fifteenth

Everyday

1. Fifteenth means number 15 in order. tree →
2. A fifteenth is one of 15 equal parts, written 1/15. tree →

In the lessons

maths: a place in order (14 come before), or a fraction 1/15; everyday life: the fifteenth floor, the fifteenth birthday

Examples

• He was fifteenth in line. tree →
• On the fifteenth day she finished the book. tree →
• How many people are ahead of the fifteenth? tree →
• One fifteenth of 30 is 2. tree →
• Her fifteenth birthday is next year. tree →
• The office is on the fifteenth floor. tree →
• On the fifteenth day the duke sent for the dwarf and presented him to the prince. tree →

Note

An order position: 14 come before. Trap: do not use 15 as an amount. Short form 15th.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Passover and Sukkot both start on the fifteenth of their months, when the moon is full. Tradition sees these as times of joy and freedom. In the primary lessons: maths: a place in order (14 come before), or a fraction 1/15; everyday life: the fifteenth floor, the fifteenth birthday

Examples

• And on the fifteenth day of this month shall be a feast; seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten. (Torah NUM.28.17, JPS 1917) tree →
• And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD; seven days ye shall eat unleavened bread. (Torah LEV.23.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• Speak unto the children of Israel, saying: On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD. (Torah LEV.23.34, JPS 1917) tree →
• the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer; (Writings 1CH.24.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• For the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve; (Writings 1CH.25.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa. (Writings 2CH.15.10, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

An order position: 14 come before. Trap: do not use 15 as an amount. Short form 15th.