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title: suckling — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «suckling» in the Judaism dictionary: A baby or young animal that still drinks its mother's milk. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# suckling

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**Who acts:** young animal, Thou, that, Nob, Mine · **What happens:** drink, have, found, enemy, smote, fail · **To what, where:** milk, mouth, strength, he, young children, liver

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«suckling» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: [suckling in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/suckling.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A baby or young animal that still drinks its mother's milk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:suckling:m1:1
# text = A baby or young animal that still drinks its mother's milk.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	still	still	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	drinks	drink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | present | young animal | animal's mother's milk |  |  | still |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Patient |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast Thou founded strength, because of Thine adversaries; that Thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. (Writings PSA.8.3, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast Thou founded strength, because of Thine adversaries; that Thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:suckling:x1:1
# text = Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast Thou founded strength, because of Thine adversaries; that Thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
1	Out	out	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	babes	babe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	sucklings	suckling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	hast	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	Thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	11	nsubj	_	_
11	founded	found	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
12	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	17	case	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	fixed	_	_
16	Thine	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	adversaries	adversary	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
19	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	24	nsubj	_	_
20	Thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	24	nsubj	_	_
21	mightest	might	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
22	still	still	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	enemy	enemy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	parataxis	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	avenger	avenger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present |  |  |  | the mouth of babes and sucklings |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **found** | past | Thou | strength and Thine adversaries |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strength=Patient |
| 3 | **enemy** | might | that |  |  |  | still |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.8.3, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:suckling:x1:2
# text = (Writings PSA.8.3, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.8.3	PSA.8.3	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	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen and asses and sheep, with the edge of the sword. (Prophets 1SA.22.19, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen and asses and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

<!-- fold The tree, 34 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:suckling:x2:1
# text = And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen and asses and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
2	Nob	Nob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	priests	priest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
10	smote	smote	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	20	det	_	_
20	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	appos	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	sucklings	suckling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	oxen	ox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
31	asses	ass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	conj	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
33	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
35	with	with	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
37	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	conj	_	_
38	of	of	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
39	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	40	det	_	_
40	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smote** | infinitive | Nob | he |  |  |  | with the edge of the sword and both men and women; oxen and asses and sheep and the edge of the sword *obl* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets 1SA.22.19, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:suckling:x2:2
# text = (Prophets 1SA.22.19, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	1SA.22.19	1SA.22.19	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 3 {#x3}

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Mine eyes do fail with tears, mine inwards burn, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the breach of the daughter of my people; because the young children and the sucklings swoon in the broad places of the city. (Writings LAM.2.11, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Mine eyes do fail with tears, mine inwards burn, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the breach of the daughter of my people; because the young children and the sucklings swoon in the broad places of the city.

<!-- fold The tree, 40 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:suckling:x3:1
# text = Mine eyes do fail with tears, mine inwards burn, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the breach of the daughter of my people; because the young children and the sucklings swoon in the broad places of the city.
1	Mine	my	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	fail	fail	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	mine	my	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	inwards	inwards	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	burn	burn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	liver	liver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	poured	pour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	_
16	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	breach	breach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	28	nmod:poss	_	_
28	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
30	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	33	mark	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
32	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	amod	_	_
33	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
34	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	37	cc	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
36	sucklings	suckling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	37	compound	_	_
37	swoon	swoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	conj	_	_
38	in	in	ADP	IN	_	41	case	_	_
39	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	41	det	_	_
40	broad	broad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	41	amod	_	_
41	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	37	nmod	_	_
42	of	of	ADP	IN	_	44	case	_	_
43	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	44	det	_	_
44	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	41	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fail** | present · do-support | Mine | the young children and the sucklings swoon in the broad places of the city |  |  |  | with tears | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **burn** | present | mine |  |  |  |  | inwards *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **pour** | present · passive |  | my liver |  |  |  | upon the earth; for the breach of the daughter of my people | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Patient for breach=Beneficiary |
| 4 | **breach** |  |  | the daughter of my people |  |  |  |  | nom breach «act transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings LAM.2.11, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:suckling:x3:2
# text = (Writings LAM.2.11, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	LAM.2.11	LAM.2.11	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	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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