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title: brier — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «brier» in the Judaism dictionary: A brier is another spelling of briar, a prickly bush with thorny stems. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# brier

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**Who acts:** brier, Fury, I, arrows, land, thorns · **What happens:** be, not be, come, become, come up, not fling · **To what, where:** spelling, flame, briers, Brer Rabbit, brier patch, legs · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A brier is another spelling of briar, a prickly bush with thorny stems.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:brier:m1:1
# text = A brier is another spelling of briar, a prickly bush with thorny stems.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	brier	brier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	briar	briar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	prickly	prickly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	thorny	thorny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	stems	stem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a brier | another spelling |  |  |  | of briar | tree rules |

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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 -->
Fury is not in Me; would that I were as the briers and thorns in flame! (Prophets ISA.27.4, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Fury is not in Me; would that I were as the briers and thorns in flame!

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:brier:x1:1
# text = Fury is not in Me; would that I were as the briers and thorns in flame!
1	Fury	Fury	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Me	Me	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
10	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	briers	brier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	thorns	thorn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	flame	flame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | Fury |  |  |  |  | in Me | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | would | I |  |  | flame |  | as the briers and thorns | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.27.4, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:brier:x1:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.27.4, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.27.4	ISA.27.4	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
With arrows and with bow shall one come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns. (Prophets ISA.7.24, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* With arrows and with bow shall one come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:brier:x2:1
# text = With arrows and with bow shall one come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	arrows	arrow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	bow	bow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	thither	thither	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
11	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
12	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	14	det:predet	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	parataxis	_	_
17	briers	brier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	xcomp	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	thorns	thorn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | shall | arrows and bow |  |  |  |  | thither *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **become** | shall | all land | briers and thorns |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.7.24, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:brier:x2:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.7.24, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.7.24	ISA.7.24	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.

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
For the land of my people whereon thorns and briers come up; yea, for all the houses of joy and the joyous city. (Prophets ISA.32.13, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* For the land of my people whereon thorns and briers come up; yea, for all the houses of joy and the joyous city.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:brier:x3:1
# text = For the land of my people whereon thorns and briers come up; yea, for all the houses of joy and the joyous city.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	whereon	whereon	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
8	thorns	thorn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	briers	brier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	up	up	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
14	yea	yea	INTJ	UH	_	11	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	19	det:predet	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	joyous	joyous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come up** | present | thorns and briers |  |  |  |  | for the land of my people; for all houses of joy and the joyous city; whereon *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.32.13, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:brier:x3:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.32.13, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.32.13	ISA.32.13	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 -->
"Don't fling me in that brier-patch," said Brer Rabbit.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:brier:x4:1
# text = "Don't fling me in that brier-patch," said Brer Rabbit.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	fling	fling	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	ccomp	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
8	brier	brier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	patch	patch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
13	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **fling** *in a quote* | infinitive · do-support |  | Brer Rabbit *= rabbit* |  | that brier patch |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent i=Theme in patch=Destination |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Brer Rabbit |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The thorns on the brier scratched the boy's legs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:brier:x5:1
# text = The thorns on the brier scratched the boy's legs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	thorns	thorn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	brier	brier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	scratched	scratch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scratch** | past | the thorns on the brier | the boy's legs |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rabbit ran into the brier-patch and was safe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:brier:x6:1
# text = The rabbit ran into the brier-patch and was safe.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	brier	brier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	patch	patch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past | the rabbit |  |  |  |  | into the brier patch *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into patch=Result |
| 2 | **is** | past | the rabbit *not said here* |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |

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