ninth

adjective, number (ninth); noun (a ninth, ninths)

«ninth» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Ninth tells the place number 9 in order. tree →
A ninth is also one of nine equal parts of something, 1/9. tree →
In music, a ninth is a gap of nine notes. tree →

In the lessons

In maths: a place in order, or a fraction 1/9; written 9th. In everyday life: «ninth grade» (USA, Canada), birthdays, floors, positions in a race. In stories: «the ninth day of the trip».

Examples

She is ninth in the line. tree →
A ninth of the pizza is left. tree →
He finished ninth. tree →
Two ninths of the class are boys. tree →
My sister is in ninth grade. tree →
Nine ninths make one whole. tree →
It was his ninth birthday party. tree →
The ninth planet used to be Pluto, but now it is called a dwarf planet. tree →
The Daphnephoria was celebrated at Thebes in honour of Apollo every ninth year. tree →

Note

«The ninth» is a place in order. «A ninth of» means divide by 9. Trap: do not mix the place «ninth» with the fraction 1/9. Spelling: ninth, not nineth. 9/9 = 1 whole. «The ninth in line» means 8 are in front.

In Jewish tradition

The ninth day or ninth year is a counted point in the calendar, such as the ninth day of the seventh month, the eve of the Day of Atonement.

Interpretation. The ninth of the month of Tishri begins the evening before Yom Kippur, when tradition says to eat and then afflict the soul with fasting. The ninth year is also when the stored harvest of the Sabbatical cycle runs out.

Examples

On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin: (Torah NUM.7.60, JPS 1917) tree →
And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat of the produce, the old store; until the ninth year, until her produce come in, ye shall eat the old store. (Torah LEV.25.22, JPS 1917) tree →
It shall be unto you a sabbath of solemn rest, and ye shall afflict your souls; in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye keep your sabbath. (Torah LEV.23.32, JPS 1917) tree →
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth; (Writings 1CH.12.13, JPS 1917) tree →
the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah; (Writings 1CH.24.11, JPS 1917) tree →
The ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; (Writings 1CH.25.16, JPS 1917) tree →

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On Mova

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