habitation

«habitation» in Mova's judaism dictionary: The act of living in a place: «The house was not fit for… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (habitation — uncountable; a habitation, habitations)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) The act of living in a place: «The house was not fit for human habitation.» tree →

2) (formal, literary) A house or home; a place where people live. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "In all your habitations" shows that Sabbath and Passover rules apply in every home, not only in the Temple. In the Writings it names the settlements of a tribe, as in Chronicles, and the homes of Jacob that enemies lay waste. Interpretation: "In all your habitations" shows that Sabbath and Passover rules apply in every home, not only in the Temple. God's "holy habitation" is read as the Land of Israel or the Sanctuary. The Psalms are read as lamenting the ruin of Israel's homes and of God's own dwelling place. In the primary lessons: Used in formal writing, law and older stories. A house «unfit for habitation» is too dangerous or dirty to live in. In history and geography, «signs of habitation» are clues that people once lived somewhere (fire marks, tools, walls). In The Wind in the Willows Badger's home under the Wild Wood was built on the ruins of an old human habitation.

examples

• Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.' (Torah EXO.35.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.' (Torah EXO.12.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession. (Torah GEN.36.43, JPS 1917) tree →
• These were their habitations, and they have their genealogy. (Writings 1CH.4.33, JPS 1917) tree →
• For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his habitation. (Writings PSA.79.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• Who said: 'Let us take to ourselves in possession the habitations of God.' (Writings PSA.83.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• The old cottage was unfit for human habitation. tree →
• There was no sign of habitation for miles. tree →
• Archaeologists found signs of early habitation in the cave. tree →
• Badger's home was built among the ruins of an ancient city. tree →
• Smoke from a chimney showed a habitation nearby. tree →
• The island has no human habitation. tree →
• He reached the side of Loch-Ness and made his habitation there. tree →

note

Formal: in everyday talk say «home» or «house». Related: inhabit (to live in), inhabitant (a person who lives somewhere), habitat (the natural home of an animal or plant). Habitat is for animals and plants; habitation is for people.

In the corpora

• These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession.
• Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.'
• Thou in Thy love hast led the people that Thou hast redeemed; Thou hast guided them in Thy strength to Thy holy habitation.
• Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.'
• I have surely built Thee a house of habitation, a place for Thee to dwell in for ever.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «habitation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.