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# halt

«halt» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To stop, or to make something stop** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (halt, halts, halted, halting); noun (a halt)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (verb) To stop, or to make something stop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/halt/#m1)

2) (noun) A stop: «come to a halt». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/halt/#m2)

3) (interjection) «Halt!» — an order to stop at once, used by soldiers or guards. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/halt/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means to limp or be lame, not to stop. Prophet Elijah says the people "halt between two opinions" in the same sense. Interpretation: The limping dance of Baal's prophets shows how empty their worship was, while Israel is called to choose clearly. In the primary lessons: In stories: guards shout «Halt! Who goes there?» In news: «Work was halted by the rain». In safety: vehicles «come to a halt» at red lights. «Grind to a halt» = slowly stop.

### examples

- And they danced in halting wise about the altar which was made. (Prophets 1KI.18.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/halt/#x1)
- For I am ready to halt, and my pain is continually before me. (Writings PSA.38.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/halt/#x2)
- The sons of the stranger fade away, and come halting out of their close places. (Prophets 2SA.22.46, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/halt/#x3)
- The bus came to a halt at the lights. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/halt/#x4)
- "Halt!" shouted the guard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/halt/#x5)
- Rain halted the cricket match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/halt/#x6)
- The traffic ground to a halt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/halt/#x7)
- The train halted at the station. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/halt/#x8)
- The teacher halted the race when a child fell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/halt/#x9)
- Stop! halt!” urged one of the singers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/halt/#x10)

### note

Regular verb. Formal or dramatic word for «stop». Adjective «halting» = slow and unsure («halting speech»).

### In the corpora

- [The sons of the stranger fade away, and come halting out of their close places.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.705/)
- [And they danced in halting wise about the altar which was made.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.677/)
- [For I am ready to halt, and my pain is continually before me.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.631/)
- [Britain grinds to a halt».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/language/47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines/3/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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