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title: psaltery — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «psaltery» in the Judaism dictionary: An old stringed musical instrument like a harp, played to accompany songs. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# psaltery

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**Who acts:** old stringed musical instrument, I, my, you · **What happens:** play, accompany, awake, glory, take up, sound · **To what, where:** songs, melody, timbrel

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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An old stringed musical instrument like a harp, played to accompany songs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:psaltery:m1:1
# text = An old stringed musical instrument like a harp, played to accompany songs.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	stringed	stringed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	musical	musical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	instrument	instrument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	harp	harp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
10	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	accompany	accompany	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | a old stringed musical instrument like a harp |  |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **accompany** | to-infinitive | a old stringed musical instrument like a harp *not said here* | songs |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent song=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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Awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn. (Writings PSA.108.3, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:psaltery:x1:1
# text = Awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn.
1	Awake	awake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	psaltery	psaltery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	harp	harp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	awake	awake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **awake** | future | I |  |  |  | dawn |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.108.3, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:psaltery:x1:2
# text = (Writings PSA.108.3, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.108.3	PSA.108.3	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}

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Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn. (Writings PSA.57.9, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:psaltery:x2:1
# text = Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn.
1	Awake	awake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	glory	glory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	awake	awake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	psaltery	psaltery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	harp	harp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	awake	awake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **awake** | future | I |  |  |  | dawn |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **glory** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom glory «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.57.9, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:psaltery:x2:2
# text = (Writings PSA.57.9, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.57.9	PSA.57.9	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 3 {#x3}

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Take up the melody, and sound the timbrel, the sweet harp with the psaltery. (Writings PSA.81.3, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Take up the melody, and sound the timbrel, the sweet harp with the psaltery.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:psaltery:x3:1
# text = Take up the melody, and sound the timbrel, the sweet harp with the psaltery.
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	melody	melody	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	sound	sound	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	timbrel	timbrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	harp	harp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	psaltery	psaltery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take up** | imperative | you *not said here* | the melody |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent melody=Theme |
| 2 | **sound** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the timbrel |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location timbrel=Theme |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.81.3, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:psaltery:x3:2
# text = (Writings PSA.81.3, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.81.3	PSA.81.3	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.

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