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title: sibilant — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sibilant» in the Judaism dictionary: Making a hissing sound like "s" or "sh". Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# sibilant

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**Who acts:** Aleph, sibilant, Water, Air, Spirit, balance · **What happens:** make, hiss, be, place, derive, stand · **To what, where:** hissing sound, Shin sibilant, Mediator, friend, Fire sibilant, fron

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Making a hissing sound like "s" or "sh".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sibilant:m1:1
# text = Making a hissing sound like "s" or "sh".
1	Making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	hissing	hiss	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	amod	_	_
4	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	s	s	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	sh	sh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | gerund |  | a hissing sound |  |  |  | like s or sh | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product |
| 2 | **hiss** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «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 -->
Shin is sibilant, and Aleph is the Mediator and as it were a friend placed between them. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

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*Sentence 1:* Shin is sibilant, and Aleph is the Mediator and as it were a friend placed between them.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sibilant:x1:1
# text = Shin is sibilant, and Aleph is the Mediator and as it were a friend placed between them.
1	Shin	shin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	sibilant	sibilant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	Aleph	Aleph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Mediator	mediator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
16	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
17	between	between	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Shin sibilant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Aleph | the Mediator and a friend |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | past | sibilant |  |  |  |  | as a friend | tree rules |
| 4 | **place** | participle |  | a friend *not said here* |  |  |  | between Mediator | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent between they=Destination |

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*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sibilant:x1:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
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	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	1893	1893	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	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}

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Water is silent, Fire is sibilant, and Air derived fron the Spirit is as the tongue of a balance standing between these contraries which are in equilibrium, reconciling and mediating between them. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Water is silent, Fire is sibilant, and Air derived fron the Spirit is as the tongue of a balance standing between these contraries which are in equilibrium, reconciling and mediating between them.

<!-- fold The tree, 32 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sibilant:x2:1
# text = Water is silent, Fire is sibilant, and Air derived fron the Spirit is as the tongue of a balance standing between these contraries which are in equilibrium, reconciling and mediating between them.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	Fire	Fire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	sibilant	sibilant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	Air	Air	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	derived	derive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	fron	fron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Spirit	Spirit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	parataxis	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	balance	balance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
22	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	21	acl	_	_
23	between	between	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	25	det	_	_
25	contraries	contrary	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obl	_	_
26	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	29	nsubj	_	_
27	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	29	cop	_	_
28	in	in	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	equilibrium	equilibrium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
31	reconciling	reconcile	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	22	conj	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
33	mediating	mediate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	22	conj	_	_
34	between	between	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
35	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	33	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Water |  |  |  |  | silent *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | Fire sibilant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **derive** | past | Air | fron |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location fron=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | present | the Spirit |  |  |  |  | as the tongue; of a balance | tree rules |
| 5 | **stand** | gerund | a balance *not said here* |  |  | this contraries |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent between contrary=Location |
| 6 | **is** | present | this contraries |  |  | equilibrium |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **reconcile** | gerund | a balance *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **mediate** | gerund | a balance *not said here* |  |  |  |  | between contraries *= contrary* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sibilant:x2:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
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	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	1893	1893	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water is silent, Fire is sibilant, and Air derived from the Spirit is as the tongue of a balance standing between these contraries which are in equilibrium, reconciling and mediating between them. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Water is silent, Fire is sibilant, and Air derived from the Spirit is as the tongue of a balance standing between these contraries which are in equilibrium, reconciling and mediating between them.

<!-- fold The tree, 32 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sibilant:x3:1
# text = Water is silent, Fire is sibilant, and Air derived from the Spirit is as the tongue of a balance standing between these contraries which are in equilibrium, reconciling and mediating between them.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	Fire	Fire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	sibilant	sibilant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	Air	Air	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	derived	derive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Spirit	Spirit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	balance	balance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
22	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	21	acl	_	_
23	between	between	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	25	det	_	_
25	contraries	contrary	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obl	_	_
26	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	29	nsubj	_	_
27	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	29	cop	_	_
28	in	in	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	equilibrium	equilibrium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
31	reconciling	reconcile	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	22	conj	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
33	mediating	mediate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	22	conj	_	_
34	between	between	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
35	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	33	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Water |  |  |  |  | silent *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | Fire sibilant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **derive** | past | Air |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  | the Spirit |  | as the tongue; of a balance | tree rules |
| 5 | **stand** | gerund | a balance *not said here* |  |  | this contraries |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent between contrary=Location |
| 6 | **is** | present | this contraries |  |  | equilibrium |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **reconcile** | gerund | a balance *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **mediate** | gerund | a balance *not said here* |  |  |  |  | between contraries *= contrary* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sibilant:x3:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
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	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	1893	1893	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	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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