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title: bondwoman — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bondwoman» in the Judaism dictionary: A female slave or servant, a woman who is owned or bound to serve. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bondwoman

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**Who acts:** thou, son, he, him · **What happens:** own, bind, serve, do, make, be · **To what, where:** female slave, bondwoman, nation, seed, tooth, him

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«bondwoman» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: [bondwoman in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/bondwoman.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A female slave or servant, a woman who is owned or bound to serve.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bondwoman:m1:1
# text = A female slave or servant, a woman who is owned or bound to serve.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	female	female	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	slave	slave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	owned	own	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	bound	bind	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	serve	serve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **own** | present · passive |  | a female slave or servant |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **bind** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **serve** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=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}

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And also unto thy bondwoman thou shalt do likewise. (Torah DEU.15.17, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* And also unto thy bondwoman thou shalt do likewise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bondwoman:x1:1
# text = And also unto thy bondwoman thou shalt do likewise.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
3	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	bondwoman	bondwoman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	8	nsubj	_	_
7	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	likewise	likewise	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | shall | thou | thy bondwoman *not said here* |  |  |  | likewise *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bondwoman=Eventuality |

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*Sentence 2:* (Torah DEU.15.17, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bondwoman:x1:2
# text = (Torah DEU.15.17, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	DEU.15.17	DEU.15.17	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

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And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.' (Torah GEN.21.13, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.'

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bondwoman:x2:1
# text = And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
2	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bondwoman	bondwoman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	nation	nation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | future | the son of the bondwoman | a nation |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nation=Product |
| 2 | **is a** | present | son | thy seed |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (Torah GEN.21.13, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bondwoman:x2:2
# text = (Torah GEN.21.13, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	GEN.21.13	GEN.21.13	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

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And if he smite out his bondman's tooth, or his bondwoman's tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake. (Torah EXO.21.27, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* And if he smite out his bondman's tooth, or his bondwoman's tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bondwoman:x3:1
# text = And if he smite out his bondman's tooth, or his bondwoman's tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	smite	smite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	advcl	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	bondman	bondman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	bondwoman	bondwoman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
20	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
21	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	xcomp	_	_
22	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	xcomp	_	_
23	for	for	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
24	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	's	's	PART	POS	_	25	case	_	_
27	sake	sake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smite out** *a condition, not said to happen* | infinitive | he | his bondman's tooth |  |  |  | his bondwoman's tooth *obl* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus tooth=Experiencer |
| 2 | **let** | shall | he | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | free *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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*Sentence 2:* (Torah EXO.21.27, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bondwoman:x3:2
# text = (Torah EXO.21.27, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	EXO.21.27	EXO.21.27	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

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