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# uttermost

adjective (uttermost; also a noun)

«uttermost» 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

(old use) Uttermost means furthest, the very greatest or the farthest possible; it is used in "the uttermost parts", meaning the farthest or deepest places. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uttermost/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old stories and Bible-style writing, a far-off land or sea where a hero goes or is protected

### Examples

- God was with him, and he carried home in his heart, even "in the uttermost parts of the sea." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uttermost/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

in old stories and Bible-style writing, a far-off land or sea where a hero goes or is protected

### Examples

- If any of thine that are dispersed be in the uttermost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will He fetch thee. (Torah DEU.30.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/uttermost/#x1)
- and when we cried unto the LORD, He heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us forth out of Egypt; and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border. (Torah NUM.20.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/uttermost/#x2)
- Thy word is tried to the uttermost, and Thy servant loveth it. (Writings PSA.119.140, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/uttermost/#x3)
- Yet thou shalt be brought down to the nether-world, to the uttermost parts of the pit. (Prophets ISA.14.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/uttermost/#x4)
- If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; (Writings PSA.139.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/uttermost/#x5)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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