backward

«backward» in Mova's judaism dictionary: toward the back, or in the direction behind you — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb, adjective (backward; adverb also backwards)

meaning for a pupil

1) Backward means toward the back, or in the direction behind you. tree →

2) Backward means in the opposite order, from end to start. tree →

3) Backward (adjective) can mean slower to change or grow than others. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah, God looks backward and seals the West, which is one of the six directions. Each direction is sealed with a different permutation of God's Name. In the primary lessons: counting down, moving back, or going in reverse order; on a number line, moving left; phrases «backward and forward», «count backward», «bend over backwards» (try very hard), «know it backwards»

examples

• Dan shall be a serpent in the way, a horned snake in the path, that biteth the horse's heels, so that his rider falleth backward. (Torah GEN.49.17, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness. (Torah GEN.9.23, JPS 1917) tree →
• Eighth ; He looked backward, and sealed the West (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• The sea saw it, and fled; the Jordan turned backward. (Writings PSA.114.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all they that hate Zion. (Writings PSA.129.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• And He smote His adversaries backward; He put upon them a perpetual reproach. (Writings PSA.78.66, JPS 1917) tree →
• Count backward from 20 by 2s. tree →
• He took 3 steps backward. tree →
• Read the number backward. tree →
• The frog jumps 5 feet forward and 2 feet backward. tree →
• She can say the alphabet backwards. tree →
• Walk backward slowly and carefully. tree →
• The video played backward. tree →
• Count backward from 10 to 1 for the rocket launch. tree →
• He fell backward into the pool. tree →
• She bent over backwards to help us. tree →
• He moved his head backwards and forwards and flew away. tree →

note

Moving backward takes away from a position. Trap: «backward» in a list means reverse order, not subtraction. In the UK «backwards» is more common as the adverb; «backward» is the adjective. Safety: look behind before you walk backward.

In the corpora

• That frustrateth the tokens of the imposters, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
• The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away backward.
• And He smote His adversaries backward; He put upon them a perpetual reproach.
• The sea saw it, and fled; the Jordan turned backward.
• What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest? thou Jordan, that thou turnest backward?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «backward» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.