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# afar

«afar» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Far away, at a great distance** — 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

adverb (only in phrases)

### meaning for a pupil

(old-fashioned or literary) Far away, at a great distance. Used mostly in "from afar". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afar/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Miriam watches Moses from afar, Abraham sees the mountain from afar, and the people stand afar at Sinai. Interpretation: The rabbis read the people standing afar at Sinai as awe before God's presence, while Moses alone drew near. In the primary lessons: Used in stories, poems and songs: travellers came from afar; she admired him from afar (from a distance, without talking to him). Phrases: from afar, near and afar.

### examples

- And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him. (Torah EXO.2.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afar/#x1)
- On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. (Torah GEN.22.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afar/#x2)
- And the people stood afar off; but Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. (Torah EXO.20.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afar/#x3)
- Why standest Thou afar off, O LORD? (Writings PSA.10.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afar/#x4)
- All men have looked thereon; man beholdeth it afar off. (Writings JOB.36.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afar/#x5)
- She is like the merchant-ships; she bringeth her food from afar. (Writings PRO.31.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afar/#x6)
- Visitors came from afar to see the festival. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afar/#x7)
- We watched the fireworks from afar. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afar/#x8)
- He admired the famous singer from afar. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afar/#x9)
- From afar, the mountain looked blue. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afar/#x10)
- Wise men travelled from afar in the old story. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afar/#x11)
- The castle could be seen from afar. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afar/#x12)
- “Drown!” answered Pinocchio from afar, happy at his escape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afar/#x13)

### note

Almost always "from afar". Literary; in everyday speech say "from far away" or "from a distance". Not used as "the shop is afar" (say "far away").

### In the corpora

- [On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.579/)
- [And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1196/)
- [And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.27/)
- [And the people stood afar off; but Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.574/)
- [Is this your joyous city, whose feet in antiquity, in ancient days, carried her afar off to sojourn?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.475/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «afar» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afar/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.