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title: dispossess — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dispossess» in the Judaism dictionary: To take land or a home away from people who live there, usually by force. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dispossess

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**Who acts:** people, thou, nations, I, LORD, ye · **What happens:** take, live, say, be, dispossess, drive out · **To what, where:** land, heart, nations, thee · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To take land or a home away from people who live there, usually by force.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dispossess:m1:1
# text = To take land or a home away from people who live there, usually by force.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | to-infinitive |  | land or a home |  |  |  | from people; away *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent land=Theme from people=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **live** | present | people |  |  | there |  | by force | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by force=Location |

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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 -->
If thou shalt say in thy heart: 'These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?' (Torah DEU.7.17, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* If thou shalt say in thy heart: 'These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?'

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dispossess:x1:1
# text = If thou shalt say in thy heart: 'These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?'
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
9	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	These	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	nations	nation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	obj	_	_
14	than	than	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
17	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	20	advmod	_	_
18	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
19	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	dispossess	dispossess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
21	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | shall | thou |  |  | thy heart |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in heart=Manner |
| 2 | **is** | present | this nations |  |  |  |  | than I; more *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **dispossess** | can | I | nations *= nation* |  |  |  |  | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Source |

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*Sentence 2:* (Torah DEU.7.17, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dispossess:x1:2
# text = (Torah DEU.7.17, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	DEU.7.17	DEU.7.17	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 -->
then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourselves. (Torah DEU.11.23, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourselves.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dispossess:x2:1
# text = then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourselves.
1	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	drive	drive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	9	det:predet	_	_
8	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	nations	nation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	before	before	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	17	nsubj	_	_
16	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	dispossess	dispossess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
18	nations	nation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
19	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	17	xcomp	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	mightier	mighty	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	19	conj	_	_
22	than	than	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	yourselves	yourselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive out** | future | the LORD | all nations |  |  | then | from you | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent nation=Theme from you=Trajectory |
| 2 | **dispossess** | shall | ye | nations |  |  |  | great *property* | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nation=Source |

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*Sentence 2:* (Torah DEU.11.23, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dispossess:x2:2
# text = (Torah DEU.11.23, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	DEU.11.23	DEU.11.23	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 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest in to dispossess them, and thou dispossessest them, and dwellest in their land; (Torah DEU.12.29, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 33 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dispossess:x3:1
# text = When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest in to dispossess them, and thou dispossessest them, and dwellest in their land; (Torah DEU.12.29, JPS 1917)
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
6	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	cut	cut	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	nations	nation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	before	before	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	whither	whither	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	17	advmod	_	_
16	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	17	nsubj	_	_
17	goest	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
18	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	dispossess	dispossess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	ccomp	_	_
21	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	25	nsubj	_	_
25	dispossessest	dispossess	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
26	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	dwellest	dwell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	conj	_	_
30	in	in	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	32	nmod:poss	_	_
32	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	36	punct	_	_
34	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	36	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	36	compound	_	_
36	DEU.12.29	DEU.12.29	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
38	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	36	appos	_	_
39	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	38	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	38	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut off** | shall | the LORD | the nations |  | thee |  | Torah DEU.12.29 *obl* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent nation=Theme from thou=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **go** | present | thou |  |  |  |  | whither *property* | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **dispossess** | to-infinitive | thou *not said here* | nations *= nation* |  |  |  |  | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Source |
| 4 | **dispossess** | present | thou | nations *= nation* |  |  |  |  | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Source |
| 5 | **dwell** | present | thou *not said here* |  |  | nations's land |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in land=Location |

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