horizon

Everyday

1. The horizon is the line far away where the land or sea seems to meet the sky. tree →
2. Your horizons are the limits of what you know and have experienced; to broaden your horizons means to learn and see new things. tree →
3. On the horizon means likely to happen soon. tree →

In the lessons

In science and geography: the Sun rises and sets on the horizon; the horizon looks flat but the Earth is round, which is why ships disappear bottom first over the horizon. In art lessons, the horizon line helps draw landscapes and perspective. In maths, «horizontal» (flat, like the horizon) comes from this word. Phrases: «on the horizon», «over the horizon», «below the horizon», «broaden your horizons».

Examples

• The sun sank below the horizon. tree →
• A ship appeared on the horizon. tree →
• We could see mountains on the horizon. tree →
• Ships seem to sink over the horizon because the Earth is curved. tree →
• Draw a horizon line across your page first. tree →
• Travelling broadens your horizons. tree →
• There are big changes on the horizon. tree →
• The sky was pink along the horizon. tree →
• A silvery thread among the stars, it soon drifted low beneath the horizon. tree →

Note

Stress: ho-RI-zon (the «ri» rhymes with «eye»). Adjective: «horizontal» (flat, level, side to side). The opposite direction is «vertical» (straight up and down).

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The writer reads the line as a symbol of height and the circle as a symbol of the horizon, linking the shapes of letters and numbers to creation. In the primary lessons: In science and geography: the Sun rises and sets on the horizon; the horizon looks flat but the Earth is round, which is why ships disappear bottom first over the horizon. In art lessons, the horizon line helps draw landscapes and perspective. In maths, «horizontal» (flat, like the horizon) comes from this word. Phrases: «on the horizon», «over the horizon», «below the horizon», «broaden your horizons».

Examples

• On page 16 we read as follows: "All his (Gods) creation, and every minutest part thereof, participates of two most essential forms : the line 1 the symbol of the altitude, and the circle 0 the symbol of the horizon. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Stress: ho-RI-zon (the «ri» rhymes with «eye»). Adjective: «horizontal» (flat, level, side to side). The opposite direction is «vertical» (straight up and down).