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title: froward — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «froward» in the Judaism dictionary: stubborn and hard to deal with; turning away from what is right (an old word). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# froward

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**Who acts:** He, I, end, they, froward man, whisperer · **What happens:** deal, turn away, be, say, hide, see · **To what, where:** face, faithfulness, strife, familiar friends, froward mouth, thee · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
stubborn and hard to deal with; turning away from what is right (an old word).

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:froward:m1:1
# text = stubborn and hard to deal with; turning away from what is right (an old word).
1	stubborn	stubborn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	deal	deal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	turning	turn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	csubj	_	_
9	away	away	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deal** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **turn away** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And He said: 'I will hide My face from them, I will see what their end shall be; for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faithfulness. (Torah DEU.32.20, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And He said: 'I will hide My face from them, I will see what their end shall be; for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faithfulness.

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:froward:x1:1
# text = And He said: 'I will hide My face from them, I will see what their end shall be; for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faithfulness.
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	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
9	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
17	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	21	obj	_	_
18	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
20	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	be	be	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	29	punct	_	_
23	for	for	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
24	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj	_	_
25	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	29	cop	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
27	very	very	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
28	froward	froward	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	generation	generation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
31	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	conj	_	_
32	in	in	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	36	obl	_	_
34	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	36	cop	_	_
35	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	36	det	_	_
36	faithfulness	faithfulness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **hide** | future | I | My face |  |  |  | from them *= they* | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent face=Patient from they=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **see** | future | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **be** | shall | their end |  |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |
| 5 | **is** | present | they |  |  |  | for a froward generation and children |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **is a** | present |  | no faithfulness |  |  |  | in children | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah DEU.32.20, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:froward:x1:2
# text = (Torah DEU.32.20, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	DEU.32.20	DEU.32.20	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 -->
A froward man soweth strife; and a whisperer separateth familiar friends. (Writings PRO.16.28, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* A froward man soweth strife; and a whisperer separateth familiar friends.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:froward:x2:1
# text = A froward man soweth strife; and a whisperer separateth familiar friends.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	froward	froward	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	soweth	sow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	strife	strife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	whisperer	whisperer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	separateth	separate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	familiar	familiar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sow** | present | a froward man | strife |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent strife=Theme |
| 2 | **separate** | present | a whisperer | familiar friends |  |  |  |  | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PRO.16.28, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:froward:x2:2
# text = (Writings PRO.16.28, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PRO.16.28	PRO.16.28	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 -->
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. (Writings PRO.4.24, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:froward:x3:1
# text = Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	1	obl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	froward	froward	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	perverse	perverse	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	lips	lip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	put	put	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
13	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put away** | imperative | you *not said here* | a froward mouth |  | thee |  | away *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **put** | present | perverse lips |  |  | thee |  | far *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PRO.4.24, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:froward:x3:2
# text = (Writings PRO.4.24, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PRO.4.24	PRO.4.24	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 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To deliver thee from the way of evil, from the men that speak froward things; (Writings PRO.2.12, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:froward:x4:1
# text = To deliver thee from the way of evil, from the men that speak froward things; (Writings PRO.2.12, JPS 1917)
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	deliver	deliver	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	evil	evil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	speak	speak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	froward	froward	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
18	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	compound	_	_
20	PRO.2.12	pro.2.12	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Ord	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	nmod:unmarked	_	_
23	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	20	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	23	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deliver** | to-infinitive |  | thee |  | the way of evil |  | from the men; Writings PRO.2.12 *obl* | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent thou=Theme from way=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | the men | froward things |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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