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# live

verb (live, lives, lived, living) \[rhymes with give\]; adjective (live) \[rhymes with five\]; adverb (live)

«live» 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 live is to be alive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/live/#m1)
2. To live somewhere is to have your home there. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/live/#m2)
3. To live a certain way is to spend your life like that: live happily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/live/#m3)
4. Live (adjective) means alive, not dead: live animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/live/#m4)
5. Live means happening now, not recorded: a live show. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/live/#m5)
6. A live wire carries electricity and is dangerous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/live/#m6)

### In the lessons

In maths problems it is mostly a word of the story; sometimes people or animals living in a place are counted (4 people live in the house). It tells where things are, not what to do. In science: living things grow, need food and water, and reproduce. In safety: never touch a live wire. In stories: «they lived happily ever after».

### Examples

- 4 people live in the house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/live/#x1)
- 120 fish live in the pond. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/live/#x2)
- They live 3 km from the school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/live/#x3)
- How many animals live on the farm? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/live/#x4)
- My grandma lives in Canada. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/live/#x5)
- Penguins live in cold places. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/live/#x6)
- Plants need water and light to live. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/live/#x7)
- We watched the match live on TV. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/live/#x8)
- Never touch a live electric wire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/live/#x9)
- And they lived happily ever after. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/live/#x10)

### Note

Two sounds: «to live» (liv) and «a live show» (lyve). Trap: «lives» can be the verb (she lives here) or the plural of «life» (a cat has 9 lives, said with a long i). «Alive» comes after a verb (the fish is alive); «live» comes before a noun (live fish). Maths: no operation on its own.

## In Jewish tradition

It also means to live on, as in "live for ever," a greeting to a king, and the question whether the dead may live again.

**Interpretation.** Judaism puts great weight on life. The law says saving a life overrides almost every commandment, and the toast "L'chaim" means "to life." Job's questions about whether the wicked live and prosper, and whether a dead man lives again, are read by the tradition as a search for God's justice and the hope of resurrection.

### Examples

- And they said: 'Thou hast saved our lives. (Torah GEN.47.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/live/#x1)
- Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to live. (Torah EXO.22.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/live/#x2)
- And Abraham said unto God: 'Oh that Ishmael might live before Thee!' (Torah GEN.17.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/live/#x3)
- If a man die, may he live again? (Writings JOB.14.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/live/#x4)
- Then said Daniel unto the king: 'O king, live for ever! (Writings DAN.6.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/live/#x5)
- Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, wax mighty in power? (Writings JOB.21.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/live/#x6)

### Note

Two sounds: «to live» (liv) and «a live show» (lyve). Trap: «lives» can be the verb (she lives here) or the plural of «life» (a cat has 9 lives, said with a long i). «Alive» comes after a verb (the fish is alive); «live» comes before a noun (live fish). Maths: no operation on its own.

## On Mova

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