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title: cantor — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cantor» in the Judaism dictionary: A cantor is a person who leads the singing of prayers in a synagogue. Here the word is just the surname of a mathematician, Cantor. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cantor

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**Who acts:** cantor, person, word, Indians, zero · **What happens:** be, lead, sing, accord, page, advance · **To what, where:** person, singing, synagogue, prayers, surname, Cantor · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A cantor is a person who leads the singing of prayers in a synagogue. Here the word is just the surname of a mathematician, Cantor.

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*Sentence 1:* A cantor is a person who leads the singing of prayers in a synagogue.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:cantor:m1:1
# text = A cantor is a person who leads the singing of prayers in a synagogue.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cantor	cantor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	singing	singing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	prayers	prayer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	synagogue	synagogue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a cantor | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lead** | present | a person | the singing of prayers |  | a synagogue |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent singing=Theme in synagogue=Destination |
| 3 | **sing** |  |  | prayers |  |  |  |  | nom singing «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Here the word is just the surname of a mathematician, Cantor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:cantor:m1:2
# text = Here the word is just the surname of a mathematician, Cantor.
1	Here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	surname	surname	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mathematician	mathematician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	Cantor	Cantor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the word | the surname |  |  |  | of a mathematician; Cantor *obl* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On page 576 of Cantor's \]'orlesuiigeii iHier GesvhUhte der Mathonatil; (second edition, vol. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:cantor:x1:1
# text = On page 576 of Cantor's ]'orlesuiigeii iHier GesvhUhte der Mathonatil; (second edition, vol. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	576	576	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Cantor	Cantor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	orlesuiigeii	orlesuiigeii	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	dep	_	_
10	iHier	iHier	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	9	flat:foreign	_	_
11	GesvhUhte	GesvhUhte	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	flat	_	_
12	der	d	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	amod	_	_
13	Mathonatil	Mathonatil	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	17	amod	_	_
17	edition	edition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	vol.	vol.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
20	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	Origin	Origin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	appos	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	Letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nmod	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	conj	_	_
29	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	31	case	_	_
30	to	to	ADP	IN	_	29	fixed	_	_
31	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
32	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	flat	_	_
33	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	34	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	1914	1914	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	31	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	))	))	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	34	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **page** |  |  | Cantor |  |  |  |  | nom page «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cantor's Itlnl/it-nintUclie Ihitriigt, Halle 1863, pagi? 269), arguments have been advanced that the Indians invented this system, or at least taught it to the Arabs. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Cantor's Itlnl/it-nintUclie Ihitriigt, Halle 1863, pagi?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:cantor:x2:1
# text = Cantor's Itlnl/it-nintUclie Ihitriigt, Halle 1863, pagi?
1	Cantor	Cantor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	Itlnl/it	Itlnl/it	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	nintUclie	nintUclie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	Ihitriigt	Ihitriigt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	Halle	Halle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	1863	1863	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	pagi	pagi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* 269), arguments have been advanced that the Indians invented this system, or at least taught it to the Arabs.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:cantor:x2:2
# text = 269), arguments have been advanced that the Indians invented this system, or at least taught it to the Arabs.
1	269	269	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
4	arguments	argument	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	advanced	advance	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Indians	Indian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	invented	invent	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
12	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	det	_	_
13	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	least	least	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	18	obl	_	_
18	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	Arabs	Arab	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **advance** | present · perfect · passive |  | 269 arguments |  |  |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **invent** | past | the Indians | this system |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent system=Result |
| 3 | **teach** *speech: other* | past |  | system | the Arabs | least |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Topic to arab=Recipient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 3:* (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:cantor:x2:3
# text = (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Origin	Origin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	case	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
13	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	1914	1914	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	list	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	))	))	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the International Mathematical Congress held in Paris in 1900, Cantor suggested that zero was pro- bably in use among the Babylonians as early as 1700 B. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- fold The tree, 39 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:cantor:x3:1
# text = At the International Mathematical Congress held in Paris in 1900, Cantor suggested that zero was pro- bably in use among the Babylonians as early as 1700 B. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	International	International	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	Mathematical	Mathematical	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	Congress	Congress	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
6	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Paris	Paris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	1900	1900	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	Cantor	Cantor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	suggested	suggest	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	zero	zero	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	pro	pro	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	19	punct	_	_
19	bably	bably	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
22	among	among	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	Babylonians	Babylonian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	21	nmod	_	_
25	as	as	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADV	28	advmod	_	_
26	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	25	fixed	_	_
27	as	as	ADP	IN	_	25	fixed	_	_
28	1700	1700	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	29	nummod	_	_
29	B.	B.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
30	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
33	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	Origin	Origin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	appos	_	_
35	of	of	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
36	Letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	34	nmod	_	_
37	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	38	cc	_	_
38	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	36	conj	_	_
39	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	41	case	_	_
40	to	to	ADP	IN	_	39	fixed	_	_
41	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	36	nmod	_	_
42	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	41	flat	_	_
43	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	44	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	1914	1914	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	31	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	))	))	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	31	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past |  |  |  | the International Mathematical Congress |  | in Paris; in 1900 | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at congress=Location |
| 2 | **suggest** *speech: suggest* | past | Cantor |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | past | zero |  |  | use among the Babylonians  1700 B. |  | pro *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

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