seventy

Everyday

1. Seventy is the number 70, which is seven tens. tree →
2. The seventies are the numbers from 70 to 79, or a person's age from 70 to 79. tree →

In the lessons

Maths: a number of things, money or an age; counting in tens. Everyday: speed limits, prices, ages of grandparents.

Examples

• A ticket costs seventy cents. tree →
• Seventy people came to the show. tree →
• Grandpa is seventy years old. tree →
• What is seventy minus twenty? tree →
• Seventy is seven tens. tree →
• The speed limit here is seventy kilometers an hour. tree →
• Grandma is in her seventies. tree →
• "We have only seventy-five pigs," said the Princess, "and with me that's seventy-six!" tree →

Note

A number word; read it as 70. Seventy-one, seventy-two ... with a hyphen. Trap: do not confuse seventy (70) with seventeen (17). Not «sevendy».

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Seventy is a round number in tradition, for example the seventy nations of the world and the seventy elders; Lamech's "seventy and sevenfold" is read as boasting of far greater vengeance. In the primary lessons: Maths: a number of things, money or an age; counting in tens. Everyday: speed limits, prices, ages of grandparents.

Examples

• And Kenan lived seventy years, and begot Mahalalel. (Torah GEN.5.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold. (Torah GEN.4.24, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Terah lived seventy years, and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. (Torah GEN.11.26, JPS 1917) tree →
• Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. (Prophets 2KI.10.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. (Writings EZR.2.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five. (Writings EZR.2.5, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

A number word; read it as 70. Seventy-one, seventy-two ... with a hyphen. Trap: do not confuse seventy (70) with seventeen (17). Not «sevendy».