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# person

«person» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a man, woman or child, one human being** — 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

noun (person, people, persons)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A person is a man, woman or child, one human being. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#m1)

2) «In person» means really there, not on the phone or on a screen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#m2)

3) In grammar, person shows who is speaking: I is first person, you is second person, he or she is third person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In this text it often stands for a human being or a "soul" (nefesh), as in "any person who sins". The corpus examples show "the people" instead. Interpretation: The Hebrew nefesh, often translated "person" or "soul", reminds us that each life counts as a whole being. Tradition teaches that saving one life is like saving a whole world. In the primary lessons: In maths: a thing counted; «per person» or «each person» gives a share or rate; the number of people. In everyday life: «per person» prices, «a kind person», «meet in person». In grammar: first, second and third person. In stories: «a mysterious person».

### examples

- And all the people shall say: Amen. (Torah DEU.27.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#x1)
- And all the people shall say: Amen.' (Torah DEU.27.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#x2)
- So the people rested on the seventh day. (Torah EXO.16.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#x3)
- And the people did yet corruptly. (Writings 2CH.27.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#x4)
- And all the people wept again over him. (Prophets 2SA.3.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#x5)
- And the people did according to this promise. (Writings NEH.5.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#x6)
- Each person gets 3 slices. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#x7)
- The ticket costs 5 dollars per person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#x8)
- How many people can sit at 4 tables? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#x9)
- A person eats 2 apples. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#x10)
- She is a very kind person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#x11)
- I would like to thank you in person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#x12)
- Only one person can go on the slide at a time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#x13)
- The story is told in the first person: «I ran home». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#x14)
- A trusted person is someone your family knows well. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#x15)
- Yes, he is forever following people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#x16)

### note

«Per person» or «each person» marks a rate: total = per person × people; a share = total ÷ people. Trap: plural is «people», not «persons» in most problems. «Persons» appears only on official signs («no more than 8 persons»). Safety: a person you meet online is not someone you know in person.

### In the corpora

- [And the king of Sodom said unto Abram: 'Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.373/)
- [And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth him shall be unclean until even.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.726/)
- [and thirty and two thousand persons in all, of the women that had not known man by lying with him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.1129/)
- [And the persons were sixteen thousand, of whom the LORD'S tribute was thirty and two persons.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.1134/)
- [and sixteen thousand persons —](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.1140/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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