--- title: samekh — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «samekh» in the Judaism dictionary: The fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which makes an "s" sound. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [samekh in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/samekh.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} The fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which makes an "s" sound. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:judaism:samekh:m1:1 # text = The fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which makes an "s" sound. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 fifteenth fifteenth ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 letter letter NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 Hebrew hebrew ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 alphabet alphabet NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 10 nsubj _ _ 10 makes make VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 11 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 12 " " PUNCT `` _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 s s NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 14 " " PUNCT '' _ 13 punct _ _ 15 sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | present | the fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet | a s sound | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product | | 2 | **letter** | | | the Hebrew alphabet | | | | | nom letter «communication transitive»: of=patient | 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} And Samekh-Tzadi-Resh-Shin, between the teeth and tongue, lain down and flattened. \[note 1: These last two words, שכובה ושטותה, are difficult to identify. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) *Sentence 1:* And Samekh-Tzadi-Resh-Shin, between the teeth and tongue, lain down and flattened. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:judaism:samekh:x1:1 # text = And Samekh-Tzadi-Resh-Shin, between the teeth and tongue, lain down and flattened. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 2 Samekh Samekh PROPN NNP Number=Sing 16 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 Tzadi Tzadi PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 5 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 Resh Resh PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 Shin Shin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 list _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 10 between between ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 teeth tooth NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 appos _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 14 tongue tongue NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 16 lain lie VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 17 down down ADP RP _ 16 compound:prt _ _ 18 and and CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 19 flattened flatten VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 16 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 . . PUNCT . _ 16 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lie down** | participle | Samekh and Resh | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **flatten** | participle | Samekh and Resh *not said here* | | | | | | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient | *Sentence 2:* \[note 1: These last two words, שכובה ושטותה, are difficult to identify. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:judaism:samekh:x1:2 # text = [note 1: These last two words, שכובה ושטותה, are difficult to identify. 1 [ [ PUNCT -LRB- _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 note note NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 1 1 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 2 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 5 These this PRON DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 8 nsubj _ _ 6 last last ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 7 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 8 nummod _ _ 8 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 10 שכובה שכובה NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 compound _ _ 11 ושטותה ושטותה NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 13 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 cop _ _ 14 difficult difficult ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 parataxis _ _ 15 to to PART TO _ 16 mark _ _ 16 identify identify VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 14 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **word** | | These | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | present | | | | | | difficult *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **identify** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn empathize-88.2 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | *Sentence 3:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) ```conllu # sent_id = dict:judaism:samekh:x1:3 # 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 _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ## Example 2 {#x2} == Chapter 5 == \[5:1\] Twelve Simple Letters, Heh-Waw Zayin-Chet Tet-Yod Lamed-Nun ʽAyin-Samekh Tzadi-Qof—Their foundation is Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Talking, Eating, Sex, Work, Movement, Excitement, Play, Contemplation, Sleep. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) *Sentence 1:* == Chapter 5 == \[5:1\] Twelve Simple Letters, Heh-Waw Zayin-Chet Tet-Yod Lamed-Nun ʽAyin-Samekh Tzadi-Qof—Their foundation is Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Talking, Eating, Sex, Work, Movement, Excitement, Play, Contemplation, Sleep. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:judaism:samekh:x2:1 # text = == Chapter 5 == [5:1] Twelve Simple Letters, Heh-Waw Zayin-Chet Tet-Yod Lamed-Nun ʽAyin-Samekh Tzadi-Qof—Their foundation is Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Talking, Eating, Sex, Work, Movement, Excitement, Play, Contemplation, Sleep. 1 == == PUNCT NFP _ 2 discourse _ _ 2 Chapter chapter NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 5 5 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 2 flat _ _ 4 == == PUNCT NFP _ 10 punct _ _ 5 [ [ PUNCT -LRB- _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 5:1 5:1 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 10 nummod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ] ] PUNCT -RRB- _ 6 punct _ _ 8 Twelve twelve NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 6 flat _ _ 9 Simple simple ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 Letters letter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 12 Heh Heh PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 13 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 Waw Waw PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 appos _ _ 15 Zayin Zayin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 16 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 Chet Chet PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 conj _ _ 18 Tet Tet PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 19 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 20 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 20 Yod Yod PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 conj _ _ 21 Lamed Lamed PROPN NNP Number=Sing 20 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 22 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 23 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 23 Nun Nun PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 conj _ _ 24 ʽAyin ʽayin NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 list _ SpaceAfter=No 25 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 26 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 26 Samekh Samekh PROPN NNP Number=Sing 24 appos _ _ 27 Tzadi Tzadi PROPN NNP Number=Sing 26 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 28 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 29 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 29 Qof Qof PROPN NNP Number=Sing 26 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 30 — - PUNCT : _ 34 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 31 Their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 32 nmod:poss _ _ 32 foundation foundation NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 nsubj _ _ 33 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 34 aux _ _ 34 Seeing see VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 36 Hearing hearing NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 38 Smelling smell VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 34 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 40 Talking Talking PROPN NNP Number=Sing 34 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 42 Eating Eating PROPN NNP Number=Sing 40 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 43 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 44 Sex Sex PROPN NNP Number=Sing 40 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 46 Work Work PROPN NNP Number=Sing 40 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 48 Movement Movement PROPN NNP Number=Sing 40 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 49 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 50 Excitement Excitement PROPN NNP Number=Sing 48 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 51 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 52 Play Play PROPN NNP Number=Sing 48 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 53 , , PUNCT , _ 54 punct _ _ 54 Contemplation contemplation NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 55 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 56 Sleep sleep NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 57 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | present · progressive | Samekh's foundation | Talking and Eating and Sex and Work and Movement and Excitement and Play | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer chapter=Stimulus | | 2 | **smell** | gerund | Samekh's foundation *not said here* | | | | | | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | *Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) ```conllu # sent_id = dict:judaism:samekh: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 _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ## Example 3 {#x3} He made the Samekh reign, and bound to it a crown, and formed with it Sagittarius in the World, and Kislew in the year, and the gall in the Person. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) *Sentence 1:* He made the Samekh reign, and bound to it a crown, and formed with it Sagittarius in the World, and Kislew in the year, and the gall in the Person. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:judaism:samekh:x3:1 # text = He made the Samekh reign, and bound to it a crown, and formed with it Sagittarius in the World, and Kislew in the year, and the gall in the Person. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 Samekh Samekh PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 reign reign NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 bound bind VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 conj _ _ 9 to to ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obl _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 crown crown NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 formed form VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 conj _ _ 16 with with ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 obl _ _ 18 Sagittarius Sagittarius PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 obj _ _ 19 in in ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 World World PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 23 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 24 Kislew Kislew PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 25 in in ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 year year NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 29 and and CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 gall gall NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 parataxis _ _ 32 in in ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 Person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 35 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | past | He | the Samekh reign | | | | Kislew in the year *obl* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reign=Product | | 2 | **bind** | participle | He *not said here* | a crown | reign | | | | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent crown=Patient to it=Co-Patient | | 3 | **form** | participle | He *not said here* | Sagittarius | | the World | | with reign | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location sagittarius=Theme | *Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) ```conllu # sent_id = dict:judaism:samekh:x3:2 # 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 _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **Text:** the Judaism dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. 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