turn+aside+from
1212 Samuel 2 — 1 And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron. 2 So David went up… …
122swerve — swerve, veer, deviate, depart, digress, diverge mean to turn aside from a straight line or a defined course. Swerve may refer to a turning aside, usually somewhat abruptly, by a person or material thing {at that point the road swerves to the… …
123MAIMONIDEAN CONTROVERSY — MAIMONIDEAN CONTROVERSY, a vast complex of disputed cultural, religious, and social problems, focusing around several central themes. Some of the elements of this controversy considerably antedate maimonides (1135–1204); and of the questions… …
124swerve — verb (swerved; swerving) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sweorfan to wipe, file away; akin to Old High German swerban to wipe off, Welsh chwerfu to whirl Date: 14th century intransitive verb to turn aside abruptly from a straight line …
125di|vert — «duh VURT, dy », transitive verb. 1. to turn aside: »A ditch diverted water from the stream into the fields. 2. to amuse; entertain: »We were diverted by the clown s tricks. Listening to music diverted him after a hard day s work. I diverted… …
126OR AKIVA — (Heb. אוֹר עֲקִיבָא; Light of R. Akiva ), immigrant development town in the northern Sharon, 1½ mi. E. of caesarea . Construction of the town began in 1951 with the aim of providing permanent housing for the inhabitants of the Caesarea ma barah… …
127Oath of Asaph — The Oath of Asaph, also known as the Oath of Asaph and Yohanan, is a code of conduct for Hebrew physicians. It may have been written in the 6th century CE,[1] which would make Asaph the oldest known Hebrew medical writer.[2] Oath Text [1] This is …
128detour — 1738, from Fr. détour, from O.Fr. destor side road, byway; evasion, excuse, from destorner turn aside, from des aside + tourner to turn (see TURN (Cf. turn)). The verb is attested from 1836 (intrans.); 1905 (trans.). Related: Detoured; detouring …
