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title: impost — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «impost» in the Judaism dictionary: A tax or duty charged on goods or by a ruler. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# impost

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**Who acts:** country, walls, thou, we, it · **What happens:** charge, have, be, rule over, pay, know · **To what, where:** tax, goods, mighty kings, Jerusalem, tribute, it

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tax or duty charged on goods or by a ruler.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:impost:m1:1
# text = A tax or duty charged on goods or by a ruler.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	charged	charge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	5	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **charge** | participle |  | a tax or duty *not said here* |  | goods or a ruler |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on goods=Trajectory |

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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 -->
There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the country beyond the River; and tribute, impost, and toll, was paid unto them. (Writings EZR.4.20, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the country beyond the River; and tribute, impost, and toll, was paid unto them.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:impost:x1:1
# text = There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the country beyond the River; and tribute, impost, and toll, was paid unto them.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
4	mighty	mighty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	kings	king	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	also	also	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Jerusalem	Jerusalem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	ruled	rule	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
13	over	over	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	16	det:predet	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl:agent	_	_
17	beyond	beyond	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	River	River	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
22	tribute	tribute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	impost	impost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	toll	toll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
29	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	30	aux:pass	_	_
30	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
31	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present |  |  |  | there |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | participle |  | mighty kings |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **rule over** | present · perfect · passive | all country beyond the River | Jerusalem |  |  |  | over *property* | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent subject=Result |
| 4 | **pay** | past · passive |  | tribute and impost and toll |  |  |  | unto kings *= king* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings EZR.4.20, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:impost:x1:2
# text = (Writings EZR.4.20, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	EZR.4.20	EZR.4.20	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, impost, or toll, and so thou wilt endamage the revenue of the kings. (Writings EZR.4.13, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, impost, or toll, and so thou wilt endamage the revenue of the kings.

<!-- fold The tree, 35 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:impost:x2:1
# text = Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, impost, or toll, and so thou wilt endamage the revenue of the kings.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	aux:pass	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
5	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	det	_	_
13	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	builded	builde	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj	_	_
20	finished	finish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
22	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
23	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
24	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	25	advmod	_	_
25	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	ccomp	_	_
26	tribute	tribute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	impost	impost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
30	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
31	toll	toll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
33	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	37	cc	_	_
34	so	so	ADV	RB	_	37	advmod	_	_
35	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	37	nsubj	_	_
36	wilt	will	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	37	aux	_	_
37	endamage	endamage	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
38	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	39	det	_	_
39	revenue	revenue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	obj	_	_
40	of	of	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
41	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	42	det	_	_
42	kings	king	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	39	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | infinitive · passive |  | it |  |  | now | unto the king  that | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus |
| 2 | **builde** *a condition, not said to happen* | infinitive · passive |  | this city |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **finish** | past | the walls |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **not** **pay** | future | walls *= wall* | tribute and impost or toll |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tribute=Asset |
| 5 | **endamage** | future | thou | the revenue of the kings |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings EZR.4.13, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:impost:x2:2
# text = (Writings EZR.4.13, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	EZR.4.13	EZR.4.13	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 -->
Also we announce to you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, the singers, porters, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, impost, or toll, upon them. (Writings EZR.7.24, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Also we announce to you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, the singers, porters, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, impost, or toll, upon them.

<!-- fold The tree, 37 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:impost:x3:1
# text = Also we announce to you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, the singers, porters, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, impost, or toll, upon them.
1	Also	also	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	announce	announce	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	touching	touch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
9	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	priests	priest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	Levites	Levite	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	singers	singer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	porters	porter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	Nethinim	Nethinim	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	27	det	_	_
27	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	_
28	of	of	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
31	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	35	nsubj	_	_
32	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	35	aux	_	_
33	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	35	advmod	_	_
34	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	35	cop	_	_
35	lawful	lawful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
36	to	to	PART	TO	_	37	mark	_	_
37	impose	impose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	35	csubj	_	_
38	tribute	tribute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
40	impost	impost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
42	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	43	cc	_	_
43	toll	toll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	_
45	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
46	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	37	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **announce** *speech: other* | present | we | Nethinim | you |  |  | servants of this house of God *obl* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to you=Recipient |
| 2 | **touch** | gerund | we *not said here* | any priests and Levites |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme priest=Co-Theme |
| 3 | **not** **is** | shall | it |  |  |  |  | lawful *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **impose** | to-infinitive |  | tribute and impost or toll |  |  |  |  | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tribute=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings EZR.7.24, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:impost:x3:2
# text = (Writings EZR.7.24, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	EZR.7.24	EZR.7.24	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.

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