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title: execrate — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «execrate» in the Judaism dictionary: To curse something and say it is hateful. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# execrate

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**Who acts:** it, I, LORD, he, Aram, righteous peoples · **What happens:** curse, say, be, execrate, not execrate, take up · **To what, where:** something, parable, me, mountains, Israel, him · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To curse something and say it is hateful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:execrate:m1:1
# text = To curse something and say it is hateful.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	curse	curse	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	hateful	hateful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **curse** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | hateful *property* | tree rules |

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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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And how shall I execrate, whom the LORD hath not execrated? (Torah NUM.23.8, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* And how shall I execrate, whom the LORD hath not execrated?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:execrate:x1:1
# text = And how shall I execrate, whom the LORD hath not execrated?
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	execrate	execrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	obj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	hath	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	execrated	execrate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **execrate** | shall | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **execrate** | present · perfect | the LORD |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer whom=Stimulus |

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*Sentence 2:* (Torah NUM.23.8, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:execrate:x1:2
# text = (Torah NUM.23.8, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	NUM.23.8	NUM.23.8	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}

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And he took up his parable, and said: From Aram Balak bringeth me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East: 'Come, curse me Jacob, and come, execrate Israel.' (Torah NUM.23.7, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* And he took up his parable, and said: From Aram Balak bringeth me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East: 'Come, curse me Jacob, and come, execrate Israel.'

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:execrate:x2:1
# text = And he took up his parable, and said: From Aram Balak bringeth me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East: 'Come, curse me Jacob, and come, execrate Israel.'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	parable	parable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	From	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Aram	Aram	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	Balak	Balak	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
14	bringeth	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
15	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Moab	Moab	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
21	from	from	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	East	East	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	29	punct	_	_
28	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	Come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
31	curse	curse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	29	conj	_	_
32	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	31	obj	_	_
33	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
35	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
36	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	29	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
38	execrate	execrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	29	conj	_	_
39	Israel	Israel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	38	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take up** | past | he | his parable |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parable=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **bring** | present | Aram | me |  | the mountains of the East |  | the king of Moab *obl* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent i=Theme from mountain=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **come** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **curse** | infinitive |  | me |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **come** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **execrate** | infinitive |  | Israel |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer israel=Stimulus |

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*Sentence 2:* (Torah NUM.23.7, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:execrate:x2:2
# text = (Torah NUM.23.7, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	NUM.23.7	NUM.23.7	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}

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He that saith unto the wicked: 'Thou art righteous', peoples shall curse him, nations shall execrate him; (Writings PRO.24.24, JPS 1917)

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:execrate:x3:1
# text = He that saith unto the wicked: 'Thou art righteous', peoples shall curse him, nations shall execrate him; (Writings PRO.24.24, JPS 1917)
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
3	saith	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	10	nsubj	_	_
10	art	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	righteous	righteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	',	',	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
14	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	curse	curse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	nations	nation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj	_	_
19	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	execrate	execrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	conj	_	_
21	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	parataxis	_	_
25	PRO.24.24	PRO.24.24	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	flat	_	_
28	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	25	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	24	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | He |  |  |  |  | unto the wicked | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **curse** | shall | righteous peoples | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 3 | **execrate** | shall | nations | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

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