inter

Everyday

1. (formal) To bury a dead person in a grave or tomb. tree →
2. (prefix «inter-») Between or among: international (between nations), interact, interval, internet. tree →
3. (a name) «Inter» is the short name of Inter Milan (Internazionale), an Italian football club. tree →
4. In old dialect speech, inter can mean "into". tree →

In the lessons

In history, church and formal news, someone «was interred» in a cemetery, churchyard or abbey; it is a respectful word for buried. As a prefix «inter-» appears in many school words: international, interview, interrupt, intercity. Phrases: interred in, interred at, inter- (between).

Examples

• The king was interred in Westminster Abbey. tree →
• Her ashes were interred in the family grave. tree →
• «Interact» means to act with each other. tree →
• An international match is a match between nations. tree →
• The soldiers were interred in a war cemetery in France. tree →
• Inter beat Juventus at the weekend. tree →

Note

Spelling: double r in «interred», «interring» (stress on -TER). Opposite: «disinter» (dig up), and the noun «interment». Do not confuse with «intern» (a trainee; or to imprison someone in wartime) or «inter-» with «intra-» (within: intranet).

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The Latin phrase "inter alia" means "among other things." It is used for sources such as the Bahir and the Zohar, which connect the Thirty-Two Ways with the word lev, heart. In the primary lessons: In history, church and formal news, someone «was interred» in a cemetery, churchyard or abbey; it is a respectful word for buried. As a prefix «inter-» appears in many school words: international, interview, interrupt, intercity. Phrases: interred in, interred at, inter- (between).

Examples

• In the Bahir, the Thirty-Two Ways are associated with the gematria value of לֵב lev ‘heart’ ([Bahir 63], [Bahir 95] inter alia cf. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• Midrash Tanchuma 1:5 on [Genesis 1:1], Zohar 1:3a inter alia.] [note 8: Though the phrase is usually translated the ‘Thirty-Two Paths’, I find that the alliteration of ‘Wondrous Ways of Wisdom’ neatly approximates the SY’s choice of poetic vocabulary. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

Note

Spelling: double r in «interred», «interring» (stress on -TER). Opposite: «disinter» (dig up), and the noun «interment». Do not confuse with «intern» (a trainee; or to imprison someone in wartime) or «inter-» with «intra-» (within: intranet).