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# pace

«pace» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **one step, or the length of one step** — 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 (pace, paces); verb (pace, paces, paced, pacing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A pace is one step, or the length of one step. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pace/#m1)

2) Pace is how fast someone moves or how fast something happens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pace/#m2)

3) To pace is to walk up and down, often because you are worried. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pace/#m3)

4) To pace yourself is to go at a speed you can keep up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pace/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it is not used, but in the Prophets it means one step, as when David's men carried the ark six paces and then he offered a sacrifice. Interpretation: The six paces are read as a sign of care and joy in carrying the ark, with a sacrifice offered at each short stage of the journey. In the primary lessons: In maths: a step used to measure distance, or a speed; «at a pace of», «paces long». In everyday life and sport: running at a steady pace, keeping pace with friends. In science: the pace of change, a heart's pace. In stories: «he paced the room», «ten paces to the treasure».

### examples

- And it was so, that when they that bore the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling. (Prophets 2SA.6.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pace/#x1)
- The garden is 20 paces long. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pace/#x2)
- He walks at a pace of 4 km an hour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pace/#x3)
- Each pace is about 1 meter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pace/#x4)
- She runs at a steady pace. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pace/#x5)
- Pace yourself, or you will be tired before the end. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pace/#x6)
- Count ten paces from the tree and dig. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pace/#x7)
- Dad paced up and down, waiting for news. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pace/#x8)
- Little brother could not keep pace with us. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pace/#x9)
- Work at your own pace. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pace/#x10)
- On the high-road the pace was quicker yet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pace/#x11)

### note

«Paces» can be a unit of length (steps). «At a pace of» gives a speed, so distance = pace × time. Trap: different people have different paces. «Keep pace with» means go as fast as. Runners often say pace in minutes per mile or per kilometre.

### In the corpora

- [Debt advice charities give free, private help to make a plan for paying debts back at a pace the family can manage.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/21/)
- ["Working at his own pace" means he is very slow.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/16-school-reports/19/)
- [Everyone grows at their own pace, and a boy's voice cracks for a while as his voice box grows.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/15/)
- [Everyone grows at their own pace.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/211-growing-seeing-and-hearing/5/)
- [Bodies are all different: children grow at their own pace, and growth spurts come at different ages.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/290-first-aid-water-and-growing-up/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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