--- title: soothsaying — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «soothsaying» in the Judaism dictionary: The act of foretelling what will happen in the future. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [soothsaying in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/soothsaying.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} The act of foretelling what will happen in the future. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:judaism:soothsaying:m1:1 # text = The act of foretelling what will happen in the future. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 act act NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 4 foretelling foretell VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 acl _ _ 5 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 7 nsubj _ _ 6 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 happen happen VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 ccomp _ _ 8 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 future future NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **foretell** | gerund | the act *not said here* | | | | | | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **happen** | future | | | | the future | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in future=Location | 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} Ye shall not eat with the blood; neither shall ye practise divination nor soothsaying. (Torah LEV.19.26, JPS 1917) *Sentence 1:* Ye shall not eat with the blood; neither shall ye practise divination nor soothsaying. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:judaism:soothsaying:x1:1 # text = Ye shall not eat with the blood; neither shall ye practise divination nor soothsaying. 1 Ye ye PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 4 nsubj _ _ 2 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 eat eat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 blood blood NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ; ; PUNCT : _ 12 punct _ _ 9 neither neither ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 10 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 11 ye ye PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 12 nsubj _ _ 12 practise practise VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 13 divination divination NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ 14 nor nor CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 15 cc _ _ 15 soothsaying soothsaie VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 12 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **eat** | shall | Ye | | | | | with the blood | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **practise** | shall | ye | divination | | | | neither *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **soothsaie** | gerund | ye *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | *Sentence 2:* (Torah LEV.19.26, JPS 1917) ```conllu # sent_id = dict:judaism:soothsaying:x1:2 # text = (Torah LEV.19.26, JPS 1917) 1 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Torah Torah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 LEV.19.26 LEV.19.26 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 _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ## Example 2 {#x2} Are you in need of soothsaying? ```conllu # sent_id = dict:judaism:soothsaying:x2:1 # text = Are you in need of soothsaying? 1 Are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 2 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 need need NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 5 of of SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 6 soothsaying soothsaie VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **soothsaie** | present · progressive | you | | | need | | | tree rules | ## Example 3 {#x3} The old woman earned money by soothsaying. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:judaism:soothsaying:x3:1 # text = The old woman earned money by soothsaying. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 woman woman NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 earned earn VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 6 by by SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 7 soothsaying soothsaie VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **earn** | past | the old woman | money | | | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme | | 2 | **soothsaie** | gerund | the old woman *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | ## Example 4 {#x4} Fortune-telling is a kind of soothsaying. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:judaism:soothsaying:x4:1 # text = Fortune-telling is a kind of soothsaying. 1 Fortune fortune NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 2 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 telling telling NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 kind kind NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 7 of of SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 8 soothsaying soothsaie VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Fortune telling | a kind | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **soothsaie** | gerund | a kind *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | **Text:** the Judaism dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [soothsayer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/soothsayer/) - next →: [sophistical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sophistical/) - ↑ back to [S in Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/)