deal

«deal» in Mova's judaism dictionary: an agreement between people, often in buying, selling or… — 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 (deal, deals, dealt, dealing); noun (a deal, deals)

meaning for a pupil

1) A deal is an agreement between people, often in buying, selling or swapping. tree →

2) To deal cards is to give them out to players. tree →

3) To deal with something is to take action to sort out a problem or job. tree →

4) To deal with someone is to have contact with them or handle how they behave. tree →

5) «A great deal» or «a good deal» means a lot. tree →

6) A deal can be a bargain, a good price. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means to treat or behave towards someone, for good or ill. Interpretation: "Deal falsely" is a ban on cheating. The tradition treats honest dealing in business as part of holiness. In the primary lessons: In everyday life children make deals («I'll do the dishes if you dry»), deal cards in games, and learn to deal with feelings like anger. In maths, «a good deal» can mean comparing prices to find which is cheaper per item. In stories, «a deal with the devil» or a trickster's deal warns the reader of a trap. Phrases: «it's a deal», «make a deal», «deal with», «big deal», «a great deal of», «deal out», «no big deal».

examples

• And they said: 'Should one deal with our sister as with a harlot?' (Torah GEN.34.31, JPS 1917) tree →
• In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard. (Torah EXO.23.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another. (Torah LEV.19.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• Deal courageously, and the LORD be with the good.' (Writings 2CH.19.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• Wherefore are all they secure that deal very treacherously? (Prophets JER.12.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• The treacherous deal treacherously; yea, the treacherous deal very treacherously. (Prophets ISA.24.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• Let's make a deal: you help me, and I'll help you. tree →
• It's your turn to deal the cards. tree →
• Deal out seven cards to each player. tree →
• We learned how to deal with anger. tree →
• The shop has a great deal on apples: three for one dollar. tree →
• She spent a great deal of time on her project. tree →
• It's no big deal if you spill a little water. tree →
• Teachers deal with lots of questions every day. tree →

note

Irregular past: dealt (pronounced «delt»), not «dealed». «Deal with» takes an object: «deal with the problem». «Big deal!» said sarcastically means «that's not important». In maths problems, «a better deal» means a lower price for the same amount.

In the corpora

• And they said: 'Should one deal with our sister as with a harlot?'
• The archers have dealt bitterly with him, and shot at him, and hated him;
• And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
• Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying: 'Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?
• Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods; yea, for that they dealt proudly against them.'

Trees and pragmatics

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