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title: cognizance — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cognizance» in the Judaism dictionary: Awareness or notice of something. To "take cognizance" is to notice it and pay attention. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cognizance

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**Who acts:** God, I, Thou, she, that, thy · **What happens:** notice, take, be, pay, see, cognize · **To what, where:** something, cognizance, attention, children, lovingkindness, mine · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Awareness or notice of something. To "take cognizance" is to notice it and pay attention.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Awareness or notice of something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:cognizance:m1:1
# text = Awareness or notice of something.
1	Awareness	awareness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	notice	notice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **notice** |  |  | something |  |  |  |  | nom notice «communication 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:* To "take cognizance" is to notice it and pay attention.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:cognizance:m1:2
# text = To "take cognizance" is to notice it and pay attention.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
4	cognizance	cognizance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	notice	notice	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	pay	pay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
12	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  | cognizance |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cognizance=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | notice *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **pay** | infinitive |  | attention |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Asset |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And God saw the children of Israel, and God took cognizance of them. (Torah EXO.2.25, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And God saw the children of Israel, and God took cognizance of them.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:cognizance:x1:1
# text = And God saw the children of Israel, and God took cognizance of them.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Israel	Israel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	cognizance	cognizance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | God | the children of Israel |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer child=Stimulus |
| 2 | **take** | past | God | cognizance of children |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cognizance=Theme |
| 3 | **cognize** |  |  | children *= child* |  |  |  |  | nom cognizance «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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*Sentence 2:* (Torah EXO.2.25, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:cognizance:x1:2
# text = (Torah EXO.2.25, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	EXO.2.25	EXO.2.25	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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I will be glad and rejoice in Thy lovingkindness; for Thou hast seen mine affliction, Thou hast taken cognizance of the troubles of my soul, (Writings PSA.31.8, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:cognizance:x2:1
# text = I will be glad and rejoice in Thy lovingkindness; for Thou hast seen mine affliction, Thou hast taken cognizance of the troubles of my soul, (Writings PSA.31.8, JPS 1917)
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	glad	glad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	rejoice	rejoice	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	Thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	lovingkindness	lovingkindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	Thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	14	nsubj	_	_
13	hast	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
15	mine	my	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	affliction	affliction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	Thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	19	nsubj	_	_
19	hast	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
20	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	amod	_	_
21	cognizance	cognizance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	troubles	trouble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nmod	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
29	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	nsubj	_	_
31	PSA.31.8	PSA.31.8	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
33	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	flat	_	_
34	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	31	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	31	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | future | I |  |  |  |  | glad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **rejoice** | present | I *not said here* |  |  | Thy lovingkindness |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **see** | present · perfect | Thou | mine |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **have** | present | Thou | taken cognizance of the troubles of my soul |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cognizance=Patient |
| 5 | **take** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **cognize** |  |  | the troubles of my soul |  |  |  |  | nom cognizance «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
| 7 | **trouble** |  |  | my soul |  |  |  |  | nom trouble «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then she fell on her face, and bowed down to the ground, and said unto him: 'Why have I found favour in thy sight, that thou shouldest take cognizance of me, seeing I am a foreigner?' (Writings RUT.2.10, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Then she fell on her face, and bowed down to the ground, and said unto him: 'Why have I found favour in thy sight, that thou shouldest take cognizance of me, seeing I am a foreigner?'

<!-- fold The tree, 36 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:cognizance:x3:1
# text = Then she fell on her face, and bowed down to the ground, and said unto him: 'Why have I found favour in thy sight, that thou shouldest take cognizance of me, seeing I am a foreigner?'
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	bowed	bow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	down	down	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
17	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
20	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	24	advmod	_	_
22	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
23	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
24	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	16	conj	_	_
25	favour	favour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	28	nmod:poss	_	_
28	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
30	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	33	nsubj	_	_
31	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	33	nsubj	_	_
32	shouldest	should	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	33	aux	_	_
33	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
34	cognizance	cognizance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	obj	_	_
35	of	of	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
36	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	34	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
38	seeing	see	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	33	advcl	_	_
39	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	42	nsubj	_	_
40	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	42	cop	_	_
41	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	42	det	_	_
42	foreigner	foreigner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	33	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	33	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | she |  |  | her face | then |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on face=Location |
| 2 | **bow down** | past | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the ground; down *property* | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to ground=Theme |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  | unto him *= he* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **find** | present · perfect | I | favour |  | thy sight |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent favour=Topic |
| 5 | **take** | should | that | cognizance of me |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cognizance=Theme |
| 6 | **see** | gerund | that *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 7 | **is a** | present | I | a foreigner |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **sight** |  | thy |  |  |  |  |  | nom sight «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
| 9 | **cognize** |  |  | me |  |  |  |  | nom cognizance «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings RUT.2.10, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:cognizance:x3:2
# text = (Writings RUT.2.10, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	RUT.2.10	RUT.2.10	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.

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