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# hold

verb (hold, holds, held, holding); noun (a hold)

«hold» 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

1. To hold is to have something in your hand or arms: hold my hand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#m1)
2. To hold is to have room for, to contain: the jar holds 10 sweets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#m2)
3. To hold is to keep in a place or state: hold still, hold on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#m3)
4. To hold a party or a meeting is to have it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#m4)
5. A hold is a grip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#m5)
6. The hold is the large space deep inside a ship where cargo is stored. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#m6)

### In the lessons

how many things one container or pack contains («A pack holds 3 cards» = size of one group; multiply by the number of packs); with a total given, «how many … needed» = divide by what one holds; in safety «hold hands when you cross», «hold the rail»; in everyday life «hold on» (wait), «hold your breath»

### Examples

- Mia buys 8 packs of cards. A pack holds 3 cards. How many cards does Mia buy? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#x1)
- A jar holds 10 sweets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#x2)
- Each tray holds 6 cupcakes. How many trays are needed for 24 cupcakes? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#x3)
- Hold my hand when we cross the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#x4)
- Can you hold the baby for a minute? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#x5)
- Hold on, I'm coming! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#x6)
- The school will hold a concert in the hall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#x7)
- This bottle holds one litre of water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#x8)
- There was powder in the hold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#x9)

### Note

«a pack holds N» gives the size of one equal group: multiply by the number of packs. Trap: with a total given and «how many … needed», divide by the size. Past form «held», not «holded».

## In Jewish tradition

"Hold your peace" means keep quiet; "pangs take hold" means seize. It can also mean to grip tightly, as in "hold fast deceit", meaning to cling to lies.

**Interpretation.** At the sea Moses tells Israel to be still because God will fight for them. Tradition sees this as trust in God. Jeremiah's "hold fast deceit" is read as a people clinging to false ways and refusing to repent.

### Examples

- The LORD will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.' (Torah EXO.14.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#x1)
- For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, (Torah EXO.9.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#x2)
- The peoples have heard, they tremble; pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia. (Torah EXO.15.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#x3)
- They hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. (Prophets JER.8.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#x4)
- But he was as one that held his peace. (Prophets 1SA.10.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#x5)
- For then would I hold my peace and die. (Writings JOB.13.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/#x6)

### Note

«a pack holds N» gives the size of one equal group: multiply by the number of packs. Trap: with a total given and «how many … needed», divide by the size. Past form «held», not «holded».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hold» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hold» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hold.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «hold» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hold/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hold» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/hold.html) on Mova free.