extremity
part of speech
noun (an extremity, extremities)
meaning for a pupil
1) Your extremities are the far parts of your body, like your hands, feet, fingers and toes. tree →
2) The far end or edge of something, such as a place. tree →
3) (formal) A very serious or dangerous situation, or a very high degree of something. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Sefer Yetzirah it means one of two opposite ends, with the tongue as a balance between them. Interpretation: Tradition reads the tongue or wedge as the middle that balances two opposites, such as merit and guilt. In the primary lessons: Used in health and safety: in cold weather, extremities such as fingers and toes get frostbite first. In geography: the northern extremity of a country. It tells the reader about the ends or edges.
examples
- Elsewhere in the SY, the ‘tongue’ (or ‘wedge’) appears as the symbol of a central balance between two extremities, e.g. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
- Cold weather makes your extremities feel numb first. tree →
- Frostbite can damage fingers, toes and other extremities. tree →
- The lighthouse stood at the southern extremity of the island. tree →
- Wear gloves and thick socks to keep your extremities warm. tree →
- The doctor checked the blood flow to his extremities. tree →
- In their extremity, the sailors ate the last of the bread. tree →
- I am, therefore, very unhappy, and in my extremity I determined to ask the help of a human being. tree →
note
Mostly used in the plural: extremities. Formal word. Related adjective: extreme. Safety: cover hands, feet and ears in freezing weather.
Trees and pragmatics
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