[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/north.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/) / north [← N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/N/) # north «north» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **one of the four main directions, towards the top of most…** — 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 (the north); adjective (north, northern); adverb (north) ### meaning for a pupil 1) North is one of the four main directions, towards the top of most maps. The other three are south, east and west. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/north/#m1) 2) The north of a country or place is the part that lies in that direction. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/north/#m2) 3) North also means going towards the north: we drove north. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/north/#m3) 4) The North Pole is the most northern point of the Earth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/north/#m4) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Tabernacle the north side held the table of the showbread, and the border of the land was drawn with north as a main direction. Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah north is one of the six directions and is among the boundaries God sealed. In the primary lessons: In maths: a direction of travel; going north then south may take away, north then east makes a path; opposite directions take away, the same direction adds. In geography and science: a compass needle points north; the North Pole; in the northern half of the world the sun is in the south at noon. Phrases: to the north, north of, the north side, up north, north-east, north-west, North Pole. ### examples - and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, twenty boards. (Torah EXO.26.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/north/#x1) - And for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, he made twenty boards, (Torah EXO.36.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/north/#x2) - And this shall be your north border: from the Great Sea ye shall mark out your line unto mount Hor; (Torah NUM.34.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/north/#x3) - Can iron break iron from the north and brass? (Prophets JER.15.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/north/#x4) - Out of the north cometh golden splendour, about God is terrible majesty. (Writings JOB.37.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/north/#x5) - Out of the Chamber cometh the storm; and cold out of the north. (Writings JOB.37.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/north/#x6) - He walked 5 km north and then 3 km south. How far is he from the start? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/north/#x7) - The town is 20 km north of the city. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/north/#x8) - The north side of the garden is 10 m long. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/north/#x9) - Birds fly north in spring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/north/#x10) - A compass needle always points north. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/north/#x11) - Polar bears live near the North Pole. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/north/#x12) - Our school is north of the river. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/north/#x13) - Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/north/#x14) ### note Small letter for the direction (go north), capital in names (North America, the North Pole). Opposite: south. Opposite directions (north and south) take away to find the distance from the start; the same direction adds. Trap: the total distance walked is still the sum. Trap: «birds fly north in spring» is true in the northern half of the world; in Australia and New Zealand it is the other way. ### In the corpora - [and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, twenty boards.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.760/) - [And for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, he made twenty boards,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1108/) - [And this shall be your north border: from the Great Sea ye shall mark out your line unto mount Hor;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.1253/) - [And the border of the north side was from the bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JOS.370/) - [And the border turned about it on the north to Hannathon; and the goings out thereof were at the valley of Iphtahel;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JOS.504/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «north» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/north/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.