costly

«costly» in Mova's judaism dictionary: costing a lot of money; expensive — 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

adjective (costly, costlier, costliest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Costly means costing a lot of money; expensive. tree →

2) Costly means causing a big loss or harm: «a costly mistake». tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Expensive and precious, such as the large fine stones in the Temple and palace foundations. Interpretation: The costly stones show the honor given to building God's house. In the primary lessons: In maths and money problems it means a high price. In sports and stories a costly mistake leads to losing something important. Phrases: «a costly mistake», «prove costly».

examples

• And above were costly stones, after the measure of hewn stones, and cedar-wood. (Prophets 1KI.7.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• For too costly is the redemption of their soul, and must be let alone for ever — (Writings PSA.49.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. (Prophets 1KI.7.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• The new bike was too costly for us. tree →
• Missing the penalty was a costly mistake. tree →
• Repairing the roof will be costly. tree →
• Which is more costly, 3 pens at 2 dollars or 1 book at 5 dollars? tree →
• Leaving the lights on is costly. tree →
• The delay proved costly for the team. tree →
• He already possessed a costly block of that stone. tree →

note

Looks like an adverb (-ly) but is an adjective: «a costly trip». Comparison: costlier, costliest (or more costly). Similar: expensive, dear (UK).

In the corpora

• And the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with hewn stone.
• And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.
• And above were costly stones, after the measure of hewn stones, and cedar-wood.
• For too costly is the redemption of their soul, and must be let alone for ever —
• A dilemma is a situation where every choice has something wrong or costly about it.

Trees and pragmatics

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