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title: scoured — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «scoured» in the Judaism dictionary: Scoured means rubbed hard until clean and shiny. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# scoured

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**Who acts:** vessel, Ralph, We · **What happens:** scour, mean, rub, search, be, break · **To what, where:** part, earthen vessel, brazen vessel, vessel, water, floors · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«scoured» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [scoured in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/scoured.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scoured means rubbed hard until clean and shiny.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:scoured:m1:1
# text = Scoured means rubbed hard until clean and shiny.
1	Scoured	scour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	rubbed	rub	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
5	until	until	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scour** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **rub** | participle |  |  |  |  | until clean | hard *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scoured means searched every part of a place carefully.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:scoured:m2:1
# text = Scoured means searched every part of a place carefully.
1	Scoured	scour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	searched	search	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scour** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **search** | participle |  | every part of a place |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent part=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken; and if it be sodden in a brazen vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water. (Torah LEV.6.28, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken; and if it be sodden in a brazen vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:scoured:x1:1
# text = But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken; and if it be sodden in a brazen vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	earthen	earthen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	vessel	vessel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	wherein	wherein	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	sodden	sodden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	26	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
14	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	cop	_	_
17	sodden	sodden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	advcl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	brazen	brazen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	vessel	vessel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj:pass	_	_
24	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
25	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	aux:pass	_	_
26	scoured	scour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	rinsed	rinse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	26	conj	_	_
30	in	in	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | vessel |  |  |  |  | sodden, wherein *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **break** | shall · passive |  | the earthen vessel |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | infinitive | vessel |  |  | a brazen vessel |  | sodden *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **scour** | shall · passive |  | vessel |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |
| 5 | **rinse** | participle |  |  |  | water |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 2:* (Torah LEV.6.28, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:scoured:x1:2
# text = (Torah LEV.6.28, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	LEV.6.28	LEV.6.28	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The floors were scoured and bright.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:scoured:x2:1
# text = The floors were scoured and bright.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	floors	floor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	scoured	scour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scour** | past · passive |  | the floors |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ralph scoured the seas for ships.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:scoured:x3:1
# text = Ralph scoured the seas for ships.
1	Ralph	Ralph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scoured	scour	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	seas	sea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scour** | past | Ralph | the seas |  |  |  | for ships | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent sea=Location for ship=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We scoured the garden for my lost ring.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:scoured:x4:1
# text = We scoured the garden for my lost ring.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scoured	scour	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	ring	ring	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 | **scour** | past | We | the garden |  |  |  | for my lost ring | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent garden=Location for ring=Theme |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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