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title: plowing — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «plowing» in the Judaism dictionary: Turning over the soil with a plow. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# plowing

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**Who acts:** Six days, thou, five years · **What happens:** turn, work, rest, plow, have, be · **To what, where:** soil, harvest, famine

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Turning over the soil with a plow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:plowing:m1:1
# text = Turning over the soil with a plow.
1	Turning	turn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	over	over	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	plow	plow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | gerund |  |  |  | the soil |  | with a plow | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme over soil=Trajectory |

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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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Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest; in plowing time and in harvest thou shalt rest. (Torah EXO.34.21, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest; in plowing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:plowing:x1:1
# text = Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest; in plowing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.
1	Six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	5	nsubj	_	_
4	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	seventh	seventh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
12	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	14	nsubj	_	_
13	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	rest	rest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	plowing	plow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	amod	_	_
18	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl:unmarked	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	harvest	harvest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
22	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	24	nsubj	_	_
23	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	rest	rest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	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 | **work** | shall | Six days |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **rest** | shall | thou |  |  |  | day; time |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **plow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **rest** | shall | thou |  |  | harvest |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in harvest=Location |

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*Sentence 2:* (Torah EXO.34.21, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:plowing:x1:2
# text = (Torah EXO.34.21, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	EXO.34.21	EXO.34.21	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

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For these two years hath the famine been in the land; and there are yet five years, in which there shall be neither plowing nor harvest. (Torah GEN.45.6, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* For these two years hath the famine been in the land; and there are yet five years, in which there shall be neither plowing nor harvest.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:plowing:x2:1
# text = For these two years hath the famine been in the land; and there are yet five years, in which there shall be neither plowing nor harvest.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
5	hath	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	famine	famine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	15	expl	_	_
15	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	advcl	_	_
16	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	24	obl	_	_
22	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	24	expl	_	_
23	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	cop	_	_
25	neither	neither	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	26	cc:preconj	_	_
26	plowing	plow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
27	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	28	cc	_	_
28	harvest	harvest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present |  | the famine |  |  | year |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent famine=Patient |
| 2 | **does** | present | five years |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | plow *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (Torah GEN.45.6, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:plowing:x2:2
# text = (Torah GEN.45.6, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	GEN.45.6	GEN.45.6	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	_	_
```

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

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