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title: foursquare — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «foursquare» in the Judaism dictionary: having four equal sides and four right angles, like a square. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# foursquare

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**Who acts:** cubit, two cubits, horns, he, altar, ye · **What happens:** have, be, breadth, measure, set apart, possess · **To what, where:** four equal sides, length, foursquare, height, court, five

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
having four equal sides and four right angles, like a square.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:foursquare:m1:1
# text = having four equal sides and four right angles, like a square.
1	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	csubj	_	_
2	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
3	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	angles	angle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | four equal sides and four right angles |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=Patient |

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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 -->
A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be; and two cubits shall be the height thereof; the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it. (Torah EXO.30.2, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be; and two cubits shall be the height thereof; the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it.

<!-- fold The tree, 35 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:foursquare:x1:1
# text = A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be; and two cubits shall be the height thereof; the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cubit	cubit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	thereof	thereof	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cubit	cubit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	breadth	breadth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
14	thereof	thereof	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
16	foursquare	foursquare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
17	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	be	be	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	27	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
22	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	23	nummod	_	_
23	cubits	cubit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	nsubj	_	_
24	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
25	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	27	cop	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
28	thereof	thereof	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	horns	horn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	37	nsubj	_	_
32	thereof	thereof	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
33	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	37	aux	_	_
34	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	37	cop	_	_
35	of	of	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	37	nummod	_	_
37	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	conj	_	_
38	with	with	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
39	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	37	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | shall | a cubit | the length and the breadth |  |  |  | thereof *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **breadth** |  | a cubit |  |  |  |  | thereof *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** | shall | cubit | foursquare |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is a** | shall | two cubits | the height and one piece |  |  |  | thereof *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **is** | shall | the horns |  |  |  |  | of one piece; with cubit | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah EXO.30.2, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:foursquare:x1:2
# text = (Torah EXO.30.2, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	EXO.30.2	EXO.30.2	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 -->
And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar was before the house. (Prophets EZK.40.47, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar was before the house.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:foursquare:x2:1
# text = And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar was before the house.
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	measured	measure	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	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	cubits	cubit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	cubits	cubit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	broad	broad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	foursquare	foursquare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	26	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	altar	altar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
23	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	cop	_	_
24	before	before	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **measure** | past | he |  | the court |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme court=Value |
| 2 | **is** | past | the altar |  |  |  | before the house |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets EZK.40.47, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:foursquare:x2:2
# text = (Prophets EZK.40.47, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	EZK.40.47	EZK.40.47	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All the offering shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand; ye shall set apart the holy offering foursquare, with the possession of the city. (Prophets EZK.48.20, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* All the offering shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand; ye shall set apart the holy offering foursquare, with the possession of the city.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:foursquare:x3:1
# text = All the offering shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand; ye shall set apart the holy offering foursquare, with the possession of the city.
1	All	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	3	det:predet	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	offering	offering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	compound	_	_
9	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	conj	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	compound	_	_
14	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
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	set	set	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
19	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
21	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
22	offering	offering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	foursquare	foursquare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
25	with	with	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	possession	possession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
28	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | shall |  | five |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **set apart** | shall | ye | the holy offering foursquare |  |  |  | apart *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient foursquare=Result |
| 3 | **possess** |  |  | the city |  |  |  |  | nom possession «act transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets EZK.48.20, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:foursquare:x3:2
# text = (Prophets EZK.48.20, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	EZK.48.20	EZK.48.20	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	_	_
```

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

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