holding

«holding» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the -ing form of "hold": having something in your hands… — 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 (a holding, holdings); verb, -ing form of "hold" (hold, holds, held, holding)

meaning for a pupil

1) Holding is the -ing form of "hold": having something in your hands or arms, or keeping it in place. tree →

2) A holding is land or property that someone owns, like a small farm. tree →

3) Holdings are things like money, shares or books that a person or group owns or keeps. tree →

4) In sport, holding is an unfair move where you grab another player. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "Holding his peace" means staying quiet. It can also mean the act of keeping a gathering, as in "the holding of convocations", or of grasping something, as in "holding bribes". Interpretation: Eliezer's quiet watching, as Rebekah drew water, shows him waiting for the sign he had asked God for. Isaiah teaches that holy days and gatherings mean nothing to God when people also do wrong, and that a righteous man refuses to hold bribes. In the primary lessons: In everyday life and stories: holding hands, holding your breath, holding on. In maths: a jug holding 2 litres (capacity). In business and history: land holdings. In safety: "Keep holding the rail". Phrases: holding hands, holding on, holding up, holding still, holding area.

examples

• And the man looked stedfastly on her; holding his peace, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not. (Torah GEN.24.21, JPS 1917) tree →
• Bring no more vain oblations; it is an offering of abomination unto Me; new moon and sabbath, the holding of convocations — I cannot endure iniquity along with the solemn assembly. (Prophets ISA.1.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil; (Prophets ISA.33.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• She is holding a kitten. tree →
• Keep holding the rail on the stairs. tree →
• We walked holding hands. tree →
• The jug is holding 2 litres of water. tree →
• He was holding his breath under water. tree →
• The family has a small holding of land by the river. tree →
• The library's holdings include rare maps. tree →
• The referee called holding against the player. tree →
• "What's the matter?" he asked, holding her tighter. tree →

note

Verb is irregular: hold, held, held. Noun "holding" (land) is countable. "Smallholding" (UK) = small farm. In maths, "holding" often tells capacity or what someone has now.

In the corpora

• And the man looked stedfastly on her; holding his peace, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
• Loose brushwork, holding the brush further from the bristles, often makes paintings look more alive.
• Weaver ants sew leaves into nests, holding their own larvae like glue sticks that spin silk.
• Small ants can carry many times their own weight, and weaver ants were photographed holding about 100 times their weight upside down.
• The first witness is the Hatter, still holding his teacup and bread-and-butter.

Trees and pragmatics

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