possession
part of speech
noun (a possession, possessions; also uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Having or owning something. tree →
2) possessions: the things a person owns. tree →
3) (sport) Having control of the ball. tree →
4) (law) Having something illegal on you. tree →
5) Being controlled by a spirit, in stories. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Something owned, especially land received as an inheritance. The Land of Israel is called a possession given by God. Interpretation: In the Jubilee year land returns to its original family. The rabbis said the land really belongs to God, and people only hold it. In the primary lessons: In stories and everyday life: "she packed all her possessions". In football, netball and other sports, a team "has possession" of the ball. In grammar, the apostrophe shows possession (the dog's bone). Phrases: in possession of, take possession of, prized possession.
examples
- Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our father.' (Torah NUM.27.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- In this year of jubilee ye shall return every man unto his possession. (Torah LEV.25.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to take possession of the land. (Torah NUM.34.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- Who said: 'Let us take to ourselves in possession the habitations of God.' (Writings PSA.83.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions; (Writings PSA.105.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- The thoughtless come into possession of folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. (Writings PRO.14.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- She packed all her possessions into one bag. tree →
- His bike is his most prized possession. tree →
- Our team had possession of the ball for most of the game. tree →
- The apostrophe in "Sam's hat" shows possession. tree →
- The man was arrested for possession of stolen goods. tree →
- They took possession of the new house. tree →
- In the film, the girl suffers from ghostly possession. tree →
- Thus Jack took possession of the castle. tree →
note
Countable when it means things owned ("my possessions"), uncountable when it means owning. Spelling: double s twice. In grammar lessons, possession is shown with 's: the cat's tail, the girls' coats.
In the corpora
- And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household; and the Philistines envied him.
- These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession.
- In this year of jubilee ye shall return every man unto his possession.
- And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land.
- But the fields of the open land about their cities may not be sold; for that is their perpetual possession.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «possession» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.