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# place

«place» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a particular area, spot or position: a quiet place** — 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 (place, places); verb (place, places, placed, placing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A place is a particular area, spot or position: a quiet place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/place/#m1)

2) A place is a town, building or home: come to my place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/place/#m2)

3) A place is a position in a race or a list: first place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/place/#m3)

4) In maths, the place of a digit gives its value: the tens place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/place/#m4)

5) To place is to put something somewhere carefully. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/place/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Places are named for events, like Beer-sheba; "the place which the LORD shall choose" is later understood as Jerusalem. "High places" were often hilltop shrines, and Jonathan is mourned as slain on them. Interpretation: "The Place" (HaMakom) became a name for God, since God is the place of the world and the world is not God's place. In the primary lessons: to put a thing on the table («I place one cup on the table»: the count goes up); «places N on each of M» = equal groups (multiply); in maths place value (ones, tens, hundreds); in sport first, second, third place; in everyday life «take place» (happen), «in place of» (instead of), «all over the place»

### examples

- And Laban departed, and returned unto his place. (Torah GEN.31.55, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/place/#x1)
- Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth. (Torah GEN.33.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/place/#x2)
- Wherefore that place was called Beer-sheba; because there they swore both of them. (Torah GEN.21.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/place/#x3)
- Jonathan upon thy high places is slain! (Prophets 2SA.1.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/place/#x4)
- And where is the place of understanding? (Writings JOB.28.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/place/#x5)
- How are his hidden places sought out! (Prophets OBA.1.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/place/#x6)
- I place one cup on the table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/place/#x7)
- Sara places 4 plates on each of 3 tables. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/place/#x8)
- Ben places 6 more books on the shelf. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/place/#x9)
- In 352 the digit 5 is in the tens place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/place/#x10)
- Mia came in first place in the race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/place/#x11)
- This park is my favourite place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/place/#x12)
- Put the book back in its place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/place/#x13)
- The school fair will take place on Saturday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/place/#x14)
- At last he reached the place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/place/#x15)

### note

Placing = things arrive: the count goes up. Trap: «places N on each of M» is equal groups: multiply. Place value: in 352 the 5 means 50, not 5.

### In the corpora

- [And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the terebinth of Moreh.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.318/)
- [And the LORD went His way, as soon as He had left off speaking to Abraham; and Abraham returned unto his place.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.478/)
- [And Abraham got up early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.506/)
- [Wherefore that place was called Beer-sheba; because there they swore both of them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.572/)
- [On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.579/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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