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title: kinship — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «kinship» in the Judaism dictionary: Kinship is being related to someone by family: being part of the same family by birth or marriage. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# kinship

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**Who acts:** Kinship, feeling, you, Ella, Gran, special kinship · **What happens:** be, share, feel, join, look, call · **To what, where:** part, something, Simeon brethren, old Scottish clans, kinship, two tribes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«kinship» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [kinship in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/kinship.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kinship is being related to someone by family: being part of the same family by birth or marriage.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kinship:m1:1
# text = Kinship is being related to someone by family: being part of the same family by birth or marriage.
1	Kinship	kinship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	cop	_	_
11	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Kinship |  |  |  |  | to someone; related *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | gerund |  | part |  |  |  | of the same family; by birth or marriage | 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A feeling of being close to someone because you share something, like interests or troubles.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kinship:m2:1
# text = A feeling of being close to someone because you share something, like interests or troubles.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
5	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	interests	interest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	troubles	trouble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund | a feeling |  |  |  |  | to someone; close *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **share** | present | you | something |  |  |  | like interests or troubles | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Simeon and Levi are brethren; weapons of violence their kinship. (Torah GEN.49.5, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Simeon and Levi are brethren; weapons of violence their kinship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kinship:x1:1
# text = Simeon and Levi are brethren; weapons of violence their kinship.
1	Simeon	Simeon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Levi	Levi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	brethren	brethren	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	weapons	weapon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	violence	violence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	kinship	kinship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Simeon brethren |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (Torah GEN.49.5, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kinship:x1:2
# text = (Torah GEN.49.5, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	GEN.49.5	GEN.49.5	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 -->
Kinship was very important in the old Scottish clans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kinship:x2:1
# text = Kinship was very important in the old Scottish clans.
1	Kinship	kinship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	Scottish	Scottish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	clans	clan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Kinship |  |  | the old Scottish clans |  | important *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ella felt a kinship with the other new pupils.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kinship:x3:1
# text = Ella felt a kinship with the other new pupils.
1	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	kinship	kinship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | Ella | a kinship |  |  |  | with the other new pupils | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kinship=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two tribes were joined by kinship and marriage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kinship:x4:1
# text = The two tribes were joined by kinship and marriage.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	tribes	tribe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	joined	join	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	kinship	kinship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **join** | past · passive | kinship and marriage | the two tribes |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gran looks after my cousin; it's called kinship care.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kinship:x5:1
# text = Gran looks after my cousin; it's called kinship care.
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	after	after	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
10	kinship	kinship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | Gran |  |  |  | after my cousin |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **call** | present · passive |  | cousin |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There is a special kinship between twins.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kinship:x6:1
# text = There is a special kinship between twins.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	kinship	kinship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	twins	twin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a special kinship between twins |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sharing a hobby can create a strong kinship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kinship:x7:1
# text = Sharing a hobby can create a strong kinship.
1	Sharing	share	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	hobby	hobby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	create	create	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	kinship	kinship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | gerund |  | a hobby |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **create** | can | Sharing | a strong kinship |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kinship=Result |

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