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# border

noun (border, borders); verb (border, borders, bordered, bordering)

«border» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A border is the edge of something, like a strip around a picture or a cloth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/border/#m1)
2. A border is the line between two countries, states or places. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/border/#m2)
3. A border in a garden is a long strip of flowers along an edge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/border/#m3)
4. To border is to be next to: «Canada borders the USA». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/border/#m4)

### In the lessons

the edge of a shape: its length is the perimeter; in geography, borders between countries on maps; phrases «cross the border», «border around», «bordering on»

### Examples

- She puts a border around a poster 3 ft by 2 ft. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/border/#x1)
- How much ribbon for the border? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/border/#x2)
- The border has 40 tiles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/border/#x3)
- A flower border runs along the path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/border/#x4)
- We crossed the border into Canada. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/border/#x5)
- Draw a border around your picture. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/border/#x6)
- Mexico borders the United States. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/border/#x7)
- The page has a gold border. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/border/#x8)
- Ireland has a border with Northern Ireland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/border/#x9)
- Passports are checked at the border. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/border/#x10)
- The elder brother rode straight on till he reached the borders of a strange kingdom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/border/#x11)

### Note

Border around a shape means perimeter (add the sides). Trap: do not multiply length × width; that is the area inside. Tiles at the corners of a square border are easy to count twice.

## In Jewish tradition

Here a border is the edge of a land, or the edge of a mountain, or a land's boundary. In Joshua it also means the territory of a tribe, listed by its towns.

**Interpretation.** The Torah marks the exact borders of the land promised to Israel. Tradition treats these borders as a gift from God, and fixed so that each tribe knows its share. Joshua lists each tribe's border by name, which the tradition reads as the fulfilling of God's promise.

### Examples

- 'Thou art this day to pass over the border of Moab, even Ar; (Torah DEU.2.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/border/#x1)
- And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched in Ije-abarim, in the border of Moab. (Torah NUM.33.44, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/border/#x2)
- And ye shall mark out your line for the east border from Hazar-enan to Shepham; (Torah NUM.34.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/border/#x3)
- And their border was Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem; (Prophets JOS.19.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/border/#x4)
- and Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over against Joppa. (Prophets JOS.19.46, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/border/#x5)
- And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph; (Prophets JOS.19.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/border/#x6)

### Note

Border around a shape means perimeter (add the sides). Trap: do not multiply length × width; that is the area inside. Tiles at the corners of a square border are easy to count twice.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «border» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/border/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«border» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/border.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «border» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/border/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«border» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/border.html) on Mova free.