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title: nothingness — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nothingness» in the Judaism dictionary: The state of being nothing; not existing. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# nothingness

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**Who acts:** state, word, Nothingness, forms · **What happens:** be, not exist, make, create, thing, bring · **To what, where:** AIN, something, solid earth, empty void, Life, non-existent

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The state of being nothing; not existing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:nothingness:m1:1
# text = The state of being nothing; not existing.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
5	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	existing	exist	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | of nothing | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **exist** | gerund | the state |  |  |  |  |  | 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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Non-existent ; the word is AIN, nothingness. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

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*Sentence 1:* Non-existent ; the word is AIN, nothingness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:nothingness:x1:1
# text = Non-existent ; the word is AIN, nothingness.
1	Non-existent	non-existent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	AIN	ain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	nothingness	nothingness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the word | AIN |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:nothingness: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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And from Nothingness did He make something, and all forms of speech and every created thing, and from the empty void He made the solid earth, and from the non-existent He brought forth Life. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)

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*Sentence 1:* And from Nothingness did He make something, and all forms of speech and every created thing, and from the empty void He made the solid earth, and from the non-existent He brought forth Life.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:nothingness:x2:1
# text = And from Nothingness did He make something, and all forms of speech and every created thing, and from the empty void He made the solid earth, and from the non-existent He brought forth Life.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
2	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	Nothingness	Nothingness	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	forms	form	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	det	_	_
16	created	create	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	amod	_	_
17	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
20	from	from	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	void	void	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
24	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
25	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	parataxis	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	solid	solid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	35	cc	_	_
31	from	from	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	non-existent	non-existent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	obl	_	_
34	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	35	nsubj	_	_
35	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	conj	_	_
36	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	35	advmod	_	_
37	Life	Life	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	35	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · do-support | Nothingness | something |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Product |
| 2 | **create** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **thing** |  | all forms of speech |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **make** | past | Nothingness | the solid earth |  | the empty void |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent earth=Product from void=Material |
| 5 | **bring** | past | Nothingness | Life |  | the non-existent |  | forth *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent life=Theme from non-existent=Initial\_Location |
| 6 | **form** |  |  | speech |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:nothingness:x2:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)
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	1887	1887	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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