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# turning

«turning» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **A bend or corner where a road or path changes direction** — 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 (turnings)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A bend or corner where a road or path changes direction. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turning/#m1)

2) The act of turning something round. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turning/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Nehemiah and Chronicles "the Turning" is the name of a place, a bend in the wall of Jerusalem. In Proverbs it is a door turning on its hinges, a picture of a lazy person. Interpretation: Readers take "the Turning" as a real spot in the rebuilt city wall. The Proverbs saying is read as mocking the lazy person who moves back and forth but gets nowhere. In the primary lessons: the bends of a long, winding way in a tale; «the way was full of turnings»

### examples

- The door is turning upon its hinges, and the sluggard is still upon his bed. (Writings PRO.26.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turning/#x1)
- Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the Turning, and fortified them. (Writings 2CH.26.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turning/#x2)
- After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another portion, from the house of Azariah unto the Turning and unto the corner. (Writings NEH.3.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turning/#x3)
- The road had many turnings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turning/#x4)
- Take the second turning on the left. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turning/#x5)
- The path wound through turnings and bends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turning/#x6)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [The door is turning upon its hinges, and the sluggard is still upon his bed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.763/)
- [After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another portion, from the house of Azariah unto the Turning and unto the corner.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/NEH.65/)
- [If you are really worried about a child being unsafe, tell a trusted adult instead of turning it into gossip.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/43-our-street-when-a-guess-becomes-a-reputation/21/)
- [Streaming plays the next episode automatically to keep you watching; turning off autoplay helps you decide when to stop.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts/13/)
- [Pointing the microphone away from the speakers or turning it down stops feedback.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/4-starting-a-band/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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