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title: mortally — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mortally» in the Judaism dictionary: Mortally means so badly that death is sure to follow: «mortally wounded». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mortally

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** death, afraid, he, man, boatmen, poor old woman · **What happens:** mean, be, follow, smite, put, make · **To what, where:** man, beast, neighbour, wait, sure aim, her

<!-- .vabout -->
«mortally» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [mortally in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mortally.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mortally means so badly that death is sure to follow: «mortally wounded».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mortally:m1:1
# text = Mortally means so badly that death is sure to follow: «mortally wounded».
1	Mortally	mortally	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
4	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	follow	follow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	mortally	mortally	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	wounded	wounded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | mortally *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | present | death |  |  |  |  | badly, sure *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **follow** | to-infinitive | death *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Mortally afraid» means extremely frightened.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mortally:m2:1
# text = «Mortally afraid» means extremely frightened.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mortally	mortally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	extremely	extremely	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	frightened	frightened	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | afraid |  |  |  |  | frightened *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And he that smiteth any man mortally shall surely be put to death. (Torah LEV.24.17, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And he that smiteth any man mortally shall surely be put to death.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mortally:x1:1
# text = And he that smiteth any man mortally shall surely be put to death.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
4	smiteth	smite	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	mortally	mortally	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
9	surely	surely	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl:relcl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smite** | present | he | any man |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus man=Experiencer |
| 2 | **put** | shall · passive |  | any man *not said here* |  |  |  | to death; mortally, surely *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP» |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah LEV.24.17, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mortally:x1:2
# text = (Torah LEV.24.17, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	LEV.24.17	LEV.24.17	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	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good: life for life. (Torah LEV.24.18, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good: life for life.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mortally:x2:1
# text = And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good: life for life.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	smiteth	smite	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	beast	beast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	mortally	mortally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
8	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
13	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smite** | present | he | a beast |  |  |  | mortally *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus beast=Experiencer |
| 2 | **make** | shall |  | beast |  |  |  | good *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah LEV.24.18, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mortally:x2:2
# text = (Torah LEV.24.18, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	LEV.24.18	LEV.24.18	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	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die; and he flee into one of these cities; (Torah DEU.19.11, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 37 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mortally:x3:1
# text = But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die; and he flee into one of these cities; (Torah DEU.19.11, JPS 1917)
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	hate	hate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	lie	lie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	wait	wait	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	rise	rise	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
18	up	up	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	_
19	against	against	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	smite	smite	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
24	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obj	_	_
25	mortally	mortally	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
26	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	_
27	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
28	die	die	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
31	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	32	nsubj	_	_
32	flee	flee	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
33	into	into	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
34	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	32	obl	_	_
35	of	of	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	37	det	_	_
37	cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	34	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	41	punct	_	_
39	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	41	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	41	compound	_	_
41	DEU.19.11	DEU.19.11	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
43	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	41	appos	_	_
44	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	43	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	43	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hate** | infinitive | any man | man's neighbour |  |  |  | Torah DEU.19.11 *obl* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer neighbour=Stimulus |
| 2 | **lie** | infinitive | any man *not said here* |  |  | wait |  | for man | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in wait=Location |
| 3 | **rise up** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | against man | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent against he=Location |
| 4 | **smite** | infinitive |  | man |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer |
| 5 | **die** | infinitive | man |  |  |  |  | mortally *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 6 | **flee** | present | man |  |  |  |  | into one of this cities | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into one=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mortally wounded with several thrusts, he sank down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mortally:x4:1
# text = Mortally wounded with several thrusts, he sank down.
1	Mortally	mortally	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	wounded	wounded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	thrusts	thrust	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	sank	sink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
9	down	down	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sink down** | past | he |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The boatmen took a sure aim and mortally wounded her.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mortally:x5:1
# text = The boatmen took a sure aim and mortally wounded her.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boatmen	boatman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	aim	aim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	mortally	mortally	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	wounded	wound	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the boatmen | a sure aim |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent aim=Theme |
| 2 | **wound** | past | the boatmen *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  | mortally *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus she=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The poor old woman was mortally afraid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mortally:x6:1
# text = The poor old woman was mortally afraid.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	mortally	mortally	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the poor old woman |  |  |  |  | afraid, mortally *property* | tree rules |

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