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# forth

«forth» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **forward or onward, away from a starting place** — 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 (forth)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Forth means forward or onward, away from a starting place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forth/#m1)

2) Back and forth means going one way and then back again, many times. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forth/#m2)

3) From that time forth means from then on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forth/#m3)

4) «And so forth» means and other things like these. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forth/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is used in old style, as in "go forth" or "brought forth," meaning to go or bring out. Interpretation: "Go forth" often marks the Exodus, the going out of Egypt, which is remembered each Passover. In the primary lessons: In maths: a word of motion; «back and forth» means a trip there and back, so a distance is counted twice or two trips are counted. In science: a pendulum swings back and forth. In stories: the knight rode forth; old words «go forth». Phrases: back and forth, and so forth, set forth, from that day forth, bring forth.

### examples

- This day ye go forth in the month Abib. (Torah EXO.13.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forth/#x1)
- And they brought him forth, and set him without the city. (Torah GEN.19.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forth/#x2)
- and Pathrusim, and Casluhim — whence went forth the Philistines — and Caphtorim. (Torah GEN.10.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forth/#x3)
- And whose spirit came forth from thee? (Writings JOB.26.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forth/#x4)
- Is a nation brought forth at once? (Prophets ISA.66.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forth/#x5)
- Or wast thou brought forth before the hills? (Writings JOB.15.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forth/#x6)
- He walks back and forth to school, 2 miles each way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forth/#x7)
- The swing goes back and forth 10 times. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forth/#x8)
- She swam back and forth across the pool 4 times. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forth/#x9)
- From that day forth he saved a dollar a week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forth/#x10)
- The knight rode forth to find the dragon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forth/#x11)
- The dog ran back and forth along the fence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forth/#x12)
- We packed pencils, rulers, rubbers and so forth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forth/#x13)
- The pendulum of the clock swings back and forth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forth/#x14)
- Then he and Stan set forth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forth/#x15)

### note

Homophone: «fourth» (4th) sounds the same; do not mix them up. A rather old or formal word except in «back and forth» and «and so forth». «Back and forth» often doubles a distance or counts two trips. Trap: check whether a «back and forth» counts as one lap or two.

### In the corpora

- [Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.79/)
- [Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.84/)
- [And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.203/)
- [And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.205/)
- [And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; and she returned not again unto him any more.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.207/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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