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# nether

«nether» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Lower or under, as in the bottom part of something** — 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

### meaning for a pupil

Lower or under, as in the bottom part of something. "Nether-world" means the world below the earth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nether/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The "nether part of the mount" is the foot of Sinai, where the people stood. The "nether-world" is Sheol, the place of the dead, which God's fire reaches in the Song of Moses.

### examples

- And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount. (Torah EXO.19.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nether/#x1)
- For a fire is kindled in My nostril, and burneth unto the depths of the nether-world, and devoureth the earth with her produce, and setteth ablaze the foundations of the mountains. (Torah DEU.32.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nether/#x2)
- And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether, (Prophets 1KI.9.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nether/#x3)
- Deeper than the nether-world; what canst thou know? (Writings JOB.11.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nether/#x4)
- Shall I ransom them from the power of the nether-world? (Prophets HOS.13.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nether/#x5)

### note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

### In the corpora

- [And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.545/)
- [And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.366/)
- [Yet thou shalt be brought down to the nether-world, to the uttermost parts of the pit.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.315/)
- [Shall I ransom them from the power of the nether-world?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HOS.198/)
- [Ho, thy destruction, O nether-world!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HOS.201/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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