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# outskirts

«outskirts» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the parts at its edge, furthest from the centre** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (the outskirts — plural only)

### meaning for a pupil

The outskirts of a town or city are the parts at its edge, furthest from the centre. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/outskirts/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Job, "the outskirts of His ways" means only the edges of what God does, which is all that people can understand. Interpretation: Tradition teaches that God's nature and ways are beyond human knowing. We see only the edge of His greatness. In the primary lessons: In geography lessons on settlements, the outskirts often have newer housing estates, retail parks, factories and farmland, while the centre has old buildings and shops. In stories a lonely house «on the outskirts of the village» sets the scene. Phrases: «on the outskirts of», «the outskirts of town».

### examples

- Lo, these are but the outskirts of His ways; and how small a whisper is heard of Him! (Writings JOB.26.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/outskirts/#x1)
- We live on the outskirts of Manchester. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/outskirts/#x2)
- The big supermarket is on the outskirts of town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/outskirts/#x3)
- A spooky old house stood on the outskirts of the village. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/outskirts/#x4)
- The airport is on the outskirts of the city. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/outskirts/#x5)
- Farms begin where the outskirts end. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/outskirts/#x6)
- The army camped on the outskirts of Rome. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/outskirts/#x7)
- When he came to the outskirts, he called ‘Iron Hans’ three times so loudly that it echoed through the trees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/outskirts/#x8)

### note

Always plural: «the outskirts», with «on the outskirts of». No singular «outskirt» in normal use. Similar: «edge», «suburbs» (suburbs are areas of houses around a city).

### In the corpora

- [Lo, these are but the outskirts of His ways; and how small a whisper is heard of Him!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.669/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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