byway

noun (byways)

«byway» 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

Interpretation: In Deborah's song the roads were empty because enemies made the main highways unsafe. Tradition reads this as showing how fearful and weak Israel had become before God saved them. In the primary lessons: in tales, the little roads and paths that the hero or a traveller takes, such as «along highways and byways»

Meaning

A byway is a small side road or lane, quieter than a main road. tree →

Examples

In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways ceased, and the travellers walked through byways. (Prophets JDG.5.6, JPS 1917) tree →
We took the byway through the woods. tree →
The witch lived down a dusty byway. tree →
Highways and byways were full of people that day. tree →

Note

nothing for maths; «highways and byways» means all the roads, both big and small.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «byway» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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