western

«western» in Mova's judaism dictionary: in, from or towards the west: western Canada, a western wind — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (western, more western); noun (a western, westerns — a cowboy film or book)

meaning for a pupil

1) Western means in, from or towards the west: western Canada, a western wind. tree →

2) Western (often «Western») describes the countries of Europe and North America and their way of life: Western culture. tree →

3) A western is a film or story about cowboys in the American West in the 1800s. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means the direction or border toward the west, like the Great Sea as Israel's western border. Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah, the twelve diagonal borders include western ones, and these are tied to the twelve months and the tribes. In the primary lessons: In geography, «western» uses compass directions (north, south, east, west): Western Australia is a state; the sun sets in the western sky. In history and culture, «the West» or «Western countries» often means Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Westerns are films with cowboys, horses and sheriffs. Phrases: western side, Western Australia, the western sky, Western countries, the Wild West.

examples

• And for the western border, ye shall have the Great Sea for a border; this shall be your west border. (Torah NUM.34.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• Their measure is the Twelve Diagonal Borders: Northeastern border, Southeastern border, Upper-Eastern border, Lower-Western border, Upper-Northern border, Lower-Northern border, Southwestern border, Northwestern border, Upper-Western border, Lower-Western border, Upper-Southern border, Lower-Southern border. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• And it shall come to pass in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem: half of them toward the eastern sea, and half of them toward the western sea; in summer and in winter shall it be. (Prophets ZEC.14.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• The sun sets in the western sky. tree →
• Perth is the capital of Western Australia. tree →
• It rains more on the western side of the mountains. tree →
• Grandpa loves watching old westerns with cowboys. tree →
• Western Ireland faces the Atlantic Ocean. tree →
• A western wind blew from the sea. tree →
• The sun was but a handsbreadth from the western edge of land. tree →

note

Adjective: no «-er/-est»; use «more western» or «westernmost». Capital W for names (Western Australia) and often for «Western culture»; small w for direction. Note: a «western wind» or «westerly wind» blows from the west, not towards it.

In the corpora

• And for the western border, ye shall have the Great Sea for a border; this shall be your west border.
• Some grandparents also count birthdays by the lunar calendar, which falls on a different Western date each year.
• Because of the time difference, it's Saturday morning for Lily and Saturday evening in Perth, the big city of Western Australia.
• The empire was split into a western half ruled from Rome and an eastern half ruled from Constantinople.
• The Reformation split western Christianity into Catholic and Protestant churches, which led to long wars and later to more religious freedom.

Trees and pragmatics

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