[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/narrow.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / narrow [← N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/N/) # narrow «narrow» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **not wide; with only a small distance from one side to the…** — 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 adjective (narrower, narrowest); verb (narrow, narrows, narrowed, narrowing) ### meaning for a pupil 1) Narrow means not wide; with only a small distance from one side to the other. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/narrow/#m1) 2) A narrow win, escape or miss is one that only just happens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/narrow/#m2) 3) To narrow is to become or make something less wide. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/narrow/#m3) 4) To narrow something down is to make a list of choices smaller. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/narrow/#m4) 5) Narrow-minded means not willing to accept new or different ideas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/narrow/#m5) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Balaam story the angel stands in a narrow place with no room to turn aside, so Balaam's donkey is pressed against the wall. Elsewhere narrow means not wide, as in the narrow windows of Solomon's Temple, a narrow pit, or a bed covering too narrow to wrap in. Interpretation: Tradition reads the narrow path as a lesson that the angel blocked Balaam completely, so that even the donkey could see what the prophet could not. The wise men of Proverbs use a "narrow pit" as a picture of the trap of an immoral woman, and Isaiah uses the too-short bed as a picture of a false hope that cannot protect. In the primary lessons: In maths, width tells you how narrow or wide a shape is. In road and outdoor safety, narrow lanes and paths have little space for cars and people, so walk in single file and listen for traffic. In stories, a narrow escape is a close call. In thinking, narrowing down helps solve problems (rule out answers). Phrases: a narrow path, narrow escape, narrow victory, narrow it down, narrow-minded. ### examples - And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left. (Torah NUM.22.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/narrow/#x1) - And for the house he made windows broad within, and narrow without. (Prophets 1KI.6.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/narrow/#x2) - For a harlot is a deep ditch; and an alien woman is a narrow pit. (Writings PRO.23.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/narrow/#x3) - For the bed is too short for a man to stretch himself; and the covering too narrow when he gathereth himself up. (Prophets ISA.28.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/narrow/#x4) - The path was too narrow for two bikes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/narrow/#x5) - We walked in single file down the narrow lane. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/narrow/#x6) - The team won by a narrow margin of one point. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/narrow/#x7) - He had a narrow escape from the falling branch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/narrow/#x8) - The river narrows near the bridge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/narrow/#x9) - We narrowed the choices down to two. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/narrow/#x10) - Her eyes narrowed with suspicion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/narrow/#x11) ### note Opposite: wide, broad. Adverb: narrowly (narrowly missed). In maths problems, a narrow win or narrow margin means a small difference between the two numbers. ### In the corpora - [And for the house he made windows broad within, and narrow without.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.192/) - [For the bed is too short for a man to stretch himself; and the covering too narrow when he gathereth himself up.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.580/) - [For a harlot is a deep ditch; and an alien woman is a narrow pit.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.675/) - [She calls it "a narrow escape", meaning a near miss with danger.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/4-alice-ch2-part2-the-pool-of-tears/7/) - [A rip current is a narrow, fast flow of water moving away from the shore.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/44-the-beach-and-the-sea/12/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «narrow» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/narrow/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.