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title: comely — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «comely» in the Judaism dictionary: Comely means pleasant to look at, pretty or handsome. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# comely

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**Who acts:** Comely, cheeks, you, praise, comely one, comely maiden · **What happens:** mean, look, be, rejoice, cut off, come · **To what, where:** ye, well, comely son

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Comely means pleasant to look at, pretty or handsome.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comely:m1:1
# text = Comely means pleasant to look at, pretty or handsome.
1	Comely	comely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pleasant	pleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	pretty	pretty	ADV	RB	_	5	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	handsome	handsome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Comely |  |  |  |  | pleasant *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **look** | to-infinitive | Comely *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at pretty=Theme |

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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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Thy cheeks are comely with circlets, thy neck with beads. (Writings SNG.1.10, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Thy cheeks are comely with circlets, thy neck with beads.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comely:x1:1
# text = Thy cheeks are comely with circlets, thy neck with beads.
1	Thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cheeks	cheek	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	comely	comely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	circlets	circlet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	beads	bead	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Thy cheeks |  |  |  |  | with circlets; comely *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings SNG.1.10, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comely:x1:2
# text = (Writings SNG.1.10, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	SNG.1.10	SNG.1.10	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.

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous, praise is comely for the upright. (Writings PSA.33.1, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous, praise is comely for the upright.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comely:x2:1
# text = Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous, praise is comely for the upright.
1	Rejoice	rejoice	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	O	O	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	righteous	righteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	comely	comely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	upright	upright	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rejoice** | imperative | you *not said here* | ye |  |  |  | in the LORD and O | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present | praise |  |  |  |  | for the upright; comely *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.33.1, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comely:x2:2
# text = (Writings PSA.33.1, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.33.1	PSA.33.1	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}

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The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off. (Prophets JER.6.2, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comely:x3:1
# text = The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	comely	comely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	delicate	delicate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Zion	Zion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
12	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	cut	cut	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
15	off	off	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut off** | future | the comely one and the daughter of Zion |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JER.6.2, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comely:x3:2
# text = (Prophets JER.6.2, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JER.6.2	JER.6.2	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 4 {#x4}

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A comely maiden came to the well.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comely:x4:1
# text = A comely maiden came to the well.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	comely	comely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	maiden	maiden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	well	well	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | a comely maiden |  |  | the well |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to well=Initial\_Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The old king had a comely son.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comely:x5:1
# text = The old king had a comely son.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	comely	comely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the old king | a comely son |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cottage was small and comely.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comely:x6:1
# text = The cottage was small and comely.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cottage	cottage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	comely	comely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the cottage |  |  |  |  | small *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the cottage *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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