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title: adjuration — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «adjuration» in the Judaism dictionary: A solemn command or oath, made in God's name, that someone must speak the truth. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# adjuration

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**Who acts:** someone, God, one sin, sin, Whoso, partner · **What happens:** make, speak, name, hear, be, have · **To what, where:** solemn command, name, truth, voice, witness, iniquity · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«adjuration» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 2 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [adjuration in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/adjuration.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A solemn command or oath, made in God's name, that someone must speak the truth.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:adjuration:m1:1
# text = A solemn command or oath, made in God's name, that someone must speak the truth.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	solemn	solemn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	command	command	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	oath	oath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	16	nsubj	_	_
15	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a solemn command or oath *not said here* |  | God's name |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | must | someone | the truth |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **name** |  | God |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity; (Torah LEV.5.1, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 39 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:adjuration:x1:1
# text = And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity; (Torah LEV.5.1, JPS 1917)
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
3	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	sin	sin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	in	in	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	10	mark	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	heareth	hear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	adjuration	adjuration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
17	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	19	cop	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	witness	witness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
22	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	hath	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	parataxis	_	_
24	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	23	xcomp	_	_
25	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
28	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	32	mark	_	_
29	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	32	nsubj	_	_
30	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	32	aux	_	_
31	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	32	advmod	_	_
32	utter	utter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	conj	_	_
33	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	32	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
35	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	38	advmod	_	_
36	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	38	nsubj	_	_
37	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	38	aux	_	_
38	bear	bear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	32	conj	_	_
39	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	40	nmod:poss	_	_
40	iniquity	iniquity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	44	punct	_	_
42	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	44	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	44	compound	_	_
44	LEV.5.1	LEV.5.1	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	_
46	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	44	conj	_	_
47	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	44	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	44	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | present | any one sin | the voice of adjuration |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer voice=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | gerund | sin | a witness |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **have** | present | sin |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **see** | participle | sin *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **know** | participle | sin *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 6 | **not** **utter** *speech: other* *a condition, not said to happen* | present · do-support | sin | voice |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 7 | **bear** | shall | sin | sin's iniquity |  |  | then |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent iniquity=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing. (Writings PRO.29.24, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:adjuration:x2:1
# text = Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.
1	Whoso	whoso	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	partner	partner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	hateth	hate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	heareth	hear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	adjuration	adjuration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	uttereth	utter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
18	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Whoso | partner |  |  |  | with a thief | tree rules |
| 2 | **hate** | present | partner | partner's own soul |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer soul=Stimulus |
| 3 | **hear** | present | partner | the adjuration |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer adjuration=Stimulus |
| 4 | **utter** *speech: other* | present | partner *not said here* | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings PRO.29.24, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:adjuration:x2:2
# text = (Writings PRO.29.24, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PRO.29.24	PRO.29.24	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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