person

noun (person, people, persons)

«person» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A person is a man, woman or child, one human being. tree →
«In person» means really there, not on the phone or on a screen. tree →
In grammar, person shows who is speaking: I is first person, you is second person, he or she is third person. tree →

In the 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

Each person gets 3 slices. tree →
The ticket costs 5 dollars per person. tree →
How many people can sit at 4 tables? tree →
A person eats 2 apples. tree →
She is a very kind person. tree →
I would like to thank you in person. tree →
Only one person can go on the slide at a time. tree →
The story is told in the first person: «I ran home». tree →
A trusted person is someone your family knows well. tree →
Yes, he is forever following people. tree →

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 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.

Examples

And all the people shall say: Amen. (Torah DEU.27.16, JPS 1917) tree →
And all the people shall say: Amen.' (Torah DEU.27.26, JPS 1917) tree →
So the people rested on the seventh day. (Torah EXO.16.30, JPS 1917) tree →
And the people did yet corruptly. (Writings 2CH.27.2, JPS 1917) tree →
And all the people wept again over him. (Prophets 2SA.3.34, JPS 1917) tree →
And the people did according to this promise. (Writings NEH.5.13, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «person» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«person» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «person» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«person» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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