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# yea

«yea» in Mova's school dictionary: **an old word for «yes»** — 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

interjection (old use); adverb (old use)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Yea is an old word for «yes». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yea/#m1)

2) Yea can also mean «indeed» or «even», adding emphasis to what is said. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yea/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

in old tales and poems, a way of agreeing or of stressing a point; «yea» is said in place of «yes» to sound solemn

### examples

- "Yea, I will go with you." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yea/#x1)
- "The king said yea, and the gate opened." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yea/#x2)
- "He was poor, yea, very poor." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yea/#x3)
- "Hear me, yea, hear me well." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yea/#x4)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods; yea, for that they dealt proudly against them.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.511/)
- [The wisest of her princesses answer her, yea, she returneth answer to herself:](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.154/)
- [And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, He was seen upon the wings of the wind.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.670/)
- [Yea, thou hast lifted up thine eyes on high, even against the Holy One of Israel!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.613/)
- [I have commanded My consecrated ones, yea, I have called My mighty ones for mine anger, even My proudly exulting ones.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.277/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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