contemplate

Everyday

1. To look at something quietly for a long time and think about it. tree →
2. To think about doing something; to consider it. tree →

In the lessons

in tales, a hero stares at a thing or thinks hard before a choice: the girl contemplated the glowing lake.

Examples

• She sat contemplating the stars. tree →
• He contemplated the painting for an hour. tree →
• I am contemplating a trip to the seaside. tree →
• We contemplated the problem before we answered. tree →

Note

nothing for maths.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah it is an invitation to reflect on things beyond speech and hearing, which the tradition sees as the mystical study of creation. In the primary lessons: in tales, a hero stares at a thing or thinks hard before a choice: the girl contemplated the glowing lake.

Examples

• From here on out, go and contemplate what the mouth cannot speak and the ear cannot hear. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• The whole creation is thus contemplated as a pyramid, terminating in a point at the top with a broad basis. [See Dr. Graetz's Gnosticismus, p. 224.] (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• Be this as it may, it is worth while to know the extravagant hypotheses which ancient Jewish philosophers and theologians framed as soon as they began to contemplate and to reason, endeavoring to combine oriental and Greek theories. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →

Note

nothing for maths.