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# turn

«turn» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to move around a centre: the wheel turns** — 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 (turn, turns, turned, turning)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To turn means to move around a centre: the wheel turns. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#m1)

2) To turn means to change direction: turn left. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#m2)

3) A turn is your chance to do something in a game or in order: it's your turn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#m3)

4) To turn means to become: the leaves turn red; she turned 9 (became 9 years old). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#m4)

5) To turn a page is to move it to see the next one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#m5)

6) A turn is a movement around: a quarter turn, a half turn, a full turn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#m6)

7) To turn something on means to switch it on, like a light or a machine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#m7)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah, "turn" often describes changing direction on a journey, and God "turning" from anger means He holds back from punishing. Interpretation: Tradition links turning from wrong to teshuvah, "return" or repentance, which is a central idea of the High Holy Days. In the primary lessons: Maths: turns in a game, turning pages, turns of a wheel; angles: a quarter turn is 90 degrees, a half turn 180, a full turn 360; clockwise and anticlockwise; «turned 9» gives an age. Everyday: take turns, turn on/off the light, turn up (arrive), turn down (say no or make quieter). Safety: wait your turn, turn off the tap.

### 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/T/turn/#x1)
- and tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away; (Torah GEN.27.44, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#x2)
- Turn from Thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against Thy people. (Torah EXO.32.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#x3)
- Doth one turn away, and not return? (Prophets JER.8.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#x4)
- He that pursueth words, they turn against him. (Writings PRO.19.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#x5)
- When I would turn the captivity of My people, (Prophets HOS.6.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#x6)
- Each player has 3 turns. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#x7)
- She turned 20 pages. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#x8)
- The wheel makes 10 turns a minute. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#x9)
- Tom turned 9 last week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#x10)
- A quarter turn is a right angle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#x11)
- Take turns on the swing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#x12)
- Turn left at the corner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#x13)
- Please turn off the lights when you leave. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#x14)
- In autumn the leaves turn orange. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#x15)
- "Let's turn it on," she said. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#x16)

### note

Countable noun; regular verb. Turns are counted; «turned 9» gives an age. A full turn is 360 degrees. «It is her turn» carries no number. Trap: «turn» (rotate) and «tern» (a sea bird) sound the same.

### In the corpora

- [And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom; but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.464/)
- [and tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.822/)
- [And Moses said: 'I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.55/)
- [And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he lay even this to heart.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.200/)
- [Turn from Thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against Thy people.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.957/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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