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title: plummet — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «plummet» in the Judaism dictionary: A weight on a string used to check that a wall is straight. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# plummet

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** wall, I, hail, waters, pelican, owl · **What happens:** use, check, be, make, sweep away, overflow · **To what, where:** weight, justice, refuge, hiding place, bittern, line

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A weight on a string used to check that a wall is straight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:plummet:m1:1
# text = A weight on a string used to check that a wall is straight.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	string	string	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle · passive |  | a weight on a string |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **check** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | a wall |  |  |  |  | straight *property* | 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place. (Prophets ISA.28.17, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:plummet:x1:1
# text = And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	justice	justice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	righteousness	righteousness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	plummet	plummet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	hail	hail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
17	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	sweep	sweep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
19	away	away	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	refuge	refuge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	lies	lie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	waters	water	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	nsubj	_	_
28	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	29	aux	_	_
29	overflow	overflow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	advcl	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
31	hiding	hiding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | future | I | justice |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent justice=Product |
| 2 | **sweep away** | shall | the hail | the refuge of lies |  |  |  | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme refuge=Trajectory |
| 3 | **overflow** | shall | the waters | the hiding place |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.28.17, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:plummet:x1:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.28.17, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.28.17	ISA.28.17	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But the pelican and the bittern shall possess it, and the owl and the raven shall dwell therein; and He shall stretch over it the line of confusion, and the plummet of emptiness. (Prophets ISA.34.11, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* But the pelican and the bittern shall possess it, and the owl and the raven shall dwell therein; and He shall stretch over it the line of confusion, and the plummet of emptiness.

<!-- fold The tree, 33 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:plummet:x2:1
# text = But the pelican and the bittern shall possess it, and the owl and the raven shall dwell therein; and He shall stretch over it the line of confusion, and the plummet of emptiness.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pelican	pelican	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bittern	bittern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	possess	possess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	owl	owl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	raven	raven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
17	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	dwell	dwell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
19	therein	therein	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
23	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	stretch	stretch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
25	over	over	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	obl	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	confusion	confusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	plummet	plummet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
35	of	of	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
36	emptiness	emptiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | shall | the pelican and the bittern | bittern |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |
| 2 | **dwell** | shall | the owl and the raven |  |  |  |  | therein *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **stretch** | shall | He | the line of confusion |  | raven |  | the plummet of emptiness *obl* | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent line=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.34.11, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:plummet:x2:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.34.11, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.34.11	ISA.34.11	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down. (Prophets 2KI.21.13, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.

<!-- fold The tree, 36 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:plummet:x3:1
# text = And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	stretch	stretch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Jerusalem	Jerusalem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Samaria	Samaria	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	plummet	plummet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Ahab	Ahab	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
23	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	wipe	wipe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
25	Jerusalem	Jerusalem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	_
26	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	29	mark	_	_
27	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nsubj	_	_
29	wipeth	wipe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	advcl	_	_
30	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	dish	dish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
33	wiping	wipe	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	24	advcl	_	_
34	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	33	obj	_	_
35	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
36	turning	turn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	33	conj	_	_
37	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	36	obj	_	_
38	upside	upside	ADV	RB	_	39	advmod	_	_
39	down	down	ADV	RB	_	36	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stretch** | future | I | the plummet of the house of Ahab |  | Jerusalem |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over jerusalem=Location |
| 2 | **wipe** | future | I | Jerusalem |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent jerusalem=Source |
| 3 | **wipe** | present | a man | a dish |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dish=Theme |
| 4 | **wipe** | gerund | I *not said here* | dish |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 5 | **turn** | gerund | I *not said here* | dish |  |  |  | down *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets 2KI.21.13, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:plummet:x3:2
# text = (Prophets 2KI.21.13, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	2KI.21.13	2KI.21.13	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

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