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title: sari — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sari» in the Judaism dictionary: A Hebrew word meaning officer or prince, found in the Assyrian and Babylonian titles "Rab-saris," chief officer. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sari

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**Who acts:** Hebrew word, king, captain, princes · **What happens:** mean, find, send, come in, sit · **To what, where:** officer, Hebrew word, Assyrian, Tartan, Hezekiah, Nebushazban saris

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Hebrew word meaning officer or prince, found in the Assyrian and Babylonian titles "Rab-saris," chief officer.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sari:m1:1
# text = A Hebrew word meaning officer or prince, found in the Assyrian and Babylonian titles "Rab-saris," chief officer.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Hebrew	hebrew	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	officer	officer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Assyrian	assyrian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	Babylonian	Babylonian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	titles	title	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	Rab	Rab	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	saris	sari	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	_
22	chief	chief	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	officer	officer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | gerund | a Hebrew word *not said here* | officer or prince |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent officer=Topic |
| 2 | **find** | participle |  | a Hebrew word *not said here* |  | the Assyrian and Babylonian titles and Rab saris |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: 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 -->
And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rab-saris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great army unto Jerusalem. (Prophets 2KI.18.17, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rab-saris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great army unto Jerusalem.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sari:x1:1
# text = And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rab-saris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great army unto Jerusalem.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Assyria	Assyria	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	Tartan	Tartan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	Rab	Rab	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	saris	sari	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	Rab	Rab	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	shakeh	shakeh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	Lachish	Lachish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod:desc	_	_
20	Hezekiah	Hezekiah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
25	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	Jerusalem	Jerusalem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | the king of Assyria | Tartan and Rab saris and Rab shakeh from Lachish | Hezekiah  king |  |  | with a great army; unto Jerusalem | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent tartan=Theme to hezekiah=Destination |

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*Sentence 2:* (Prophets 2KI.18.17, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sari:x1:2
# text = (Prophets 2KI.18.17, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	2KI.18.17	2KI.18.17	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	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 -->
So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushazban Rab-saris, and Nergal-sarezer Rab-mag, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon; (Prophets JER.39.13, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sari:x2:1
# text = So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushazban Rab-saris, and Nergal-sarezer Rab-mag, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon; (Prophets JER.39.13, JPS 1917)
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
2	Nebuzaradan	Nebuzaradan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	Nebushazban	Nebushazban	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
12	Rab	Rab	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	saris	sari	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
17	Nergal	Nergal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	sarezer	sarezer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
20	Rab	Rab	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	mag	mag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
25	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	28	det:predet	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	chief	chief	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	officers	officer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	_
32	of	of	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	Babylon	Babylon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	36	punct	_	_
35	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	36	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
37	JER.39.13	JER.39.13	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	36	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
39	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	37	flat	_	_
40	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	37	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	37	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | the captain of the guard | Nebushazban saris |  |  |  | sarezer mag *obl*; all chief officers of the king of Babylon *obl*; Prophets *obl* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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that all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sarezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim Rab-saris, Nergal-sarezer Rab-mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon. (Prophets JER.39.3, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* that all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sarezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim Rab-saris, Nergal-sarezer Rab-mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.

<!-- fold The tree, 41 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sari:x3:1
# text = that all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sarezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim Rab-saris, Nergal-sarezer Rab-mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.
1	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
2	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	4	det:predet	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	princes	prince	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Babylon	Babylon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	in	in	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	middle	middle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	even	even	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
21	Nergal	Nergal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	sarezer	sarezer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
25	Samgar	Samgar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	nebo	nebo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
29	Sarsechim	Sarsechim	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	appos	_	_
30	Rab	Rab	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	saris	sari	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
34	Nergal	Nergal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	36	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	34	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	sarezer	sarezer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	appos	_	_
37	Rab	Rab	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	39	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	37	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	mag	mag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	44	punct	_	_
41	with	with	ADP	IN	_	44	case	_	_
42	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	44	det:predet	_	_
43	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	44	det	_	_
44	residue	residue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
45	of	of	ADP	IN	_	47	case	_	_
46	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	47	det	_	_
47	princes	prince	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	44	nmod	_	_
48	of	of	ADP	IN	_	50	case	_	_
49	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	50	det	_	_
50	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	nmod	_	_
51	of	of	ADP	IN	_	52	case	_	_
52	Babylon	Babylon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	50	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come in** | past | all princes of the king of Babylon |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **sit** | past |  |  |  | the middle gate |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in gate=Location |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JER.39.3, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sari:x3:2
# text = (Prophets JER.39.3, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JER.39.3	JER.39.3	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	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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