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title: scoffer — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «scoffer» in the Judaism dictionary: A person who mocks or makes fun of others and of serious things. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# scoffer

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**Who acts:** person, ye, people · **What happens:** mock, make, hear, be, word, not be · **To what, where:** fun, word, Jerusalem, LORD, scoffers, bands

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A person who mocks or makes fun of others and of serious things.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:scoffer:m1:1
# text = A person who mocks or makes fun of others and of serious things.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	mocks	mock	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mock** | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | present | a person *not said here* | fun of others and serious things |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset fun=Product |

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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 hear the word of the LORD, ye scoffers, the ballad-mongers of this people which is in Jerusalem: (Prophets ISA.28.14, JPS 1917)

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:scoffer:x1:1
# text = Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scoffers, the ballad-mongers of this people which is in Jerusalem: (Prophets ISA.28.14, JPS 1917)
1	Wherefore	wherefore	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	hear	hear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
9	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	2	nsubj	_	_
10	scoffers	scoffer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	ballad	ballad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	mongers	monger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	18	det	_	_
18	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	_
19	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	22	nsubj	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	Jerusalem	Jerusalem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	25	punct	_	_
24	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	parataxis	_	_
26	ISA.28.14	ISA.28.14	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	flat	_	_
29	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	26	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	25	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | present | ye | the word of the LORD |  |  |  | wherefore *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | this people |  |  | Jerusalem |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **word** |  |  | the LORD |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Now therefore be ye not scoffers, lest your bands be made strong; for an extermination wholly determined have I heard from the Lord, the GOD of hosts, upon the whole land. (Prophets ISA.28.22, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Now therefore be ye not scoffers, lest your bands be made strong; for an extermination wholly determined have I heard from the Lord, the GOD of hosts, upon the whole land.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:scoffer:x2:1
# text = Now therefore be ye not scoffers, lest your bands be made strong; for an extermination wholly determined have I heard from the Lord, the GOD of hosts, upon the whole land.
1	Now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
2	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
4	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	6	nsubj	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	scoffers	scoffer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	lest	lest	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	bands	band	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
13	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	extermination	extermination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
18	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	determined	determined	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
20	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
23	from	from	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	Lord	Lord	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	GOD	GOD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	appos	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	hosts	host	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
32	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
34	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	35	amod	_	_
35	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | infinitive | ye | scoffers and a extermination |  |  | now | therefore *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | infinitive · passive |  | your bands |  |  |  | strong *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 3 | **hear** | present · perfect · passive |  | scoffers and a extermination |  |  |  | from the Lord; upon the whole land | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Topic from lord=Source |

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*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.28.22, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:scoffer:x2:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.28.22, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.28.22	ISA.28.22	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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