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# security

noun (security — uncountable; securities — plural, money word)

«security» 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. Being safe and protected from danger, harm or crime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/security/#m1)
2. Things done to keep a place or people safe: guards, locks, cameras, checks (airport security). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/security/#m2)
3. The people whose job is to keep a place safe (Call security!). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/security/#m3)
4. Keeping information and accounts safe online (online security, passwords). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/security/#m4)
5. A feeling of being safe and cared for (a security blanket). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/security/#m5)
6. Security can also mean something given as a promise that a debt will be paid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/security/#m6)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: security at airports checks bags; security guards work in malls and stadiums. In online safety lessons: strong passwords, not sharing personal details, and privacy settings give you online security. In feelings lessons, a stable home gives children security. Phrases: security guard, airport security, security camera, online security, security blanket, security check.

### Examples

- We went through security at the airport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/security/#x1)
- The security guard helped me find my mum in the mall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/security/#x2)
- Use a strong password for better online security. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/security/#x3)
- The school has security cameras at the gate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/security/#x4)
- Security checked everyone's bags at the concert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/security/#x5)
- My teddy gives me a feeling of security at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/security/#x6)
- Never share your password — it's for your security. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/security/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: «good security», not «a security» (except the money meaning «securities»). Adjective: secure (safe, firmly fixed). If lost in a big place, a security guard in uniform is a safe person to ask.

## In Jewish tradition

Safety and freedom from fear, sometimes a false sense of safety.

**Interpretation.** The psalmist's "security" is read as a warning that pride in safety, before trouble comes, is a mistake.

### Examples

- Now I had said in my security: 'I shall never be moved.' (Writings PSA.30.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/security/#x1)
- And in his place shall stand up a contemptible person, upon whom had not been conferred the majesty of the kingdom; but he shall come in time of security, and shall obtain the kingdom by blandishments. (Writings DAN.11.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/security/#x2)

### Note

Uncountable: «good security», not «a security» (except the money meaning «securities»). Adjective: secure (safe, firmly fixed). If lost in a big place, a security guard in uniform is a safe person to ask.

## On Mova

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