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title: cosmogony — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cosmogony» in the Judaism dictionary: A story or theory about how the universe began. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cosmogony

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**Who acts:** universe, Sefer Yetzirah, Chaos, finite space, things · **What happens:** begin, give, follow, accord, see, base · **To what, where:** Setirot cosmogony, cosmogony, it, al phabet, things

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A story or theory about how the universe began.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:cosmogony:m1:1
# text = A story or theory about how the universe began.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	theory	theory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	universe	universe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | the universe |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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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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The Setirot cosmogony is given by the Sefer Yetzirah as follows: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:cosmogony:x1:1
# text = The Setirot cosmogony is given by the Sefer Yetzirah as follows: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Setirot	Setirot	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cosmogony	cosmogony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	Origin	Origin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	_
22	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	24	case	_	_
23	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	fixed	_	_
24	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
25	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	flat	_	_
26	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	1914	1914	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	list	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	))	))	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	27	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive | the Sefer Yetzirah | the Setirot cosmogony |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **follow** | present | the Sefer Yetzirah *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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saw in it only a cosmogony based upon the letters of the al- phabet and tlie Setiroth. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

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*Sentence 1:* saw in it only a cosmogony based upon the letters of the al- phabet and tlie Setiroth.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:cosmogony:x2:1
# text = saw in it only a cosmogony based upon the letters of the al- phabet and tlie Setiroth.
1	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cosmogony	cosmogony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	based	base	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	al	Al	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	_
15	phabet	phabet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	tlie	tlie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
18	Setiroth	Setiroth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past |  | a cosmogony |  | it |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **base** | participle |  | a cosmogony *not said here* |  |  |  | upon the letters of the al phabet and tlie | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **letter** |  |  | the al phabet and tlie |  |  |  |  | nom letter «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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*Sentence 2:* (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:cosmogony:x2:2
# 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	_	_
```

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| # | 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}

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Chaos .signified in the ancient cosmogonies the vacant, in- finite space out of which sprang all things that exist. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

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*Sentence 1:* Chaos .signified in the ancient cosmogonies the vacant, in- finite space out of which sprang all things that exist.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:cosmogony:x3:1
# text = Chaos .signified in the ancient cosmogonies the vacant, in- finite space out of which sprang all things that exist.
1	Chaos	chaos	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	signified	signify	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cosmogonies	cosmogony	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	vacant	vacant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	_
13	finite	finite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
15	out	out	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
18	sprang	spring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
19	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	20	det	_	_
20	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	_
21	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	22	nsubj	_	_
22	exist	exist	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **signify** | past | Chaos |  |  |  |  | in finite space; in the ancient cosmogonies | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in cosmogony=Attribute |
| 2 | **spring** | past | finite space | all things |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location thing=Theme |
| 3 | **exist** | present | all things |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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*Sentence 2:* (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:cosmogony:x3:2
# 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	_	_
```

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| # | 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 |

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