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title: subjection — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «subjection» in the Judaism dictionary: Subjection is being under the control of another person or power and having to obey. It is what a conquered people or town is forced into. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# subjection

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**Who acts:** Subjection, they, servants, guilt, prince, town · **What happens:** be, have, obey, conquer, force, turn · **To what, where:** control, conquered people, Prophets, servants, subjection, children

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Subjection is being under the control of another person or power and having to obey. It is what a conquered people or town is forced into.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Subjection is being under the control of another person or power and having to obey.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:subjection:m1:1
# text = Subjection is being under the control of another person or power and having to obey.
1	Subjection	subjection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	cop	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	control	control	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	obey	obey	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Subjection |  |  | the control |  | of another person or power | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | gerund | Subjection *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **obey** | to-infinitive | Subjection *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn abide\_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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.

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*Sentence 2:* It is what a conquered people or town is forced into.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:subjection:m1:2
# text = It is what a conquered people or town is forced into.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	conquered	conquer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	forced	force	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Subjection |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **conquer** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **force** | present · passive |  | a conquered people or town |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
but afterwards they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids; (Prophets JER.34.11, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 33 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:subjection:x1:1
# text = but afterwards they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids; (Prophets JER.34.11, JPS 1917)
1	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	afterwards	afterwards	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	handmaids	handmaid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	let	let	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
18	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
19	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	return	return	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	18	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
26	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	obj	_	_
27	into	into	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	subjection	subjection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
29	for	for	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	obl	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
32	for	for	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	handmaids	handmaid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
35	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	36	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
37	JER.34.11	JER.34.11	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	36	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
39	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	37	flat	_	_
40	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	37	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	36	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past | they | Prophets |  |  |  | afterwards *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cause** | past | they *not said here* | the servants and the handmaids |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition servant=Patient |
| 3 | **let** | past · perfect · passive |  | the servants and the handmaids |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **go** | infinitive | the servants and the handmaids *not said here* |  |  |  |  | free *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **return** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **bring** | past | they *not said here* | servants *= servant* |  | subjection |  | for servants and handmaids | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme into subjection=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And now ye purpose to bring the children of Judah and Jerusalem into subjection for bondmen and bondwomen unto you; but are there not even with you acts of guilt of your own against the LORD your God? (Writings 2CH.28.10, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And now ye purpose to bring the children of Judah and Jerusalem into subjection for bondmen and bondwomen unto you; but are there not even with you acts of guilt of your own against the LORD your God?

<!-- fold The tree, 38 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:subjection:x2:1
# text = And now ye purpose to bring the children of Judah and Jerusalem into subjection for bondmen and bondwomen unto you; but are there not even with you acts of guilt of your own against the LORD your God?
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
3	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	4	compound	_	_
4	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Judah	Judah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	Jerusalem	Jerusalem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	subjection	subjection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	bondmen	bondman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	bondwomen	bondwoman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	_
19	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
24	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
25	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	28	advmod	_	_
26	even	even	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
27	with	with	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	24	obl	_	_
29	acts	act	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	appos	_	_
30	of	of	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	guilt	guilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nmod	_	_
32	of	of	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	34	nmod:poss	_	_
34	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	nmod	_	_
35	against	against	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
37	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	nmod	_	_
38	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	39	nmod:poss	_	_
39	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	37	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | to-infinitive |  | the children of Judah and Jerusalem |  | subjection for bondmen and bondwomen unto you |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent child=Theme into subjection=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with you; there *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **act** |  | guilt of your own against the LORD |  |  |  |  |  | nom act «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings 2CH.28.10, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:subjection:x2:2
# text = (Writings 2CH.28.10, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	2CH.28.10	2CH.28.10	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 -->
The rebels were brought into subjection by the prince.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:subjection:x3:1
# text = The rebels were brought into subjection by the prince.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rebels	rebel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	subjection	subjection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past · passive | the prince | the rebels |  | subjection |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Theme into subjection=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
For years the town lived in subjection to a cruel lord.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:subjection:x4:1
# text = For years the town lived in subjection to a cruel lord.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	subjection	subjection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | the town |  |  | subjection | year | to a cruel lord | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in subjection=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The army forced the people into subjection.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:subjection:x5:1
# text = The army forced the people into subjection.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	forced	force	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	subjection	subjection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **force** | past | the army |  | the people | subjection |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Recipient |

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