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title: astrologer — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «astrologer» in the Judaism dictionary: A person who studies the stars and planets and claims to tell what will happen from them. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# astrologer

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**Who acts:** person, king, Daniel, secret, I, astrologers · **What happens:** study, tell, happen, cry, bring, answer · **To what, where:** stars, astrologers, enchanters, secret, magicians, dream · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«astrologer» 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: [astrologer in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/astrologer.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who studies the stars and planets and claims to tell what will happen from them.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:astrologer:m1:1
# text = A person who studies the stars and planets and claims to tell what will happen from them.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	studies	study	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	planets	planet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	claims	claim	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
13	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	15	nsubj	_	_
14	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	ccomp	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | present | a person | the stars and planets and claims |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent star=Topic |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **happen** | future |  |  |  |  |  | from claims *= claim* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .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 -->
The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. (Writings DAN.5.7, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:astrologer:x1:1
# text = The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	aloud	aloud	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	enchanters	enchanter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Chaldeans	Chaldean	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	astrologers	astrologer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | the king | the astrologers |  |  |  | aloud *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **bring** | to-infinitive | the king *not said here* |  |  | the enchanters and the Chaldeans |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings DAN.5.7, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:astrologer:x1:2
# text = (Writings DAN.5.7, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	DAN.5.7	DAN.5.7	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 -->
Daniel answered before the king, and said: 'The secret which the king hath asked can neither wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor astrologers, declare unto the king; (Writings DAN.2.27, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:astrologer:x2:1
# text = Daniel answered before the king, and said: 'The secret which the king hath asked can neither wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor astrologers, declare unto the king; (Writings DAN.2.27, JPS 1917)
1	Daniel	Daniel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	before	before	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	nsubj	_	_
13	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	obj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	hath	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	parataxis	_	_
17	asked	ask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	xcomp	_	_
18	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
19	neither	neither	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
20	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	enchanters	enchanter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	magicians	magician	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
27	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	28	cc	_	_
28	astrologers	astrologer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
30	declare	declare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
31	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	36	punct	_	_
35	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	36	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	parataxis	_	_
37	DAN.2.27	DAN.2.27	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	36	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
39	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	37	flat	_	_
40	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	37	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	36	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | Daniel |  |  |  | before the king |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Daniel *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **have** | present | the king | the secret nor astrologers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **ask** *speech: ask* | participle | the secret nor astrologers *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **declare** *speech: other* | infinitive | the secret nor astrologers |  |  |  |  | unto the king | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then came in the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof. (Writings DAN.4.4, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Then came in the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:astrologer:x3:1
# text = Then came in the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	_
2	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	magicians	magician	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	enchanters	enchanter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Chaldeans	Chaldean	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	astrologers	astrologer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	before	before	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
25	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
26	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj	_	_
27	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	29	aux	_	_
28	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	29	advmod	_	_
29	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
30	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	29	xcomp	_	_
31	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	30	obl	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	interpretation	interpretation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	_
35	thereof	thereof	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past |  | the astrologers |  | the magicians | then |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in magician=Location |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | I | the dream |  |  | before astrologers *= astrologer* |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent dream=Recipient |
| 3 | **not** **make** | past · do-support | astrologers *= astrologer* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **know** | participle | astrologers *= astrologer* *not said here* | the interpretation |  |  |  | unto me; thereof *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings DAN.4.4, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:astrologer:x3:2
# text = (Writings DAN.4.4, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	DAN.4.4	DAN.4.4	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 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king called for his astrologer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:astrologer:x4:1
# text = The king called for his astrologer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	astrologer	astrologer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle |  | the king *not said here* |  |  |  | for king's astrologer | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for astrologer=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The astrologer gazed at the sky all night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:astrologer:x5:1
# text = The astrologer gazed at the sky all night.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	astrologer	astrologer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gazed	gaze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gaze** | past | the astrologer |  |  |  | night | at the sky | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at sky=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Marzavan had an astrologer's dress made for the prince.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:astrologer:x6:1
# text = Marzavan had an astrologer's dress made for the prince.
1	Marzavan	Marzavan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	astrologer	astrologer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Marzavan | a astrologer's dress |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dress=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a astrologer's dress *not said here* |  |  |  | for the prince | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for prince=Beneficiary |

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