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# hold

«hold» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to have something in your hand or arms: hold my hand** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (hold, holds, held, holding); noun (a hold)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To hold is to have something in your hand or arms: hold my hand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#m1)

2) To hold is to have room for, to contain: the jar holds 10 sweets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#m2)

3) To hold is to keep in a place or state: hold still, hold on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#m3)

4) To hold a party or a meeting is to have it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#m4)

5) A hold is a grip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#m5)

6) The hold is the large space deep inside a ship where cargo is stored. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "Hold your peace" means keep quiet; "pangs take hold" means seize. It can also mean to grip tightly, as in "hold fast deceit", meaning to cling to lies. Interpretation: At the sea Moses tells Israel to be still because God will fight for them. Tradition sees this as trust in God. Jeremiah's "hold fast deceit" is read as a people clinging to false ways and refusing to repent. In the primary lessons: how many things one container or pack contains («A pack holds 3 cards» = size of one group; multiply by the number of packs); with a total given, «how many … needed» = divide by what one holds; in safety «hold hands when you cross», «hold the rail»; in everyday life «hold on» (wait), «hold your breath»

### examples

- The LORD will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.' (Torah EXO.14.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#x1)
- For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, (Torah EXO.9.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#x2)
- The peoples have heard, they tremble; pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia. (Torah EXO.15.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#x3)
- They hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. (Prophets JER.8.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#x4)
- But he was as one that held his peace. (Prophets 1SA.10.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#x5)
- For then would I hold my peace and die. (Writings JOB.13.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#x6)
- Mia buys 8 packs of cards. A pack holds 3 cards. How many cards does Mia buy? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#x7)
- A jar holds 10 sweets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#x8)
- Each tray holds 6 cupcakes. How many trays are needed for 24 cupcakes? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#x9)
- Hold my hand when we cross the road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#x10)
- Can you hold the baby for a minute? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#x11)
- Hold on, I'm coming! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#x12)
- The school will hold a concert in the hall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#x13)
- This bottle holds one litre of water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#x14)
- There was powder in the hold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#x15)

### note

«a pack holds N» gives the size of one equal group: multiply by the number of packs. Trap: with a total given and «how many … needed», divide by the size. Past form «held», not «holded».

### In the corpora

- [Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him fast by thy hand; for I will make him a great nation.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.559/)
- [And the man looked stedfastly on her; holding his peace, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.641/)
- [And after that came forth his brother, and his hand had hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.722/)
- [For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.236/)
- [The LORD will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.399/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «hold» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.