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title: sprig — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sprig» in the Judaism dictionary: A sprig is a small twig or shoot with leaves or flowers on it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# sprig

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** sprig, blossom, bud, shoots, it, tendrils · **What happens:** be, become, ripen, cut off, take away, lop off · **To what, where:** small twig, ripening grape, sprigs, spreading vine, vine, branches

<!-- .vabout -->
«sprig» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning 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: [sprig in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/sprig.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sprig is a small twig or shoot with leaves or flowers on it.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sprig:m1:1
# text = A sprig is a small twig or shoot with leaves or flowers on it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sprig	sprig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	twig	twig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	shoot	shoot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a sprig | a small twig or shoot with leaves or flowers on shoot |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
For before the harvest, when the blossom is over, and the bud becometh a ripening grape, He will cut off the sprigs with pruning-hooks, and the shoots will He take away and lop off. (Prophets ISA.18.5, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* For before the harvest, when the blossom is over, and the bud becometh a ripening grape, He will cut off the sprigs with pruning-hooks, and the shoots will He take away and lop off.

<!-- fold The tree, 35 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sprig:x1:1
# text = For before the harvest, when the blossom is over, and the bud becometh a ripening grape, He will cut off the sprigs with pruning-hooks, and the shoots will He take away and lop off.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	before	before	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	harvest	harvest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	blossom	blossom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	over	over	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	bud	bud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	becometh	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	ripening	ripen	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	amod	_	_
18	grape	grape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
20	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
21	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
22	cut	cut	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
23	off	off	ADP	RP	_	22	compound:prt	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	sprigs	sprig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obj	_	_
26	with	with	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
27	pruning	pruning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	hooks	hook	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	shoots	shoot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	36	nsubj	_	_
34	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	36	aux	_	_
35	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	36	nsubj	_	_
36	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	parataxis	_	_
37	away	away	ADV	RB	_	36	advmod	_	_
38	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	39	cc	_	_
39	lop	lop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	36	conj	_	_
40	off	off	ADP	RP	_	39	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the blossom |  |  |  |  | over *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **become** | present | the bud | a ripening grape |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Patient grape=Result |
| 3 | **ripen** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **cut off** | future | bud | the sprigs |  |  |  | for the harvest; with pruning hooks | vn stop-55.4-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector sprig=Eventuality |
| 5 | **take away** | future | the shoots |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **lop off** | infinitive | the shoots *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.18.5, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sprig:x1:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.18.5, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.18.5	ISA.18.5	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose tendrils might turn toward him, and the roots thereof be under him; so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs. (Prophets EZK.17.6, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose tendrils might turn toward him, and the roots thereof be under him; so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

<!-- fold The tree, 37 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sprig:x2:1
# text = And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose tendrils might turn toward him, and the roots thereof be under him; so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	spreading	spreading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	vine	vine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	stature	stature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	tendrils	tendril	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
16	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	acl:relcl	_	_
18	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	nsubj	_	_
24	thereof	thereof	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
25	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	27	cop	_	_
26	under	under	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
29	so	so	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
30	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	nsubj	_	_
31	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
32	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	vine	vine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
35	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
36	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	31	conj	_	_
37	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	36	advmod	_	_
38	branches	branch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	36	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	_
40	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	41	cc	_	_
41	shot	shoot	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
42	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	41	advmod	_	_
43	sprigs	sprig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	41	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **become** | past |  | a spreading vine of low stature |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **turn** | might | tendrils |  |  |  |  | toward him *= he* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme toward he=Trajectory |
| 4 | **is** | infinitive | the roots |  |  |  |  | under him *= he*; thereof *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **become** | past | stature | a vine |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 6 | **bring** | past | stature *not said here* | branches |  |  |  | forth *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent branch=Theme |
| 7 | **shoot** | past |  | sprigs |  |  |  | forth *property* | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sprig=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets EZK.17.6, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sprig:x2:2
# text = (Prophets EZK.17.6, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	EZK.17.6	EZK.17.6	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	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 -->
He was waving a sprig of the sacred tulsi plant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sprig:x3:1
# text = He was waving a sprig of the sacred tulsi plant.
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	waving	wave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sprig	sprig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	sacred	sacred	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	tulsi	tulsi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wave** | past · progressive | He | a sprig of the sacred tulsi plant |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sprig=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She plucked a sprig of sweet-smelling rosemary.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sprig:x4:1
# text = She plucked a sprig of sweet-smelling rosemary.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	plucked	pluck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sprig	sprig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	smelling	smell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	amod	_	_
9	rosemary	rosemary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pluck** | past | She | a sprig of sweet smelling rosemary |  |  |  |  | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sprig=Patient |
| 2 | **smell** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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