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title: primordial — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «primordial» in the Judaism dictionary: Existing from the very beginning of time; first and original. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# primordial

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**Who acts:** you, interpretation, ten elemental entities, Path, primordial · **What happens:** exist, begin, note, produce, be, bind · **To what, where:** beginning, time, order, elements •, ten elemental entities, primordial תֹּהוּ · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Existing from the very beginning of time; first and original.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:primordial:m1:1
# text = Existing from the very beginning of time; first and original.
1	Existing	exist	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	csubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	beginning	beginning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	original	original	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exist** | gerund |  |  |  |  | from the beginning of time |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **begin** |  |  | time |  |  |  |  | nom beginning «event transitive»: of=patient |

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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 -->
Note the order in which the primordial elements • were produced. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

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*Sentence 1:* Note the order in which the primordial elements • were produced.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:primordial:x1:1
# text = Note the order in which the primordial elements • were produced.
1	Note	note	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	primordial	primordial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	elements	element	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	compound	_	_
9	•	•	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	produced	produce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **note** | imperative | you *not said here* | the order |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent order=Topic |
| 2 | **produce** | past · passive |  | elements • |  | the order |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:primordial: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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In this interpretation, they are ten elemental entities or properties which bind or restrain primordial תֹּהוּ tohu, 'chaos, void, waste(land)' \[Genesis 1:2\], allowing structure and order to exist in creation. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

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*Sentence 1:* In this interpretation, they are ten elemental entities or properties which bind or restrain primordial תֹּהוּ tohu, 'chaos, void, waste(land)' \[Genesis 1:2\], allowing structure and order to exist in creation.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:primordial:x2:1
# text = In this interpretation, they are ten elemental entities or properties which bind or restrain primordial תֹּהוּ tohu, 'chaos, void, waste(land)' [Genesis 1:2], allowing structure and order to exist in creation.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	interpretation	interpretation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
8	elemental	elemental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	entities	entity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	properties	property	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	bind	bind	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	restrain	restrain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
16	primordial	primordial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	תֹּהוּ	תֹּהוּ	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	tohu	tohu	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	17	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	chaos	chaos	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	void	void	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	27	punct	_	_
30	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	Genesis	Genesis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	parataxis	_	_
32	1:2	1:2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	31	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
35	allowing	allow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	31	advcl	_	_
36	structure	structure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	obj	_	_
37	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	38	cc	_	_
38	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	conj	_	_
39	to	to	PART	TO	_	40	mark	_	_
40	exist	exist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	35	advcl	_	_
41	in	in	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
42	creation	creation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | interpretation | ten elemental entities or properties |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bind** | present | ten elemental entities or properties |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **restrain** | present | ten elemental entities or properties *not said here* | primordial תֹּהוּ |  |  |  |  | vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer תֹּהוּ=Eventuality |
| 4 | **allow** | gerund | interpretation *not said here* | structure and order |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent structure=Beneficiary |
| 5 | **exist** | to-infinitive | interpretation *not said here* |  |  | creation |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in creation=Location |

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*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:primordial:x2:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
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	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	Sefaria	Sefaria	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	community	community	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	translation	translation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The Eighth Path is called Absolute or Perfect, because it is the means of the primordial, which has no root by which it can cleave, nor rest, except in the hidden places Of GEDULAH. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)

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*Sentence 1:* The Eighth Path is called Absolute or Perfect, because it is the means of the primordial, which has no root by which it can cleave, nor rest, except in the hidden places Of GEDULAH.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:primordial:x3:1
# text = The Eighth Path is called Absolute or Perfect, because it is the means of the primordial, which has no root by which it can cleave, nor rest, except in the hidden places Of GEDULAH.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Eighth	Eighth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Path	Path	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	Absolute	absolute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	Perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	nsubj	_	_
14	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	primordial	primordial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
21	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	22	det	_	_
22	root	root	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
23	by	by	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	27	obl	_	_
25	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
26	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
27	cleave	cleave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
29	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	30	cc	_	_
30	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
32	except	except	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
33	in	in	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
34	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
35	hidden	hidden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	36	amod	_	_
36	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
37	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
38	GEDULAH	GEDULAH	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	36	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | the Eighth Path |  |  |  | except the hidden places of GEDULAH; absolute *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | present | Path |  |  |  |  | of the primordial; mean *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **have** | present | the primordial | no root |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent root=Patient |
| 4 | **cleave** | can | Path |  |  |  |  | by no root | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:primordial:x3:2
# 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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