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title: forefather — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «forefather» in the Judaism dictionary: A man from an earlier generation of your family; an ancestor. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# forefather

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**Who acts:** you, forefathers, king · **What happens:** not remember, let, come, meet, bring, build · **To what, where:** iniquities, compassions, us, we, Scotland, village

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«forefather» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: [forefather in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/forefather.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A man from an earlier generation of your family; an ancestor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:forefather:m1:1
# text = A man from an earlier generation of your family; an ancestor.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	earlier	early	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	generation	generation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	ancestor	ancestor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers; let Thy compassions speedily come to meet us; for we are brought very low. (Writings PSA.79.8, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers; let Thy compassions speedily come to meet us; for we are brought very low.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:forefather:x1:1
# text = Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers; let Thy compassions speedily come to meet us; for we are brought very low.
1	Remember	remember	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	1	advmod	_	_
3	against	against	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	iniquities	iniquity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	forefathers	forefather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
11	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
12	Thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	compassions	compassion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
14	speedily	speedily	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
18	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
21	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
22	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux:pass	_	_
23	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	_
24	very	very	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
25	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **remember** | imperative | you *not said here* | the iniquities of our forefathers |  |  |  | against us | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent iniquity=Theme |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive |  | Thy compassions |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent compassion=Theme |
| 3 | **come** | present |  |  |  |  |  | speedily *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **meet** | to-infinitive |  | us |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Co-Agent |
| 5 | **bring** | present · passive |  | we |  |  |  | low *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Destination |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.79.8, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:forefather:x1:2
# text = (Writings PSA.79.8, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.79.8	PSA.79.8	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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My forefathers came from Scotland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:forefather:x2:1
# text = My forefathers came from Scotland.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	forefathers	forefather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | My forefathers |  |  | Scotland |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from scotland=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Our forefathers built this village.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:forefather:x3:1
# text = Our forefathers built this village.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	forefathers	forefather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | Our forefathers | this village |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset village=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The king cursed the pride of his forefathers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:forefather:x4:1
# text = The king cursed the pride of his forefathers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cursed	curse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	forefathers	forefather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **curse** | past | the king | the pride of king's forefathers |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pride=Theme |
| 2 | **pride** |  |  | king's forefathers |  |  |  |  | nom pride «feeling transitive»: of=patient |

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