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title: leaven — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «leaven» in the Judaism dictionary: A substance, such as old fermented dough or yeast, that is added to dough to make it rise and become light and puffy. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# leaven

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**Who acts:** substance, yeast, meal offering, ye · **What happens:** ferment, add, make, rise, become, not bake · **To what, where:** substance, yeast, It, Unleavened bread, leavened bread, borders

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A substance, such as old fermented dough or yeast, that is added to dough to make it rise and become light and puffy.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:leaven:m1:1
# text = A substance, such as old fermented dough or yeast, that is added to dough to make it rise and become light and puffy.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	fermented	ferment	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	dough	dough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	yeast	yeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	added	add	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	dough	dough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	rise	rise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	conj	_	_
23	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	xcomp	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	puffy	puffy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ferment** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **add** *speech: assert* | present · passive | a substance *not said here* | a substance |  |  |  | to dough | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to dough=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive | a substance *not said here* | yeast |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **rise** | infinitive | yeast *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **become** | infinitive | yeast *not said here* |  |  |  |  | light *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

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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 -->
It shall not be baked with leaven. (Torah LEV.6.17, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* It shall not be baked with leaven.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:leaven:x1:1
# text = It shall not be baked with leaven.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	baked	bake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	leaven	leaven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **bake** | shall · passive |  | It |  |  |  | with leaven | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with leaven=Instrument |

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*Sentence 2:* (Torah LEV.6.17, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:leaven:x1:2
# text = (Torah LEV.6.17, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	LEV.6.17	LEV.6.17	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 -->
Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee, in all thy borders. (Torah EXO.13.7, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee, in all thy borders.

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:leaven:x2:1
# text = Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee, in all thy borders.
1	Unleavened	unleavened	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
12	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	18	expl	_	_
13	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
14	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	16	det	_	_
15	leavened	leaven	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
16	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
22	neither	neither	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	26	cc:preconj	_	_
23	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
24	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	26	advmod	_	_
25	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	cop	_	_
26	leaven	leaven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
27	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	26	acl	_	_
28	with	with	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
31	in	in	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
32	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	34	det	_	_
33	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	34	nmod:poss	_	_
34	borders	border	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | shall · passive |  | Unleavened bread |  |  | day |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **leaven** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **see** | shall · passive |  | no leavened bread |  | thy borders; there |  | with thee | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |
| 4 | **is a** | shall |  | leaven |  | there |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **see** | participle |  | leaven *not said here* |  |  |  | with thee | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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*Sentence 2:* (Torah EXO.13.7, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:leaven:x2:2
# text = (Torah EXO.13.7, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	EXO.13.7	EXO.13.7	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 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No meal-offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven; for ye shall make no leaven, nor any honey, smoke as an offering made by fire unto the LORD. (Torah LEV.2.11, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* No meal-offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven; for ye shall make no leaven, nor any honey, smoke as an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:leaven:x3:1
# text = No meal-offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven; for ye shall make no leaven, nor any honey, smoke as an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
2	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	offering	offering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	9	nsubj	_	_
8	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	appos	_	_
10	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
14	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	leaven	leaven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
21	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	23	nsubj	_	_
22	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
23	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	parataxis	_	_
24	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	25	det	_	_
25	leaven	leaven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
27	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	29	cc	_	_
28	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	29	det	_	_
29	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
31	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	conj	_	_
32	as	as	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	offering	offering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nmod	_	_
35	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	34	acl	_	_
36	by	by	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
37	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	obl	_	_
38	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
39	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	40	det	_	_
40	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	35	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | shall | no meal offering |  |  |  |  | unto the LORD | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | shall · passive |  | no meal offering |  |  |  | with leaven | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 3 | **make** | shall | ye | no leaven |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset leaven=Product |
| 4 | **make** | participle |  | a offering *not said here* |  |  |  | by fire; unto the LORD | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

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*Sentence 2:* (Torah LEV.2.11, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:leaven:x3:2
# text = (Torah LEV.2.11, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	LEV.2.11	LEV.2.11	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.

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