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# liv

fragment / abbreviation; proper noun (Liv)

«liv» 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. A short form of «living», as in «liv rm» for living room in house adverts or notes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liv/#m1)
2. Liv: a girl's name, short for Olivia or a Scandinavian name meaning «life». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liv/#m2)
3. (UK, informal) A short form sometimes used for Liverpool, especially in sports scores and lists. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liv/#m3)

### In the lessons

This is not a full English word. It appears in short notes, adverts and sports tables, or as a name in stories. When you see it, read it as «living», «Liv» (a name) or «Liverpool» depending on what is around it.

### Examples

- Liv is my best friend at school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liv/#x1)
- The house advert said «3 bed, large liv rm». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liv/#x2)
- Liv scored the winning goal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liv/#x3)
- Liv and her brother walked the dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liv/#x4)
- The score read «Liv 2 Ars 1». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liv/#x5)
- My cousin Olivia likes to be called Liv. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liv/#x6)
- Ask Liv if she wants to come to the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liv/#x7)

### Note

Not a dictionary word on its own: do not use «liv» in proper writing; write «living» or the full name. As a name it starts with a capital L. The word «live» (verb or adjective) is different and must be spelled with an e.

## In Jewish tradition

In the family lists of Genesis, the word counts how many years each person lived before having a son. In the Psalms and Lamentations "living" means all that is alive, and "the land of the living" means this world in which a person walks before God.

**Interpretation.** Tradition notes the very long lives of the early generations and reads the lists as the unbroken chain from Adam to Noah and to Abraham. It reads the psalms as teaching that God feeds every living thing and that life is a gift for serving Him.

### Examples

- And Enosh lived ninety years, and begot Kenan. (Torah GEN.5.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/liv/#x1)
- And Kenan lived seventy years, and begot Mahalalel. (Torah GEN.5.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/liv/#x2)
- And Shelah lived thirty years, and begot Eber. (Torah GEN.11.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/liv/#x3)
- Thou openest Thy hand, and satisfiest every living thing with favour. (Writings PSA.145.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/liv/#x4)
- I shall walk before the LORD in the lands of the living. (Writings PSA.116.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/liv/#x5)
- Wherefore doth a living man complain, a strong man because of his sins? (Writings LAM.3.39, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/liv/#x6)

### Note

Not a dictionary word on its own: do not use «liv» in proper writing; write «living» or the full name. As a name it starts with a capital L. The word «live» (verb or adjective) is different and must be spelled with an e.

## On Mova

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