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# self

«self» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **The person you are, your own nature and character: her…** — 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 self, selves); prefix self- (self-control, self-portrait); also a part of myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself

### meaning for a pupil

1) The person you are, your own nature and character: her true self. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/self/#m1)

2) Your usual state: He wasn't his normal self today. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/self/#m2)

3) Self- (prefix): by, of or for yourself: self-service, self-confidence, self-portrait. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/self/#m3)

4) (on a cheque or form, formal) Yourself. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/self/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In personal and social lessons you learn about self-esteem, self-respect, self-care and self-control. In art, a self-portrait is a picture of the artist. In everyday life self-service tills and self-checkouts mean you do it yourself. In safety lessons self-defence protects you.

### examples

- Let my soul not come into their council; unto their assembly let my glory not be united; for in their anger they slew men, and in their self-will they houghed oxen. (Torah GEN.49.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/self/#x1)
- To return, to turn one's self round. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/self/#x2)
- 1) Our author maintains that there is a first intelligent, self-existing, almighty, eternal ruling cause of all things, and that an everlasting entity produced nonentities by a progression of effects. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/self/#x3)
- Be your true self. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/self/#x4)
- After a good sleep she was back to her cheerful self. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/self/#x5)
- He wasn't his usual self after the bad news. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/self/#x6)
- Van Gogh painted many self-portraits. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/self/#x7)
- Use the self-service checkout. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/self/#x8)
- Practising helps build self-confidence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/self/#x9)
- Self-care means looking after your body and mind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/self/#x10)
- Self help is the best help. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/self/#x11)

### note

Plural: selves (f → ves). Most self- words use a hyphen: self-esteem. In reflexive pronouns «self» joins without a hyphen: myself, yourselves. «Selfie» (a photo of yourself) comes from it.

### In the corpora

- [Self-driving vehicles are being tested, and their safety must be proven before they are used everywhere.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/24-future-hopes/14/)
- [Toad describes his house like an estate agent's advert: «an eligible self-contained gentleman's residence very unique ...](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/52-willows-ch8-part1-the-gaolers-daughter/21/)
- ["Self-medicating" means using alcohol or drugs to cope with problems instead of getting proper help.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/5-drink-mind-and-body/6/)
- [That was self-defence: getting away from someone who is hurting you, and getting help.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/377-self-defence-or-just-stupid/2/)
- [Jake, on the other hand, told the head he had hit a boy «in self-defence».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/377-self-defence-or-just-stupid/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «self» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/self/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.