[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/position.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / position [← P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/P/) # position «position» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the place where someone or something is** — 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 (a position, positions); verb (position, positions, positioned, positioning) ### meaning for a pupil 1) A position is the place where someone or something is. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/position/#m1) 2) Position is the way a body or thing is placed, such as standing, sitting or lying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/position/#m2) 3) A position in a race, list or competition is the place you come, like first or second. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/position/#m3) 4) A position in a team is the role or area a player covers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/position/#m4) 5) A position can be a job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/position/#m5) 6) To position something means to put it carefully in a place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/position/#m6) 7) A position can also mean the situation you are in, especially a difficult one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/position/#m7) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means where something is or how it is placed. In the Sefer Yetzirah it is the place of a thing, as the sun looks different from different places. In the numbers essay it means the place of a digit. Interpretation: The writer thinks the place of a digit gives it its value, a way that one becomes many. He links this to the mysterious "harmony" of the Sefer Yetzirah. In the primary lessons: Maths: position words (above, below, left, right, between) and coordinates describe where a point is; place value talks about the position of a digit (the 3 in 352 is in the hundreds position). Science: the position of the sun changes across the sky. PE and sport: goalkeeper is a position. Safety: the recovery position in first aid. Phrases: in position, out of position, the recovery position, first position, in a difficult position. ### examples - Just as the sphere remains the same during the rotation on its axis in its setting and in its rising; yet it appears to us as if it had undergone a great change on account of its different position. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/position/#x1) - Did their "harmony" mean the principle of position?' (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/position/#x2) - The principle of position is the "miracle" that makes one, many and many, one. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/position/#x3) - Use a grid to describe the position of the treasure. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/position/#x4) - The digit 7 is in the tens position in 175. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/position/#x5) - She finished in third position in the race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/position/#x6) - What position do you play? Defender. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/position/#x7) - Put the injured person in the recovery position. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/position/#x8) - Stay in position until the music starts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/position/#x9) - Dad positioned the ladder against the wall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/position/#x10) - The sun's position changes during the day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/position/#x11) - I might have been in a very disagreeable position." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/position/#x12) ### note Countable: a position, positions. In maths, the position of a digit gives its value: in 352 the 5 is in the tens position, so it is worth 50. «In a difficult position» means in a hard situation, not a physical place. Spelling: posi-tion, with one s. ### In the corpora - [Staying in one position for a long time, sitting or lying, makes muscles stiff and achy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/420-eyes-backs-and-thumbs/19/) - [A satnav or phone finds its position by timing radio signals from at least four satellites in orbit.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/1-maps-and-scale/16/) - [The Inca kept records with quipu, strings with knots of different colours and positions, to count people, taxes and goods.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/19-the-aztecs-and-the-inca/16/) - [There is no single perfect posture; changing position often and getting up to move about every half hour is good for the body.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/34-exercise-and-posture/8/) - [Just standing in an offside position is not an offence; getting involved in play is.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/41-football-positions-rules-and-scoring/9/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «position» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/position/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.