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title: herbage — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «herbage» in the Judaism dictionary: Herbage is grass and green plants, especially the food that animals graze on. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# herbage

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**Who acts:** Herbage, animals, Waters, green thing, wild asses, asses · **What happens:** be, graze on, wither away, fail, stand, gasp · **To what, where:** grass, food, high hills, herbage

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Herbage is grass and green plants, especially the food that animals graze on.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:herbage:m1:1
# text = Herbage is grass and green plants, especially the food that animals graze on.
1	Herbage	herbage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obj	_	_
12	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	graze	graze	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Herbage | grass and green plants and the food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **graze on** | present | animals | the food |  |  |  |  | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Experiencer |

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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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For the Waters of Nimrim shall be desolate; for the grass is withered away, the herbage faileth, there is no green thing. (Prophets ISA.15.6, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* For the Waters of Nimrim shall be desolate; for the grass is withered away, the herbage faileth, there is no green thing.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:herbage:x1:1
# text = For the Waters of Nimrim shall be desolate; for the grass is withered away, the herbage faileth, there is no green thing.
1	For	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Waters	Water	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Nimrim	Nimrim	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
8	desolate	desolate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	withered	wither	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	parataxis	_	_
15	away	away	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	herbage	herbage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	faileth	fail	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
21	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	22	expl	_	_
22	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
23	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	25	det	_	_
24	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | shall | the Waters of Nimrim |  |  |  |  | desolate *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **wither away** | present · passive |  | the grass |  |  |  | away *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **fail** | present | the herbage |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **be** | present | no green thing |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.15.6, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:herbage:x1:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.15.6, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.15.6	ISA.15.6	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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And the wild asses stand on the high hills, they gasp for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage. (Prophets JER.14.6, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* And the wild asses stand on the high hills, they gasp for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:herbage:x2:1
# text = And the wild asses stand on the high hills, they gasp for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	asses	ass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	stand	stand	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	gasp	gasp	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	jackals	jackal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
18	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj	_	_
20	fail	fail	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
23	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	24	expl	_	_
24	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	conj	_	_
25	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	26	det	_	_
26	herbage	herbage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | the wild asses |  |  | the high hills |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on hill=Location |
| 2 | **gasp** | present | asses *= ass* |  |  |  |  | for air; like jackals | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for air=Recipient |
| 3 | **fail** | present | asses's eyes |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **be** | present | no herbage |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JER.14.6, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:herbage:x2:2
# text = (Prophets JER.14.6, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JER.14.6	JER.14.6	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 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cows grazed on sweet herbage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:herbage:x3:1
# text = The cows grazed on sweet herbage.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grazed	graze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	herbage	herbage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **graze** | past | the cows |  |  |  |  | on sweet herbage | vn dine-39.5 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent on herbage=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The elephants trampled the herbage flat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:herbage:x4:1
# text = The elephants trampled the herbage flat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	trampled	trample	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	herbage	herbage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trample** | past | the elephants | the herbage |  |  |  | flat *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the rain, the herbage was thick and green.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:herbage:x5:1
# text = After the rain, the herbage was thick and green.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	herbage	herbage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the herbage |  |  |  | after the rain | thick *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the herbage *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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