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title: admonish — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «admonish» in the Judaism dictionary: To warn or scold someone gently, to tell them firmly that they should behave better. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# admonish

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** they, ye, you, I, thou, He · **What happens:** warn, scold, tell, behave, king, be · **To what, where:** someone, them, thee, prophets, ear, king · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«admonish» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [admonish in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/admonish.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To warn or scold someone gently, to tell them firmly that they should behave better.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:admonish:m1:1
# text = To warn or scold someone gently, to tell them firmly that they should behave better.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	warn	warn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	scold	scold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	iobj	_	_
11	firmly	firmly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	behave	behave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
16	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warn** *speech: warn* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **scold** | infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  | gently *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  | them *= they* |  |  | firmly *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient |
| 4 | **behave** | should | they |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
Now therefore, O ye kings, be wise; be admonished, ye judges of the earth. (Writings PSA.2.10, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Now therefore, O ye kings, be wise; be admonished, ye judges of the earth.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:admonish:x1:1
# text = Now therefore, O ye kings, be wise; be admonished, ye judges of the earth.
1	Now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	_
2	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	O	o	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	_
5	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	6	nsubj	_	_
6	kings	king	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	admonished	admonish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	csubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	15	nsubj	_	_
15	judges	judge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **king** |  | ye |  |  |  |  | therefore *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | wise *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **admonish** | infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V PP.topic» |
| 4 | **judge** |  | ye |  |  |  |  | of the earth | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.2.10, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:admonish:x1:2
# text = (Writings PSA.2.10, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.2.10	PSA.2.10	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	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hear, O My people, and I will admonish thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto Me! (Writings PSA.81.9, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Hear, O My people, and I will admonish thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto Me!

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:admonish:x2:1
# text = Hear, O My people, and I will admonish thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto Me!
1	Hear	hear	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	O	o	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
4	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	admonish	admonish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	O	O	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Israel	Israel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
17	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	19	nsubj	_	_
18	wouldest	would	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	hearken	hearken	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
20	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	Me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **admonish** | future | I | thee |  |  |  | O Israel *obl* | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent thou=Recipient |
| 2 | **hearken** *a condition, not said to happen* | would | thou |  |  |  |  | unto Me | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.81.9, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:admonish:x2:2
# text = (Writings PSA.81.9, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.81.9	PSA.81.9	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	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yet He sent prophets to them, to bring them back unto the LORD; and they admonished them, but they would not give ear. (Writings 2CH.24.19, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Yet He sent prophets to them, to bring them back unto the LORD; and they admonished them, but they would not give ear.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:admonish:x3:1
# text = Yet He sent prophets to them, to bring them back unto the LORD; and they admonished them, but they would not give ear.
1	Yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	back	back	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
12	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	admonished	admonish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
19	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
21	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
22	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
23	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
24	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	25	advmod	_	_
25	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	conj	_	_
26	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | He | prophets | prophets *= prophet* |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent prophet=Theme to they=Destination |
| 2 | **bring back** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | prophets *= prophet* |  |  |  | unto the LORD | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 3 | **admonish** | past | prophets *= prophet* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient |
| 4 | **not** **give** | would | prophets *= prophet* | ear |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings 2CH.24.19, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:admonish:x3:2
# text = (Writings 2CH.24.19, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	2CH.24.19	2CH.24.19	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Quiet,» their mother admonished them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:admonish:x4:1
# text = «Quiet,» their mother admonished them.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	admonished	admonish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **admonish** | past | their Quiet mother | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wise man admonished the king to be fair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:admonish:x5:1
# text = The wise man admonished the king to be fair.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	admonished	admonish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **admonish** | past | the wise man |  | the king |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent king=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | the wise man *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I was admonished for being late.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:admonish:x6:1
# text = I was admonished for being late.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	admonished	admonish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	cop	_	_
6	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **admonish** | past · passive |  | I |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | late *property* | tree rules |

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