edge
part of speech
noun (edge, edges); verb (edge, edges, edged — to move slowly or to make a border)
meaning for a pupil
1) An edge is the outside line or end of something, like the edge of a table or a cliff. tree →
2) An edge of a solid shape is the line where two faces meet. A cube has 12 edges. tree →
3) The edge of a knife is its sharp side. tree →
4) To edge is to move slowly and carefully. tree →
5) «On edge» means nervous. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: "The edge of the sword" is a Torah phrase for the sword's cutting side, used of battle, as when Joshua defeated Amalek. In the primary lessons: maths: edges of shapes counted (a cube has 12, a triangular prism 9), or the border around something, as in perimeter; along an edge means the length around; science: the edge of a forest or pond, where habitats meet; everyday life and safety: stay away from the edge of the platform, cliffs and pools; stories: on the edge of a cliff
examples
- And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. (Torah EXO.17.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. (Torah EXO.13.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they journeyed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness. (Torah NUM.33.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. (Writings PRO.5.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand; (Writings PSA.149.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- Yea, Thou turnest back the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle. (Writings PSA.89.44, JPS 1917) tree →
- A cube has 12 edges. tree →
- She put a ribbon along the edge of the table. tree →
- How many edges does a triangle prism have? tree →
- Plant a tree every 2 meters along the edge. tree →
- Stand back from the edge of the platform. tree →
- The knife has a sharp edge. tree →
- He edged along the narrow wall. tree →
- The cat sat on the edge of the bed. tree →
- The Goat looked over the edge of the cliff. tree →
note
Fixed numbers for solids; along an edge means the length around (perimeter). Trap: a cube has 12 edges but 8 corners and 6 faces. Trees along an open edge need one more than the gaps.
In the corpora
- And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
- And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
- And they journeyed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness.
- And they journeyed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom. —
- from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of Arnon, even unto mount Sion — the same is Hermon —
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «edge» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.