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title: pur — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pur» in the Judaism dictionary: A Persian word meaning a lot, which is a token or stone drawn to decide something by chance. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pur

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**Who acts:** Persian word, they, that · **What happens:** mean, be, draw, decide, call, name · **To what, where:** lot, token, something, days, pur, Writings · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A Persian word meaning a lot, which is a token or stone drawn to decide something by chance.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:pur:m1:1
# text = A Persian word meaning a lot, which is a token or stone drawn to decide something by chance.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Persian	persian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	token	token	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	drawn	draw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	decide	decide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
17	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	16	obj	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | gerund | a Persian word *not said here* | a lot |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a Persian word | a token or stone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **draw** | participle |  | a token or stone *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **decide** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | by chance | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent something=Topic |

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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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Wherefore they called these days Purim, after the name of pur. (Writings EST.9.26, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Wherefore they called these days Purim, after the name of pur.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:pur:x1:1
# text = Wherefore they called these days Purim, after the name of pur.
1	Wherefore	wherefore	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	xcomp	_	_
6	Purim	Purim	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	pur	pur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | they | this days |  |  | after the name of pur | wherefore *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **name** |  |  | pur |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings EST.9.26, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:pur:x1:2
# text = (Writings EST.9.26, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	EST.9.26	EST.9.26	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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because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast pur, that is, the lot, to discomfit them, and to destroy them; (Writings EST.9.24, JPS 1917)

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:pur:x2:1
# text = because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast pur, that is, the lot, to discomfit them, and to destroy them; (Writings EST.9.24, JPS 1917)
1	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	2	case	_	_
2	Haman	Haman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Hammedatha	Hammedatha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Agagite	Agagite	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	enemy	enemy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	16	det:predet	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Jews	Jew	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
18	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	devised	devise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
20	against	against	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	Jews	Jew	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	19	obl:agent	_	_
23	to	to	PART	TO	_	24	mark	_	_
24	destroy	destroy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	advcl	_	_
25	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
28	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	29	aux	_	_
29	cast	cast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	19	parataxis	_	_
30	pur	pur	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
32	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	36	nsubj	_	_
33	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	36	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
38	to	to	PART	TO	_	39	mark	_	_
39	discomfit	discomfit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	conj	_	_
40	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	39	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	44	punct	_	_
42	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	44	cc	_	_
43	to	to	PART	TO	_	44	mark	_	_
44	destroy	destroy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	39	conj	_	_
45	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	44	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	48	punct	_	_
47	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	48	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	_
49	EST.9.24	EST.9.24	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	48	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	_
51	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	49	flat	_	_
52	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	49	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	48	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **devise** | past · perfect |  | Writings |  |  |  | because Haman | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **destroy** | to-infinitive |  | Jews *= jew* |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |
| 3 | **cast** | past · perfect |  |  |  |  |  | pur *property* | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is a** | present | that | the lot |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **discomfit** | to-infinitive |  | Jews *= jew* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer |
| 6 | **destroy** | to-infinitive |  | Jews *= jew* |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

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