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title: microcosm — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «microcosm» in the Judaism dictionary: A "small world"; a small thing that is a model of the whole universe, such as a human being. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# microcosm

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**Who acts:** that, Sepher Yetzirah · **What happens:** be, mean · **To what, where:** model, ethereal air

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A "small world"; a small thing that is a model of the whole universe, such as a human being.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:microcosm:m1:1
# text = A "small world"; a small thing that is a model of the whole universe, such as a human being.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	universe	universe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	22	case	_	_
20	as	as	ADP	IN	_	19	fixed	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	parataxis	_	_
23	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	22	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | that | a model |  |  |  | of the whole universe | 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}

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The "Sepher Yetzirah," on the other hand is mainly concerned with our universe and with the Microcosm. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

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*Sentence 1:* The "Sepher Yetzirah," on the other hand is mainly concerned with our universe and with the Microcosm.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:microcosm:x1:1
# text = The "Sepher Yetzirah," on the other hand is mainly concerned with our universe and with the Microcosm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Sepher	Sepher	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	concerned	concerned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	universe	universe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	Microcosm	microcosm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Sepher Yetzirah on the other hand |  |  |  |  | with our universe and the Microcosm; concerned, mainly *property* | tree rules |

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:microcosm: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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26) Here is meant: ethereal air, ethereal water, ethereal fire, the macrocosm, the courses of time and microcosm. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

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*Sentence 1:* 26) Here is meant: ethereal air, ethereal water, ethereal fire, the macrocosm, the courses of time and microcosm.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:microcosm:x2:1
# text = 26) Here is meant: ethereal air, ethereal water, ethereal fire, the macrocosm, the courses of time and microcosm.
1	26	26	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	meant	mean	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	ethereal	ethereal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	ethereal	ethereal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	ethereal	ethereal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	macrocosm	macrocosm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	courses	course	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	microcosm	microcosm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present · passive |  | ethereal air and ethereal water and ethereal fire and the macrocosm and the courses of time and microcosm |  | here |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S» |

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*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:microcosm:x2:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)
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	Kalisch	Kalisch	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	1877	1877	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 3 {#x3}

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The '' Sepher Yetzirah," on the other hand is mainly concerned with our universe and with the Microcosm. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

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*Sentence 1:* The '' Sepher Yetzirah," on the other hand is mainly concerned with our universe and with the Microcosm.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:microcosm:x3:1
# text = The '' Sepher Yetzirah," on the other hand is mainly concerned with our universe and with the Microcosm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	''	''	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	_
3	Sepher	Sepher	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	concerned	concerned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	universe	universe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	Microcosm	microcosm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Sepher Yetzirah on the other hand |  |  |  |  | with our universe and the Microcosm; concerned, mainly *property* | tree rules |

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:microcosm: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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