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# nether

adjective

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

## In Jewish tradition

The "nether part of the mount" is the foot of Sinai, where the people stood. The "nether-world" is Sheol, the place of the dead, which God's fire reaches in the Song of Moses.

### Meaning

Lower or under, as in the bottom part of something. "Nether-world" means the world below the earth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nether/#m1)

### Examples

- And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount. (Torah EXO.19.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nether/#x1)
- For a fire is kindled in My nostril, and burneth unto the depths of the nether-world, and devoureth the earth with her produce, and setteth ablaze the foundations of the mountains. (Torah DEU.32.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nether/#x2)
- And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether, (Prophets 1KI.9.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nether/#x3)
- Deeper than the nether-world; what canst thou know? (Writings JOB.11.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nether/#x4)
- Shall I ransom them from the power of the nether-world? (Prophets HOS.13.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nether/#x5)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

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