[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/speed.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/) / speed [← S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/S/) # speed «speed» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **how fast something moves: how far it goes in some time** — 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, verb (speed, speeds, sped, speeding) ### meaning for a pupil 1) Speed is how fast something moves: how far it goes in some time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speed/#m1) 2) Speed means quickness: with great speed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speed/#m2) 3) To speed is to move fast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speed/#m3) 4) To be speeding is to drive faster than the law allows. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speed/#m4) 5) To speed up is to go faster; to slow down is the opposite. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speed/#m5) 6) "God speed you" is an old way of wishing someone good luck and a safe journey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speed/#m6) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "Good speed" here is old English meaning success or a quick, favorable outcome. Later books also use "speed" for quickness: Rehoboam made speed to flee and Jonathan told the lad to make speed. Interpretation: Abraham's servant prayed for good speed, and tradition reads Rebekah's quick appearance as God answering him. It shows that God guides ordinary events. In the primary lessons: Maths and science: a rate of distance per time (km per hour, miles per hour, meters per second); distance = speed × time. Safety: speed limits on roads, slow down near schools. Everyday: top speed, at full speed, speed bump, high-speed train. ### examples - And he said: 'O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, send me, I pray Thee, good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master Abraham. (Torah GEN.24.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speed/#x1) - And Isaac said unto his son: 'How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son?' And he said: 'Because the LORD thy God sent me good speed.' (Torah GEN.27.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speed/#x2) - And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. (Prophets 1KI.12.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speed/#x3) - And Jonathan cried after the lad: 'Make speed, hasten, stay not.' And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master. (Prophets 1SA.20.38, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speed/#x4) - And He will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth; and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly; (Prophets ISA.5.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speed/#x5) - The car's speed is 60 km per hour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speed/#x6) - At this speed, how far will it go in 3 hours? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speed/#x7) - His speed was 5 meters a second. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speed/#x8) - Find the speed if he went 120 miles in 2 hours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speed/#x9) - The speed limit near the school is 25. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speed/#x10) - A cheetah can run at great speed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speed/#x11) - The train sped through the tunnel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speed/#x12) - Slow down, there is a speed bump ahead. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speed/#x13) - "Now then, Soldier! drive off, and God speed you!" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speed/#x14) ### note Past sped (or speeded). Distance = speed × time; speed = distance ÷ time; time = distance ÷ speed. Trap: match units (minutes vs hours: 30 minutes is half an hour). Average speed = total distance ÷ total time, not the average of two speeds. ### In the corpora - [And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.470/) - [And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/2CH.230/) - [A speed camera photographs cars going over the limit, and the driver must pay a fine and may get points on their licence.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/30-police-courts-and-prison/15/) - [Speed limits exist because faster cars cause worse accidents, especially near schools and homes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/30-police-courts-and-prison/16/) - [Real hedgehogs walk slowly and can trot, but cannot race; Sonic was named for speed, not for biology.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/228-cartoon-pets-and-animal-myths-put-right/15/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «speed» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speed/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.