; not old** — 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

adjective (young, younger, youngest); noun (the young — young people or baby animals)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Young means having lived only a short time; not old. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#m1)

2) Young can mean at an early stage, just begun: «The night is young». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#m2)

3) As a noun, an animal's young are its babies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In these texts it often means a young animal or person, such as a "young bullock" for an offering or a "young man". The youngest is the last-born child. Interpretation: Offerings had to be animals of a set age, and "of the first year" means a year-old lamb. The tradition notices that in Genesis it is often the younger or youngest child who becomes the important one. In the primary lessons: In stories and everyday life «young» tells the reader about age: «a young girl», «when I was young». In science, animals «feed their young», «care for their young». In maths problems with ages, «younger» means a smaller age: «Tom is 3 years younger than Sam» means subtract 3 from Sam's age. Phrases: «young people», «young at heart», «the youngest child».

### examples

- one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering; (Torah NUM.7.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#x1)
- And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done unto him. (Torah GEN.9.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#x2)
- And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter. (Torah GEN.34.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#x3)
- Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, (Writings JOB.38.39, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#x4)
- Wherewithal shall a young man keep his way pure? (Writings PSA.119.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#x5)
- Both young men and maidens, old men and children; (Writings PSA.148.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#x6)
- My little brother is too young to go to school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#x7)
- She is the youngest in our class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#x8)
- A kangaroo carries its young in a pouch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#x9)
- Grandpa says he feels young when he plays football. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#x10)
- Young children must hold an adult's hand near roads. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#x11)
- Mia is two years younger than her cousin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#x12)
- Birds bring worms to feed their young. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#x13)
- The young tree has thin branches. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#x14)
- Did you see the young lady?" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#x15)

### note

Comparison: young, younger, youngest. Opposite: old. «The young» as a noun means young people in general or baby animals and takes a plural verb. «Younger than» in maths: if Ann is 10 and Ben is 4 years younger, Ben is 10 − 4 = 6. Do not confuse «young» with «yung» (not a word) or «youth» (the time of being young, or a young person).

### In the corpora

- [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 Jacob loved Rachel; and he said: 'I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.869/)
- [And Laban said: 'It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.877/)
- [And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1074/)
- [Hereby ye shall be proved, as Pharaoh liveth, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1376/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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