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# northward

«northward» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Towards the north: the geese flew northward** — 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

adverb; adjective (also northwards — adverb, UK)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (adverb) Towards the north: the geese flew northward. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/northward/#m1)

2) (adjective) Going or facing towards the north: a northward journey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/northward/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In geography lessons about compass directions, maps, migration and rivers. In stories travellers head northward towards the cold. Phrases: head northward, move northward, northward route.

### examples

- 'Ye have compassed this mountain long enough; turn you northward. (Torah DEU.2.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/northward/#x1)
- And he put the table in the tent of meeting, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the veil. (Torah EXO.40.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/northward/#x2)
- the prince of the fathers' house of the families of Merari being Zuriel the son of Abihail; they were to pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward; (Torah NUM.3.35, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/northward/#x3)
- Then for Zechariah his son, a discreet counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward. (Writings 1CH.26.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/northward/#x4)
- And it passed along to the side over against the Arabah northward, and went down unto the Arabah. (Prophets JOS.18.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/northward/#x5)
- Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and for the Storehouse two and two. (Writings 1CH.26.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/northward/#x6)
- The geese fly northward in spring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/northward/#x7)
- We drove northward along the coast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/northward/#x8)
- The river flows northward to the sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/northward/#x9)
- The storm is moving northward. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/northward/#x10)
- The northward road was blocked by snow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/northward/#x11)
- Walk northward until you see the lighthouse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/northward/#x12)
- The explorers made their way northwards across the ice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/northward/#x13)
- Early in the spring, when the storks were again about to journey northward, beautiful Helga took off her golden bracelets, scratched her name on them, and beckoned to the stork-father. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/northward/#x14)

### note

As an adverb UK English often adds -s: northwards; US English usually uses «northward». Opposite: southward. Similar: north, northbound (about traffic).

### In the corpora

- [And he put the table in the tent of meeting, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the veil.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1249/)
- ['Ye have compassed this mountain long enough; turn you northward.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.48/)
- [And it passed along to the side over against the Arabah northward, and went down unto the Arabah.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JOS.477/)
- [Then for Zechariah his son, a discreet counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.920/)
- [Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and for the Storehouse two and two.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.923/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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