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# idly

«idly» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **In a lazy way, doing nothing useful** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (from idle)

### meaning for a pupil

1) In a lazy way, doing nothing useful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/idly/#m1)

2) In a dreamy, careless way, without real purpose, as when thoughts drift. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/idly/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the law it means standing by and doing nothing while a neighbour's life is in danger. Interpretation: The rabbis read this verse as a duty to help rescue someone whose life is at risk. It is one of the sources for the duty to save life. In the primary lessons: in tales, a character sits or speaks without much purpose, sometimes wondering aloud

### examples

- Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people; neither shalt thou stand idly by the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD. (Torah LEV.19.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/idly/#x1)
- The boy sat idly on the wall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/idly/#x2)
- «Why are you lying there idly?» she asked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/idly/#x3)
- She idly picked at the grass while she thought. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/idly/#x4)

### note

nothing for maths.

### Trees and pragmatics

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