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# foremost

«foremost» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **First in place, rank or order; the one at the front** — 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

adjective (also adverb: put your best foot foremost)

### meaning for a pupil

First in place, rank or order; the one at the front. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foremost/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The order Jacob gave his family is read by commentators as a sign of his fear and care before meeting Esau, putting those he loved least at risk first and Rachel and Joseph last and safest. In the primary lessons: in stories the leader of a group is the foremost one, the first to go or to be named.

### examples

- And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. (Torah GEN.33.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foremost/#x1)
- And he commanded the foremost, saying: 'When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying: Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee? (Torah GEN.32.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foremost/#x2)
- And the watchman said: 'I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.' And the king said: 'He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.' (Prophets 2SA.18.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foremost/#x3)
- The foremost runner crossed the line. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foremost/#x4)
- The foremost buffalo charged at the river. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foremost/#x5)
- The grasshopper went foremost with his cousin behind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foremost/#x6)

### note

foremost gives first place in an order, a position, not an amount; it does not add or take away

### In the corpora

- [And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1035/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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