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title: dowry — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dowry» in the Judaism dictionary: money, goods or land that a bride's family gave to her when she married. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# dowry

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** family, father, you, I, ye, man · **What happens:** give, marry, refuse, not give, pay, accord · **To what, where:** money, bride, her, much dowry, me, damsel · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«dowry» 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: [dowry in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/dowry.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
money, goods or land that a bride's family gave to her when she married.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dowry:m1:1
# text = money, goods or land that a bride's family gave to her when she married.
1	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	1	conj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	_
14	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	advmod	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	married	marry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | a bride's family | money and goods or land | bride |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent that=Theme to she=Recipient |
| 2 | **marry** | past | family |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
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 her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. (Torah EXO.22.17, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dowry:x1:1
# text = If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	utterly	utterly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	refuse	refuse	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	iobj	_	_
9	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
15	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
16	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	19	case	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	fixed	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	dowry	dowry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	virgins	virgin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | her father |  |  |  |  | utterly *property* | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **give** | to-infinitive | her father *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  |  | unto father | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 3 | **pay** | shall | father | money |  |  |  | accord the dowry of virgins | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Asset |
| 4 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah EXO.22.17, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dowry:x1:2
# text = (Torah EXO.22.17, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	EXO.22.17	EXO.22.17	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	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me; but give me the damsel to wife.' (Torah GEN.34.12, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me; but give me the damsel to wife.'

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dowry:x2:1
# text = Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me; but give me the damsel to wife.'
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	dowry	dowry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
14	according	accord	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	xcomp	_	_
15	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	18	nsubj	_	_
17	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	ccomp	_	_
19	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
22	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
24	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	23	iobj	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	damsel	damsel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
27	to	to	PART	TO	_	28	mark	_	_
28	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | much dowry and gift | me |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | future | I |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **accord** | gerund | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | shall | ye |  |  |  |  | unto me | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **give** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the damsel | me |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient damsel=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah GEN.34.12, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dowry:x2:2
# text = (Torah GEN.34.12, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	GEN.34.12	GEN.34.12	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	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife. (Torah EXO.22.16, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dowry:x3:1
# text = And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	entice	entice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	virgin	virgin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	betrothed	betroth	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	lie	lie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
19	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
20	surely	surely	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	dowry	dowry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
24	for	for	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obl	_	_
26	to	to	PART	TO	_	29	mark	_	_
27	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	29	cop	_	_
28	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	_
29	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **entice** | infinitive | a man | a virgin |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus virgin=Experiencer |
| 2 | **not** **betroth** | present · passive |  | a virgin |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: that=Theme |
| 3 | **lie** | infinitive | a man *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with her *= she* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **pay** | shall | man | a dowry |  |  |  | for her *= she*; surely *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent dowry=Asset for she=Theme |
| 5 | **is a** | to-infinitive | man *not said here* | man's wife |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah EXO.22.16, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dowry:x3:2
# text = (Torah EXO.22.16, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	EXO.22.16	EXO.22.16	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	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king gave his daughter a rich dowry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dowry:x4:1
# text = The king gave his daughter a rich dowry.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	iobj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	dowry	dowry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the king | a rich dowry | king's daughter |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent daughter=Recipient dowry=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her father promised a dowry of gold and cows.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dowry:x5:1
# text = Her father promised a dowry of gold and cows.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	promised	promise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dowry	dowry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | Her father | a dowry of gold and cows |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent dowry=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the old story the poor girl had no dowry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dowry:x6:1
# text = In the old story the poor girl had no dowry.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	dowry	dowry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the poor girl | no dowry |  | the old story |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dowry=Patient |

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