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title: slinging — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «slinging» in the Judaism dictionary: Slinging is throwing stones with a sling. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# slinging

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**Who acts:** Uzziah, They, left, stones, It, Kabo · **What happens:** sling, throw, carry, swing, prepare, be · **To what, where:** stones, something, shoulders, bows, right hand, bow

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«slinging» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: [slinging in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/slinging.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Slinging is throwing stones with a sling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:slinging:m1:1
# text = Slinging is throwing stones with a sling.
1	Slinging	sling	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	throwing	throw	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sling	sling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sling** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **throw** | present · progressive |  | stones |  |  |  | with a sling | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stone=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 -->
Slinging is carrying something swung loosely over the shoulders.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:slinging:m2:1
# text = Slinging is carrying something swung loosely over the shoulders.
1	Slinging	sling	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	swung	swing	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	loosely	loosely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sling** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **carry** | present · progressive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 3 | **swing** | participle |  |  |  | the shoulders |  | loosely *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme over shoulder=Trajectory |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging. (Writings 2CH.26.14, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:slinging:x1:1
# text = And Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	Uzziah	Uzziah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	prepared	prepare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	even	even	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	11	det:predet	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	host	host	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	shields	shield	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	spears	spear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	helmets	helmet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	coats	coat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	mail	mail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	bows	bow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
31	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	32	mark	_	_
32	slinging	sling	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prepare** | past | Uzziah | bows |  |  |  | for them *= they*; stones *obl* | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for they=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **sling** | gerund | Uzziah *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings 2CH.26.14, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:slinging:x1:2
# text = (Writings 2CH.26.14, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	2CH.26.14	2CH.26.14	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 -->
They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow; they were of Saul's brethren of Benjamin. (Writings 1CH.12.2, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow; they were of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.

<!-- fold The tree, 33 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:slinging:x2:1
# text = They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow; they were of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	armed	armed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	bows	bow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
10	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc:preconj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	left	left	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
17	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
18	slinging	sling	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	acl	_	_
19	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	shooting	shooting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	arrows	arrow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	_
24	from	from	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	bow	bow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	33	punct	_	_
28	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	33	nsubj	_	_
29	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	33	cop	_	_
30	of	of	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
31	Saul	Saul	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	's	's	PART	POS	_	31	case	_	_
33	brethren	brethren	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
34	of	of	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
35	Benjamin	Benjamin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	nmod	_	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** | past | They |  |  |  |  | with bows; armed *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | could |  | the right hand and the left |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
| 3 | **sling** | gerund | the left *not said here* | stones and shooting arrows |  | the bow |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent stone=Theme from bow=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **is** | past | stones *= stone* |  |  |  |  | of Saul's brethren; of Benjamin | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings 1CH.12.2, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:slinging:x2:2
# text = (Writings 1CH.12.2, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	1CH.12.2	1CH.12.2	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was Kabo who broke my leg at the slinging game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:slinging:x3:1
# text = It was Kabo who broke my leg at the slinging game.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	Kabo	Kabo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	slinging	sling	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	amod	_	_
11	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | Kabo |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **break** | past | Kabo | my leg |  | the slinging game |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer leg=Patient |
| 3 | **sling** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was slinging the deer over his shoulders.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:slinging:x4:1
# text = He was slinging the deer over his shoulders.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	slinging	sling	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	deer	deer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sling** | past · progressive | He | the deer |  | his shoulders |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent deer=Theme over shoulder=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Let us play at slinging again tomorrow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:slinging:x5:1
# text = Let us play at slinging again tomorrow.
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	slinging	sling	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	again	again	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | us |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** | infinitive | us *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **sling** | gerund | us *not said here* |  |  |  | again; tomorrow |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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