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# sell

«sell» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to give something to someone for money** — 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

verb (sell, sells, sold, selling); noun (a hard sell — rare)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To sell is to give something to someone for money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sell/#m1)

2) Something sells when people buy it, as in «The book sells well». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sell/#m2)

3) To sell an idea is to make people like it or agree with it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sell/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Joseph being "sold" by his brothers is a major event in the story. Esau selling his birthright to Jacob is read as him showing little value for holy things. In the primary lessons: an action that takes things away from the seller and brings in money; in everyday life: shops, bake sales, garage sales; phrases «sell out» (sell all), «for sale», «on sale», «sell for»

### examples

- And Jacob said: 'Sell me first thy birthright.' (Torah GEN.25.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sell/#x1)
- And he said: 'I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. (Torah GEN.45.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sell/#x2)
- after that he is sold he may be redeemed; one of his brethren may redeem him; (Torah LEV.25.48, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sell/#x3)
- He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant; (Writings PSA.105.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sell/#x4)
- Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. (Writings PRO.23.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sell/#x5)
- Or which of My creditors is it to whom I have sold you? (Prophets ISA.50.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sell/#x6)
- The baker sold 75 cakes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sell/#x7)
- She sells lemonade for 2 dollars a cup. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sell/#x8)
- How many cakes did he sell in all? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sell/#x9)
- He sold 8 more than yesterday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sell/#x10)
- The concert tickets sold out in an hour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sell/#x11)
- We sold old toys at a garage sale. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sell/#x12)
- The shop sells shoes and bags. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sell/#x13)
- The house is for sale. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sell/#x14)
- He sold his bike to his cousin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sell/#x15)
- Ice cream sells best in summer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sell/#x16)

### note

Takes away from what the seller has; money earned = number sold × price. Trap: «how many did he sell» may ask for the sold amount, not what is left. Past form «sold», not «selled». «Sell» sounds like «cell». The opposite is «buy».

### In the corpora

- [And Jacob said: 'Sell me first thy birthright.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.728/)
- [And Jacob said: 'Swear to me first'; and he swore unto him; and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.730/)
- [Are we not accounted by him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our price.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.949/)
- [And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1216/)
- [And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1366/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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