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title: mantua — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mantua» in the Judaism dictionary: An Italian city where books were printed long ago, and where a famous edition of Sefer Yetzirah came out in 1562. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mantua

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**Who acts:** Italian city, Interested readers · **What happens:** print, come out, check · **To what, where:** books, 1562, 1562 Mantua edition, digital archives, Zohar, Mantua

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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An Italian city where books were printed long ago, and where a famous edition of Sefer Yetzirah came out in 1562.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mantua:m1:1
# text = An Italian city where books were printed long ago, and where a famous edition of Sefer Yetzirah came out in 1562.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Italian	Italian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
4	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	7	advmod	_	_
5	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	printed	print	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
9	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
12	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	19	advmod	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	edition	edition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	flat	_	_
19	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
20	out	out	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	1562	1562	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **print** | past · passive |  | books |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **come out** | past | a Italian city |  |  | 1562 |  | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: 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}

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A Version by Saadiah, ab. ben David, and three others, Mantua, 1562, 4to. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

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*Sentence 1:* A Version by Saadiah, ab. ben David, and three others, Mantua, 1562, 4to.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mantua:x1:1
# text = A Version by Saadiah, ab. ben David, and three others, Mantua, 1562, 4to.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Version	version	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Saadiah	Saadiah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	ab	ab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
8	ben	ben	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	David	David	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	Mantua	Mantua	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	1562	1562	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	list	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mantua:x1:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	1893	1893	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	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}

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Interested readers can check the 1562 Mantua edition for themselves through the digital archives of the National Library of Israel: nli.org.il/he/books/NNLALEPH990012793690205171/NLI. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

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*Sentence 1:* Interested readers can check the 1562 Mantua edition for themselves through the digital archives of the National Library of Israel: nli.org.il/he/books/NNLALEPH990012793690205171/NLI.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mantua:x2:1
# text = Interested readers can check the 1562 Mantua edition for themselves through the digital archives of the National Library of Israel: nli.org.il/he/books/NNLALEPH990012793690205171/NLI.
1	Interested	interested	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	readers	reader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	1562	1562	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	Mantua	Mantua	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	edition	edition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	8	nmod	_	_
11	through	through	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	digital	digital	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	archives	archive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	National	National	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	Library	Library	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Israel	Israel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
22	nli.org.il/he/books/NNLALEPH990012793690205171/NLI	nli.org.il/he/books/NNLALEPH990012793690205171/NLI	X	FW	_	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | can | Interested readers | the 1562 Mantua edition |  | the digital archives of the National Library of Israel |  | for readers *= reader* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP.attribute»: agent=Agent edition=Theme nli.org.il/he/books/nnlaleph990012793690205171/nli=Attribute |

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*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mantua:x2:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	Sefaria	Sefaria	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	community	community	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	translation	translation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The "Zohar was first printed in Mantua in 1558, again in Cremona, 1560, and at Lublin, 1623, and a fourth edition by Knorr von Rosenroth, at Sulzbach in 1684. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

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*Sentence 1:* The "Zohar was first printed in Mantua in 1558, again in Cremona, 1560, and at Lublin, 1623, and a fourth edition by Knorr von Rosenroth, at Sulzbach in 1684.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mantua:x3:1
# text = The "Zohar was first printed in Mantua in 1558, again in Cremona, 1560, and at Lublin, 1623, and a fourth edition by Knorr von Rosenroth, at Sulzbach in 1684.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Zohar	Zohar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	advmod	_	_
6	printed	print	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Mantua	Mantua	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	1558	1558	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	again	again	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Cremona	Cremona	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	1560	1560	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Lublin	Lublin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	1623	1623	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	20	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	fourth	fourth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	27	amod	_	_
27	edition	edition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	appos	_	_
28	by	by	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	Knorr	Knorr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	nmod	_	_
30	von	von	PROPN	NNP	_	29	flat	_	_
31	Rosenroth	Rosenroth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
33	at	at	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
34	Sulzbach	Sulzbach	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	appos	_	_
35	in	in	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
36	1684	1684	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	34	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **print** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | the Zohar |  | Mantua |  | in 1558; in Cremona; at Lublin; first *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in mantua=Destination |

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*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mantua:x3:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	1893	1893	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

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