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# crossway

«crossway» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a place where two or more roads meet; a crossroads** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (crossways, crossway; old use)

### meaning for a pupil

(old use) A crossway is a place where two or more roads meet; a crossroads. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crossway/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means a place where roads meet. Obadiah rebukes Edom for blocking it to catch Israelite refugees. Interpretation: Edom's cruelty to its "brother" is a major theme. Tradition often sees Edom as a symbol of hostile powers. In the primary lessons: in tales a crossway is a lonely place where two or more roads meet, sometimes used for burying or leaving offerings

### examples

- Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress. (Prophets OBA.1.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crossway/#x1)
- They carried the pots out to a crossway. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crossway/#x2)
- She was buried at a crossway. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crossway/#x3)
- Wait for me at the crossway by the old oak. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crossway/#x4)

### note

nothing for maths; it names a place, and counting the roads there is a separate question.

### Trees and pragmatics

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