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# midst

«midst» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **The middle part of something, especially among a crowd or…** — 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

noun (midst; no plural); also in the midst of (phrase)

### meaning for a pupil

The middle part of something, especially among a crowd or group of people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/midst/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Often used where God is said to be present among the people, as in "in the midst of Israel", or where evil is to be removed from the community. Interpretation: Tradition reads "in the midst of them" as the idea that God dwells among the people. It also teaches that the whole community must keep away from evil. In the primary lessons: In tales, a sudden appearance from the middle of a crowd, such as a wise adviser among the lords.

### examples

- So shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee. (Torah DEU.13.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/midst/#x1)
- So thou shalt put away the evil from the midst of thee. (Torah DEU.17.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/midst/#x2)
- And Moses said: 'Thus saith the LORD: About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt; (Torah EXO.11.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/midst/#x3)
- How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! (Prophets 2SA.1.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/midst/#x4)
- Upon the willows in the midst thereof we hanged up our harps. (Writings PSA.137.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/midst/#x5)
- And Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the midst of the highway. (Prophets 2SA.20.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/midst/#x6)
- She stood in the midst of the crowd. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/midst/#x7)
- In the midst of the storm, the ship held firm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/midst/#x8)
- He came from the midst of the counsellors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/midst/#x9)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [And I will put forth My hand, and smite Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in the midst thereof.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.74/)
- [And Moses said: 'Thus saith the LORD: About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.304/)
- [and the middle bar in the midst of the boards, which shall pass through from end to end.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.768/)
- [And he made the middle bar to pass through in the midst of the boards from the one end to the other.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1117/)
- [Moreover the hand of the LORD was against them, to discomfit them from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.61/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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