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title: astir — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «astir» in the Judaism dictionary: Up and moving, out of bed and busy, with people or animals awake and active. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# astir

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**Who acts:** it, city, women, All, bird, village · **What happens:** move, come, pass, be, concern, say · **To what, where:** bed, they, them, Naomi · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«astir» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 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: [astir in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/astir.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Up and moving, out of bed and busy, with people or animals awake and active.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:astir:m1:1
# text = Up and moving, out of bed and busy, with people or animals awake and active.
1	Up	up	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
15	awake	awake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	active	active	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | gerund |  |  |  | bed |  | with people or animals | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme out bed=Trajectory |

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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}

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And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was astir concerning them, and the women said: 'Is this Naomi?' (Writings RUT.1.19, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was astir concerning them, and the women said: 'Is this Naomi?'

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:astir:x1:1
# text = And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was astir concerning them, and the women said: 'Is this Naomi?'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	28	advcl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	parataxis	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	Beth	Beth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	lehem	lehem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
17	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	19	det:predet	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
20	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	astir	astir	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
22	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	21	csubj	_	_
23	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	nsubj	_	_
28	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	33	punct	_	_
30	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	33	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	33	cop	_	_
32	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	33	det	_	_
33	Naomi	Naomi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	33	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	33	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | it |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pass** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **come** | past · passive |  | they |  |  |  | to Beth lehem | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | past | all city |  |  |  |  | astir *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **concern** | gerund |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer |
| 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the women |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **is a** | present |  | this Naomi |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings RUT.1.19, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:astir:x1:2
# text = (Writings RUT.1.19, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	RUT.1.19	RUT.1.19	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.

## Example 2 {#x2}

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All were astir early that morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:astir:x2:1
# text = All were astir early that morning.
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	astir	astir	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
5	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | All |  |  |  | morning | astir, early *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Not even a bird was astir.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:astir:x3:1
# text = Not even a bird was astir.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
2	even	even	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	astir	astir	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | past | a bird |  |  |  |  | astir *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The village was astir before dawn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:astir:x4:1
# text = The village was astir before dawn.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	astir	astir	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the village |  |  |  | dawn | astir *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Are you up and astir yet?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:astir:x5:1
# text = Are you up and astir yet?
1	Are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	astir	astir	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  | yet | astir *property* | tree rules |

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