foremost

«foremost» in Mova's judaism dictionary: First in place, rank or order; the one at the front — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (also adverb: put your best foot foremost)

meaning for a pupil

First in place, rank or order; the one at the front. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The order Jacob gave his family is read by commentators as a sign of his fear and care before meeting Esau, putting those he loved least at risk first and Rachel and Joseph last and safest. In the primary lessons: in stories the leader of a group is the foremost one, the first to go or to be named.

examples

• And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. (Torah GEN.33.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• And he commanded the foremost, saying: 'When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying: Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee? (Torah GEN.32.17, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the watchman said: 'I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.' And the king said: 'He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.' (Prophets 2SA.18.27, JPS 1917) tree →
• The foremost runner crossed the line. tree →
• The foremost buffalo charged at the river. tree →
• The grasshopper went foremost with his cousin behind. tree →

note

foremost gives first place in an order, a position, not an amount; it does not add or take away

In the corpora

• And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

Trees and pragmatics

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