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title: sinning — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sinning» in the Judaism dictionary: Sinning means doing wrong against God's rules or against other people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sinning

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**Who acts:** God, you, man, I, thou · **What happens:** sin, mean, do, rule, find, lose · **To what, where:** any, dream, heart, this, simplicity, thee · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Sinning means doing wrong against God's rules or against other people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sinning:m1:1
# text = Sinning means doing wrong against God's rules or against other people.
1	Sinning	sin	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	wrong	wrong	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	against	against	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	against	against	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sin** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn rebel-71.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **do** *not said to happen* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | against God's rules or other people; wrong *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **rule** |  | God |  |  |  |  |  | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: poss=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}

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or have found that which was lost, and deal falsely therein, and swear to a lie; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein; (Torah LEV.6.3, JPS 1917)

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sinning:x1:1
# text = or have found that which was lost, and deal falsely therein, and swear to a lie; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein; (Torah LEV.6.3, JPS 1917)
1	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	deal	deal	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	falsely	falsely	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	therein	therein	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	swear	swear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	obl	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	24	det:predet	_	_
24	these	this	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	21	nmod	_	_
25	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nsubj	_	_
28	doeth	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
30	sinning	sin	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	28	advcl	_	_
31	therein	therein	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	35	punct	_	_
33	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	35	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	35	compound	_	_
35	LEV.6.3	LEV.6.3	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
37	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	35	appos	_	_
38	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	37	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	37	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present · perfect | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **lose** | past · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 3 | **deal** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | any |  | therein *property* | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **swear** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to a lie | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **do** | present | a man |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **sin** | gerund | a man *not said here* |  |  |  |  | therein *property* | vn rebel-71.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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And God said unto him in the dream: 'Yea, I know that in the simplicity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against Me. (Torah GEN.20.6, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* And God said unto him in the dream: 'Yea, I know that in the simplicity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against Me.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sinning:x2:1
# text = And God said unto him in the dream: 'Yea, I know that in the simplicity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against Me.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
10	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	Yea	yea	INTJ	UH	_	14	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
13	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
15	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	simplicity	simplicity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
22	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	23	nsubj	_	_
23	hast	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	acl:relcl	_	_
24	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	ccomp	_	_
25	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
28	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
29	also	also	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	_
30	withheld	withhold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
31	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	30	obj	_	_
32	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	33	mark	_	_
33	sinning	sin	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	30	advcl	_	_
34	against	against	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
35	Me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|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 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | God |  |  | the dream |  | unto him *= he* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **know** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **have** | present | thou | thy heart *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heart=Patient |
| 4 | **do** | participle |  | this |  | the simplicity of thy heart |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent this=Eventuality |
| 5 | **withhold** | past | I | thee |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **sin** | gerund | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  | against Me | vn rebel-71.2-1-1 «NP V PP.maleficiary»: agent=Agent against i=Maleficiary |

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*Sentence 2:* (Torah GEN.20.6, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sinning:x2:2
# text = (Torah GEN.20.6, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	GEN.20.6	GEN.20.6	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.

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