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# 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

1. A person is a man, woman or child, one human being. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#m1)
2. «In person» means really there, not on the phone or on a screen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#m2)
3. In grammar, person shows who is speaking: I is first person, you is second person, he or she is third person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#x1)
- The ticket costs 5 dollars per person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#x2)
- How many people can sit at 4 tables? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#x3)
- A person eats 2 apples. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#x4)
- She is a very kind person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#x5)
- I would like to thank you in person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#x6)
- Only one person can go on the slide at a time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#x7)
- The story is told in the first person: «I ran home». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#x8)
- A trusted person is someone your family knows well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#x9)
- Yes, he is forever following people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#x10)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#x1)
- And all the people shall say: Amen.' (Torah DEU.27.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#x2)
- So the people rested on the seventh day. (Torah EXO.16.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#x3)
- And the people did yet corruptly. (Writings 2CH.27.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#x4)
- And all the people wept again over him. (Prophets 2SA.3.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#x5)
- And the people did according to this promise. (Writings NEH.5.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/person/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

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