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# past

«past» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **time that has gone, before now** — 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 past); adjective (past); preposition (past); adverb (past)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The past is time that has gone, before now. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/past/#m1)

2) Past (preposition) means going by something: he walked past the shop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/past/#m2)

3) In telling time, past means after the hour: «Half past three» is 3:30. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/past/#m3)

4) Past (adjective) means just gone: the past week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/past/#m4)

5) Past also means beyond: past midnight, past the bridge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/past/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: In the Prophets and Writings "past" can mean beyond reach: God's wisdom is "past searching out" and His deeds "past finding out". It also means over and gone, like winter in the Song of Songs. In the primary lessons: In maths: telling time: «half past», «10 past 4»; time before now; going by a place; «the past 3 days» is a number of days. In grammar: the past tense (walked, ran). In history: learning about the past. In stories: «long in the past», «she ran past the gate».

### examples

- And this is the case of the manslayer, that shall flee thither and live: whoso killeth his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in time past; (Torah DEU.19.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/past/#x1)
- that the manslayer might flee thither, that slayeth his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in time past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live: (Torah DEU.4.42, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/past/#x2)
- And when the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spoke unto the house of Pharaoh, saying: 'If now I have found favour in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying: (Torah GEN.50.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/past/#x3)
- His discernment is past searching out. (Prophets ISA.40.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/past/#x4)
- Who doeth great things past finding out; yea, marvellous things without number. (Writings JOB.9.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/past/#x5)
- For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; (Writings SNG.2.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/past/#x6)
- It is half past 2. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/past/#x7)
- The bus came 20 minutes past 8. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/past/#x8)
- In the past 3 days she read 60 pages. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/past/#x9)
- He walked past 5 houses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/past/#x10)
- In the past, people wrote with feather pens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/past/#x11)
- It's past your bedtime! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/past/#x12)
- «Ran» is the past tense of «run». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/past/#x13)
- Quarter past ten is 10:15. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/past/#x14)
- Go past the church and turn left. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/past/#x15)
- Suddenly there rode past another horseman. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/past/#x16)

### note

«Minutes past» an hour: add to the hour. «Half past» = 30 minutes, «quarter past» = 15. Trap: «the past 3 days» gives a number of days. Trap: past and passed sound the same: «passed» is the verb («she passed the ball»), «past» is the place or time word. Opposite: future; with time, «to» (quarter to 4 = 3:45).

### In the corpora

- [This is the word that the LORD spoke concerning Moab in time past.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.357/)
- [His discernment is past searching out.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.869/)
- ['The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.261/)
- [For a thousand years in Thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1621/)
- [Who doeth great things past finding out; yea, marvellous things without number.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.207/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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