hindermost

«hindermost» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Last, farthest back — 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

meaning for a pupil

Last, farthest back. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Jacob's meeting with Esau, the dearest family members were placed last for safety. Interpretation: Rashi says Rachel and Joseph were placed last so Esau could not easily see Rachel, and Joseph stood behind to shield her.

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 →
• Your mother shall be sore ashamed, she that bore you shall be confounded; behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert. (Prophets JER.50.12, JPS 1917) tree →

note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

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 «hindermost» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.