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# neighbour

«neighbour» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a person who lives next to you or near you** — 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 (neighbour, neighbours); verb (neighbour — rare: to be next to)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A neighbour is a person who lives next to you or near you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/neighbour/#m1)

2) A neighbour is also a person or thing next to another one, like the pupil at the next desk or a country next to another country. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/neighbour/#m2)

3) In maths, a number's neighbours are the numbers just before and after it: the neighbours of 7 are 6 and 8. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/neighbour/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah a neighbour is a fellow member of the community, and many laws protect his property and good name. Interpretation: The commandment "love thy neighbour as thyself" is the central rule of the laws between people. Rabbi Akiva called it a great principle of the Torah. In the primary lessons: In maths: a person in the story who gives, buys or shares things; «each neighbour» with an amount gives a rate. In everyday life: the people on your street; «next-door neighbour», «a good neighbour», «neighbourhood watch». In geography and science: countries, cells or numbers that are side by side. In stories: a kind or grumpy neighbour often starts the adventure.

### examples

- Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. (Torah DEU.27.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/neighbour/#x1)
- Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. (Torah EXO.20.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/neighbour/#x2)
- Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour. (Torah DEU.5.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/neighbour/#x3)
- Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. (Writings PRO.3.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/neighbour/#x4)
- A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his steps. (Writings PRO.29.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/neighbour/#x5)
- Debate thy cause with thy neighbour, but reveal not the secret of another; (Writings PRO.25.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/neighbour/#x6)
- Her neighbour gave her 6 eggs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/neighbour/#x7)
- She baked cakes for 3 neighbours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/neighbour/#x8)
- Each neighbour got 5 sweets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/neighbour/#x9)
- The neighbour's garden has 12 roses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/neighbour/#x10)
- Our next-door neighbour has a noisy dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/neighbour/#x11)
- Ireland's nearest neighbour is Great Britain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/neighbour/#x12)
- Turn to your neighbour and share your answer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/neighbour/#x13)
- The neighbours of 50 are 49 and 51. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/neighbour/#x14)
- We invited the neighbours to the barbecue. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/neighbour/#x15)
- I'll go to my rich neighbour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/neighbour/#x16)

### note

British spelling of neighbor (also used in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland). «Each neighbour» with an amount gives a rate: total = amount × neighbours. No operation clue by itself. «The neighbour's» = one neighbour; «the neighbours'» = more than one. Safety: a neighbour is not automatically a trusted adult; ask your family first.

### In the corpora

- [Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.569/)
- [If thou at all take thy neighbour's garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him by that the sun goeth down;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.641/)
- [And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.531/)
- [Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbour, and not bear sin because of him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.558/)
- [And if a man maim his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him:](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.728/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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