outskirts

«outskirts» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the parts at its edge, furthest from the centre — 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

noun (the outskirts — plural only)

meaning for a pupil

The outskirts of a town or city are the parts at its edge, furthest from the centre. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Job, "the outskirts of His ways" means only the edges of what God does, which is all that people can understand. Interpretation: Tradition teaches that God's nature and ways are beyond human knowing. We see only the edge of His greatness. In the primary lessons: In geography lessons on settlements, the outskirts often have newer housing estates, retail parks, factories and farmland, while the centre has old buildings and shops. In stories a lonely house «on the outskirts of the village» sets the scene. Phrases: «on the outskirts of», «the outskirts of town».

examples

• Lo, these are but the outskirts of His ways; and how small a whisper is heard of Him! (Writings JOB.26.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• We live on the outskirts of Manchester. tree →
• The big supermarket is on the outskirts of town. tree →
• A spooky old house stood on the outskirts of the village. tree →
• The airport is on the outskirts of the city. tree →
• Farms begin where the outskirts end. tree →
• The army camped on the outskirts of Rome. tree →
• When he came to the outskirts, he called ‘Iron Hans’ three times so loudly that it echoed through the trees. tree →

note

Always plural: «the outskirts», with «on the outskirts of». No singular «outskirt» in normal use. Similar: «edge», «suburbs» (suburbs are areas of houses around a city).

In the corpora

• Lo, these are but the outskirts of His ways; and how small a whisper is heard of Him!

Trees and pragmatics

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