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title: reproof — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «reproof» in the Judaism dictionary: A reproof is a sharp word or talk that tells someone they have done wrong. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# reproof

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**Who acts:** reproof, talk, word, they, my, you · **What happens:** be, tell, do, despise, reproof, say · **To what, where:** sharp word, someone, reproof, Writings PRO.5.12, instruction, heart · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«reproof» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [reproof in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/reproof.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A reproof is a sharp word or talk that tells someone they have done wrong.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:reproof:m1:1
# text = A reproof is a sharp word or talk that tells someone they have done wrong.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	reproof	reproof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obj	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	acl:relcl	_	_
15	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a reproof | a sharp word or talk |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | talk |  | someone |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient |
| 3 | **do** | present · perfect | word |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
They would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof. (Writings PRO.1.30, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* They would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:reproof:x1:1
# text = They would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	none	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	counsel	counsel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	despised	despise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
10	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	12	det:predet	_	_
11	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	reproof	reproof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **despise** | past | they | my reproof |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer reproof=Stimulus |
| 2 | **reproof** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom reproof «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings PRO.1.30, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:reproof:x1:2
# text = (Writings PRO.1.30, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PRO.1.30	PRO.1.30	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 -->
And say: 'How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; (Writings PRO.5.12, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:reproof:x2:1
# text = And say: 'How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; (Writings PRO.5.12, JPS 1917)
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	2	cc	_	_
2	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	hated	hate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	xcomp	_	_
9	instruction	instruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
14	despised	despise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
15	reproof	reproof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	compound	_	_
19	PRO.5.12	pro.5.12	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod:unmarked	_	_
22	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	19	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	22	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | Writings PRO.5.12 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **hate** | participle | I | instruction |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer instruction=Stimulus |
| 4 | **despise** | participle |  | my heart *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Whoso loveth knowledge loveth correction; but he that is brutish hateth reproof. (Writings PRO.12.1, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Whoso loveth knowledge loveth correction; but he that is brutish hateth reproof.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:reproof:x3:1
# text = Whoso loveth knowledge loveth correction; but he that is brutish hateth reproof.
1	Whoso	whoso	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	2	nsubj	_	_
2	loveth	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	knowledge	knowledgeable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nsubj	_	_
4	loveth	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	correction	correction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	brutish	brutish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	nsubj	_	_
12	hateth	hate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	reproof	reproof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | Whoso |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **love** | present | knowledge | correction |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer correction=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | brutish *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **hate** | present | brutish | reproof |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer reproof=Stimulus |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings PRO.12.1, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:reproof:x3:2
# text = (Writings PRO.12.1, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PRO.12.1	PRO.12.1	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 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher gave him a stern reproof.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:reproof:x4:1
# text = The teacher gave him a stern reproof.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	stern	stern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	reproof	reproof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the teacher | a stern reproof | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient reproof=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She took the reproof with a red face.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:reproof:x5:1
# text = She took the reproof with a red face.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	reproof	reproof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | She | the reproof |  |  |  | with a red face | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reproof=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her father's reproof made him say sorry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:reproof:x6:1
# text = Her father's reproof made him say sorry.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	reproof	reproof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Her father's reproof | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: apologize* | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sorry *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **reproof** |  | Her father |  |  |  |  |  | nom reproof «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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