north
part of speech
noun (the north); adjective (north, northern); adverb (north)
meaning for a pupil
1) North is one of the four main directions, towards the top of most maps. The other three are south, east and west. tree →
2) The north of a country or place is the part that lies in that direction. tree →
3) North also means going towards the north: we drove north. tree →
4) The North Pole is the most northern point of the Earth. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Tabernacle the north side held the table of the showbread, and the border of the land was drawn with north as a main direction. Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah north is one of the six directions and is among the boundaries God sealed. In the primary lessons: In maths: a direction of travel; going north then south may take away, north then east makes a path; opposite directions take away, the same direction adds. In geography and science: a compass needle points north; the North Pole; in the northern half of the world the sun is in the south at noon. Phrases: to the north, north of, the north side, up north, north-east, north-west, North Pole.
examples
- and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, twenty boards. (Torah EXO.26.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- And for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, he made twenty boards, (Torah EXO.36.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- And this shall be your north border: from the Great Sea ye shall mark out your line unto mount Hor; (Torah NUM.34.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- Can iron break iron from the north and brass? (Prophets JER.15.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Out of the north cometh golden splendour, about God is terrible majesty. (Writings JOB.37.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- Out of the Chamber cometh the storm; and cold out of the north. (Writings JOB.37.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- He walked 5 km north and then 3 km south. How far is he from the start? tree →
- The town is 20 km north of the city. tree →
- The north side of the garden is 10 m long. tree →
- Birds fly north in spring. tree →
- A compass needle always points north. tree →
- Polar bears live near the North Pole. tree →
- Our school is north of the river. tree →
- Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. tree →
note
Small letter for the direction (go north), capital in names (North America, the North Pole). Opposite: south. Opposite directions (north and south) take away to find the distance from the start; the same direction adds. Trap: the total distance walked is still the sum. Trap: «birds fly north in spring» is true in the northern half of the world; in Australia and New Zealand it is the other way.
In the corpora
- and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, twenty boards.
- And for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, he made twenty boards,
- And this shall be your north border: from the Great Sea ye shall mark out your line unto mount Hor;
- And the border of the north side was from the bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan.
- And the border turned about it on the north to Hannathon; and the goings out thereof were at the valley of Iphtahel;
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «north» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.