call

verb (call, calls, called, calling); noun (a call, calls)

«call» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To call is to phone someone. tree →
To call is to shout or say loudly so someone hears. tree →
To call is to give a name: «We call him Max». tree →
To call on or call in is to visit. tree →
A call is a phone call, a shout, or a bird's cry. tree →
To call someone can also mean to summon them so that they come to you. tree →

In the lessons

phone calls with minutes and costs; or naming something; in everyday safety, calling 911, 999, 000 or 111 in an emergency; phrases «call back», «call off» (cancel), «call out», «call names» (insult), «is called»

Examples

Each call lasts 5 minutes. tree →
A call costs 10 cents a minute. tree →
She made 4 calls. tree →
We call a shape with 4 equal sides a square. tree →
Call me when you get home. tree →
In an emergency, call 911. tree →
The game was called off because of rain. tree →
Mom called us in for dinner. tree →
The owl's call echoed in the woods. tree →
It's not kind to call people names. tree →
But Aladdin first called the genie. tree →

Note

Calls with minutes are a rate: cost = minutes × price. Trap: «is called» names a thing, no operation. Safety: emergency numbers are 911 (USA, Canada), 999 or 112 (UK, Ireland), 000 (Australia), 111 (New Zealand).

In Jewish tradition

In the Torah, to call a name often shows who the person or place is, and says why. God "calls" to people, and also gives names by calling.

Interpretation. The giving of a name tells something about the one named. The rabbis also read God's calling to Moses ("Moses, Moses") as a sign of love.

Examples

And God called the firmament Heaven. (Torah GEN.1.8, JPS 1917) tree →
And she called his name Issachar. (Torah GEN.30.18, JPS 1917) tree →
And he called the name of it Sitnah. (Torah GEN.26.21, JPS 1917) tree →
And the LORD called yet again Samuel. (Prophets 1SA.3.6, JPS 1917) tree →
He that called the generations from the beginning. (Prophets ISA.41.4, JPS 1917) tree →
And the name of the city was called Hormah. (Prophets JDG.1.17, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «call» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«call» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «call» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«call» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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