dictation

Everyday

1. Dictation is saying words aloud so that someone else can write them down exactly. tree →
2. A dictation can be the passage that is read aloud for pupils to write. tree →

In the lessons

in lessons a teacher reads a passage aloud and pupils write it down; in old tales a prince writes a letter at a vizier's dictation, meaning as the vizier tells him to

Examples

• We had a spelling dictation today. tree →
• The prince wrote the letter at the vizier's dictation. tree →
• Write down every word of the teacher's dictation. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: A legend says Ben Sira wrote Sefer Yetzirah at Joseph's dictation, to explain how a book of secret wisdom was passed on. In the primary lessons: in lessons a teacher reads a passage aloud and pupils write it down; in old tales a prince writes a letter at a vizier's dictation, meaning as the vizier tells him to

Examples

• Immediately Joseph sat down and wrote down the sefer Yetzirah at the dictation of B'"usy." (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• Immediately Joseph sat down and wrote down these words at the dictation of ty"Bsy [Ben Sira], and he wrote them in five books on the earth : Sefer Yetzirah, etc." (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

nothing for maths