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title: harlotry — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «harlotry» in the Judaism dictionary: Having sex outside marriage, or being unfaithful, especially for pay. It is an old word. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# harlotry

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**Who acts:** Having, sex, Israel, people, Profane, land · **What happens:** have, be, abide, begin, commit, make · **To what, where:** sex, old word, Shittim, harlotry, her, harlotries

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«harlotry» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 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: [harlotry in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/harlotry.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having sex outside marriage, or being unfaithful, especially for pay. It is an old word.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Having sex outside marriage, or being unfaithful, especially for pay.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:harlotry:m1:1
# text = Having sex outside marriage, or being unfaithful, especially for pay.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	sex	sex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	cop	_	_
8	unfaithful	unfaithful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | sex |  |  |  | outside marriage | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sex=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | gerund | Having |  |  |  |  | for pay; unfaithful *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* It is an old word.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:harlotry:m1:2
# text = It is an old word.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | sex | a old word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit harlotry with the daughters of Moab. (Torah NUM.25.1, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit harlotry with the daughters of Moab.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:harlotry:x1:1
# text = And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit harlotry with the daughters of Moab.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	Israel	Israel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	abode	abide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Shittim	Shittim	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	commit	commit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	harlotry	harlotry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	daughters	daughter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Moab	Moab	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **abide** | past | Israel |  |  | Shittim |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **begin** | past | the people |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **commit** | to-infinitive | the people *not said here* | harlotry |  |  |  | with the daughters of Moab | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent harlotry=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah NUM.25.1, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:harlotry:x1:2
# text = (Torah NUM.25.1, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	NUM.25.1	NUM.25.1	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 -->
Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot, lest the land fall into harlotry, and the land become full of lewdness. (Torah LEV.19.29, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot, lest the land fall into harlotry, and the land become full of lewdness.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:harlotry:x2:1
# text = Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot, lest the land fall into harlotry, and the land become full of lewdness.
1	Profane	Profane	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
3	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	harlot	harlot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	lest	lest	SCONJ	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
15	fall	fall	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
16	into	into	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	harlotry	harlotry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	become	become	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
23	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	xcomp	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	lewdness	lewdness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive | Profane  thy daughter | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Product |
| 2 | **fall** | present |  |  |  |  |  | into harlotry *result*; lest the land | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into harlotry=Result |
| 3 | **become** | present | the land |  |  |  |  | full *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah LEV.19.29, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:harlotry:x2:2
# text = (Torah LEV.19.29, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	LEV.19.29	LEV.19.29	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 -->
Were thy harlotries a small matter, (Prophets EZK.16.20, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:harlotry:x3:1
# text = Were thy harlotries a small matter, (Prophets EZK.16.20, JPS 1917)
1	Were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	harlotries	harlotry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	appos	_	_
10	EZK.16.20	EZK.16.20	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	flat	_	_
13	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | thy harlotries |  |  |  | a small matter *nmod:unmarked* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Harlotry, wine, and new wine take away the heart. (Prophets HOS.4.11, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Harlotry, wine, and new wine take away the heart.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:harlotry:x4:1
# text = Harlotry, wine, and new wine take away the heart.
1	Harlotry	harlotry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	away	away	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take away** | infinitive | Harlotry and wine | the heart |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heart=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets HOS.4.11, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:harlotry:x4:2
# text = (Prophets HOS.4.11, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	HOS.4.11	HOS.4.11	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 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When their carouse is over, they take to harlotry; her rulers deeply love dishonour. (Prophets HOS.4.18, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* When their carouse is over, they take to harlotry; her rulers deeply love dishonour.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:harlotry:x5:1
# text = When their carouse is over, they take to harlotry; her rulers deeply love dishonour.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	carouse	carouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	over	over	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	harlotry	harlotry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	rulers	ruler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
14	deeply	deeply	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
16	dishonour	dishonour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | their carouse |  |  |  |  | over *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** | present | they |  |  |  |  | to harlotry *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to harlotry=Result |
| 3 | **love** | present | her rulers | dishonour |  |  |  | deeply *property* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dishonour=Stimulus |
| 4 | **carouse** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom carouse «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets HOS.4.18, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:harlotry:x5:2
# text = (Prophets HOS.4.18, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	HOS.4.18	HOS.4.18	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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