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title: nonentity — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nonentity» in the Judaism dictionary: Something that does not exist, or a thing of no importance. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# nonentity

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**Who acts:** He, reality, author, first intelligent, progression · **What happens:** not exist, create, call, hew, be, maintain · **To what, where:** reality, nothing, nonentity, existence, intangible air, everlasting entity · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«nonentity» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 2 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: [nonentity in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/nonentity.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Something that does not exist, or a thing of no importance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:nonentity:m1:1
# text = Something that does not exist, or a thing of no importance.
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	exist	exist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	12	det	_	_
12	importance	importance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **exist** | present · do-support |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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He created a reality out of nothing, called the nonentity into existence and hewed, as it were, colossal pillars from intangible air. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

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*Sentence 1:* He created a reality out of nothing, called the nonentity into existence and hewed, as it were, colossal pillars from intangible air.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:nonentity:x1:1
# text = He created a reality out of nothing, called the nonentity into existence and hewed, as it were, colossal pillars from intangible air.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	created	create	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	reality	reality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	nonentity	nonentity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	xcomp	_	_
12	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	existence	existence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	hewed	hew	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
19	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	colossal	colossal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	pillars	pillar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
23	from	from	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	intangible	intangible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **create** | past | He | a reality |  | nothing |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reality=Result |
| 2 | **call** | participle |  | the nonentity |  | existence |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent into existence=Recipient |
| 3 | **hew** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **is** | past | reality |  |  | intangible air |  | as colossal pillars | tree rules |

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:nonentity:x1:2
# 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 2 {#x2}

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1) Our author maintains that there is a first intelligent, self-existing, almighty, eternal ruling cause of all things, and that an everlasting entity produced nonentities by a progression of effects. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

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*Sentence 1:* 1) Our author maintains that there is a first intelligent, self-existing, almighty, eternal ruling cause of all things, and that an everlasting entity produced nonentities by a progression of effects.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:nonentity:x2:1
# text = 1) Our author maintains that there is a first intelligent, self-existing, almighty, eternal ruling cause of all things, and that an everlasting entity produced nonentities by a progression of effects.
1	1	1	NUM	LS	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	author	author	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	maintains	maintain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	8	expl	_	_
8	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	amod	_	_
11	intelligent	intelligent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	existing	exist	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	almighty	almighty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	eternal	eternal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
20	ruling	ruling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	parataxis	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	24	det	_	_
24	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
27	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	31	mark	_	_
28	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
29	everlasting	everlasting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	compound	_	_
30	entity	entity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nsubj:pass	_	_
31	produced	produce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	conj	_	_
32	nonentities	nonentity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	obj	_	_
33	by	by	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
34	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
35	progression	progression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	_
36	of	of	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
37	effects	effect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	35	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **maintain** | present | Our author |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **be** | present | a first intelligent |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **exist** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **produce** | participle · passive | a progression of effects | a everlasting entity |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **cause** |  |  | all things |  |  |  |  | nom cause «event transitive»: of=patient |

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:nonentity: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.

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