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# holder

«holder» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **A thing that holds or supports something: a pencil…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a holder, holders)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A thing that holds or supports something: a pencil holder, a cup holder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/holder/#m1)

2) A person who owns or has something official: a ticket holder, a passport holder, an account holder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/holder/#m2)

3) A person or team that currently has a title or record: the record holder, the title holder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/holder/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Rings that held the poles carrying the table or altar. Interpretation: The poles of the table stayed in their rings so the sacred furniture could be carried without touching it. In the primary lessons: In everyday life holders keep things tidy (toothbrush holder, phone holder). In sport, the «holders» are the current champions and the «record holder» has the best result ever. In maths and money problems, «ticket holders» or «account holders» are counted or paid. Phrases: record holder, title holder, card holder, cup holder.

### examples

- Close by the border were the rings, the holders for the staves to bear the table. (Torah EXO.37.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/holder/#x1)
- And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grating of brass, to be holders for the staves. (Torah EXO.38.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/holder/#x2)
- And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold for holders for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold. (Torah EXO.36.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/holder/#x3)
- Put your pencils back in the pencil holder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/holder/#x4)
- Only ticket holders may enter the stadium. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/holder/#x5)
- Usain Bolt is the world record holder for the 100 metres. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/holder/#x6)
- The car has a cup holder for my juice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/holder/#x7)
- The holders were knocked out of the cup in the first round. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/holder/#x8)
- Every account holder gets a bank card. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/holder/#x9)
- The candle holder was made of glass. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/holder/#x10)

### note

Countable: a holder, holders. Often joined to another noun: cardholder, shareholder, householder, stakeholder (sometimes as one word). «Holder» is not «older».

### In the corpora

- [Close by the border were the rings, the holders for the staves to bear the table.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1136/)
- [And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grating of brass, to be holders for the staves.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1157/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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