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title: lop — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lop» in the Judaism dictionary: To lop is to cut off with one swift stroke, such as a branch or a head. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# lop

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**Who acts:** Lord, blossom, bud, shoots, hero, Dad · **What happens:** lop, be, hewn down, lay, become, ripen · **To what, where:** boughs, high ones, lofty, ripening grape, sprigs, head

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To lop is to cut off with one swift stroke, such as a branch or a head.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lop:m1:1
# text = To lop is to cut off with one swift stroke, such as a branch or a head.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	lop	lop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	cut	cut	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
9	swift	swift	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	stroke	stroke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	15	case	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lop** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with one swift stroke or a head; cut *property* | 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the boughs with terror; and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the lofty shall be laid low. (Prophets ISA.10.33, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the boughs with terror; and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the lofty shall be laid low.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lop:x1:1
# text = Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the boughs with terror; and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the lofty shall be laid low.
1	Behold	behold	INTJ	UH	_	12	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Lord	Lord	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	hosts	host	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
11	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	lop	lop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	boughs	bough	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	terror	terror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	26	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	nsubj:pass	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	stature	stature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
24	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
25	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	aux:pass	_	_
26	hewn	hewn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	parataxis	_	_
27	down	down	ADP	RP	_	26	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	lofty	lofty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	34	nsubj:pass	_	_
32	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	34	aux	_	_
33	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	34	aux:pass	_	_
34	laid	lay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	26	conj	_	_
35	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	34	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lop** | shall | the Lord and the LORD of hosts | the boughs |  |  |  | with terror | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bough=Theme |
| 2 | **hewn down** | shall · passive |  | the high ones of stature |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **lay** | shall · passive |  | the lofty |  |  |  | low *property* | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.10.33, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lop:x1:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.10.33, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.10.33	ISA.10.33	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 -->
For before the harvest, when the blossom is over, and the bud becometh a ripening grape, He will cut off the sprigs with pruning-hooks, and the shoots will He take away and lop off. (Prophets ISA.18.5, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* For before the harvest, when the blossom is over, and the bud becometh a ripening grape, He will cut off the sprigs with pruning-hooks, and the shoots will He take away and lop off.

<!-- fold The tree, 35 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lop:x2:1
# text = For before the harvest, when the blossom is over, and the bud becometh a ripening grape, He will cut off the sprigs with pruning-hooks, and the shoots will He take away and lop off.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	before	before	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	harvest	harvest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	blossom	blossom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	over	over	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	bud	bud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	becometh	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	ripening	ripen	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	amod	_	_
18	grape	grape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
20	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
21	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
22	cut	cut	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
23	off	off	ADP	RP	_	22	compound:prt	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	sprigs	sprig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obj	_	_
26	with	with	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
27	pruning	pruning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	hooks	hook	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	shoots	shoot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	36	nsubj	_	_
34	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	36	aux	_	_
35	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	36	nsubj	_	_
36	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	parataxis	_	_
37	away	away	ADV	RB	_	36	advmod	_	_
38	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	39	cc	_	_
39	lop	lop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	36	conj	_	_
40	off	off	ADP	RP	_	39	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the blossom |  |  |  |  | over *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **become** | present | the bud | a ripening grape |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Patient grape=Result |
| 3 | **ripen** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **cut off** | future | bud | the sprigs |  |  |  | for the harvest; with pruning hooks | vn stop-55.4-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector sprig=Eventuality |
| 5 | **take away** | future | the shoots |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **lop off** | infinitive | the shoots *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.18.5, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lop:x2:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.18.5, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.18.5	ISA.18.5	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 -->
The hero lopped off the dragon's head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lop:x3:1
# text = The hero lopped off the dragon's head.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lopped	lop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lop off** | past | the hero | the dragon's head |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad lopped the dead branch off the tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lop:x4:1
# text = Dad lopped the dead branch off the tree.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lopped	lop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lop** | past | Dad | the dead branch |  | the tree |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent branch=Theme off tree=Initial\_Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jason lopped the branch from the tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lop:x5:1
# text = Jason lopped the branch from the tree.
1	Jason	Jason	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lopped	lop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lop** | past | Jason | the branch |  | the tree |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent branch=Theme from tree=Initial\_Location |

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