talent

noun (a talent, talents; talent — uncountable)

«talent» 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

A talent is a natural ability to do something well, like singing, drawing or sport. tree →
Talent (uncountable) means people with such abilities: «new talent». tree →
A talent was a large weight of silver or gold used as money in ancient times. tree →

In the lessons

In school, a «talent show» lets pupils sing, dance, tell jokes or do tricks. Teachers say everyone has talents, and that practice grows skill: talent alone is not enough. In stories a hidden talent often surprises the reader. Phrases: «a talent for», «talent show», «natural talent», «hidden talent».

Examples

She has a talent for drawing. tree →
Our school talent show is on Friday. tree →
He showed real talent on the football pitch. tree →
Everyone has different talents. tree →
Talent helps, but practice matters most. tree →
The coach is looking for new talent. tree →
Juggling is my hidden talent. tree →
His children inherited, for the most part, the distinguished talents of their father. tree →

Note

Countable: «a talent for music»; uncountable for people: «a lot of talent». Adjective: talented. Myth: you either have talent or you don't — in fact skills improve a lot with practice.

In Jewish tradition

It is used for the gold in the Tabernacle's lampstand, which was made from a talent of pure gold.

Interpretation. Tradition reads the great weight of gold as a sign of how precious the sanctuary was to Israel.

Examples

Of a talent of pure gold shall it be made, with all these vessels. (Torah EXO.25.39, JPS 1917) tree →
Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof. (Torah EXO.37.24, JPS 1917) tree →
And the brass of the offering was seventy talents and two thousand and four hundred shekels. (Torah EXO.38.29, JPS 1917) tree →
And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold. (Prophets 1KI.9.14, JPS 1917) tree →
He hired also a hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for a hundred talents of silver. (Writings 2CH.25.6, JPS 1917) tree →
And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon. (Prophets 1KI.9.28, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable: «a talent for music»; uncountable for people: «a lot of talent». Adjective: talented. Myth: you either have talent or you don't — in fact skills improve a lot with practice.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «talent» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «talent» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«talent» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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