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title: thicket — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «thicket» in the Judaism dictionary: A small group of bushes or trees growing close together, hard to see through. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# thicket

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**Who acts:** trees, Abraham, It, men, ye, He · **What happens:** grow, see through, lift up, look, catch, seem · **To what, where:** eyes, ram, thicket, axes, thickets, little thicket

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«thicket» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: [thicket in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/thicket.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small group of bushes or trees growing close together, hard to see through.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:thicket:m1:1
# text = A small group of bushes or trees growing close together, hard to see through.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	bushes	bush	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	close	close	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
10	together	together	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	through	through	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | gerund | trees *not said here* |  |  |  |  | close, together *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **see through** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | through *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

<!-- .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 -->
And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. (Torah GEN.22.13, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:thicket:x1:1
# text = And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	Abraham	Abraham	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lifted	lift	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	behold	behold	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	_
13	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	ram	ram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
17	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	thicket	thicket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	by	by	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	horns	horn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lift up** | past | Abraham | Abraham's eyes |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent eye=Theme ram=Destination |
| 2 | **look** | past | Abraham *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **catch** | participle |  | a ram *not said here* |  | the thicket |  | by Abraham's horns | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah GEN.22.13, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:thicket:x1:2
# text = (Torah GEN.22.13, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	GEN.22.13	GEN.22.13	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It seemed as when men wield upwards axes in a thicket of trees. (Writings PSA.74.5, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* It seemed as when men wield upwards axes in a thicket of trees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:thicket:x2:1
# text = It seemed as when men wield upwards axes in a thicket of trees.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	wield	wield	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	upwards	upwards	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	axes	ax	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	thicket	thicket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | past | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **wield** | present | men | axes |  | a thicket of trees |  | upwards *property* | vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ax=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.74.5, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:thicket:x2:2
# text = (Writings PSA.74.5, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.74.5	PSA.74.5	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 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the thickets in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye caravans of Dedanites. (Prophets ISA.21.13, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* In the thickets in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye caravans of Dedanites.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:thicket:x3:1
# text = In the thickets in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye caravans of Dedanites.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	thickets	thicket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Arabia	Arabia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	8	nsubj	_	_
8	lodge	lodge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	O	o	INTJ	UH	_	12	discourse	_	_
11	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	12	nsubj	_	_
12	caravans	caravan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Dedanites	Dedanite	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lodge** | shall | ye |  |  | the thickets in Arabia |  |  | vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in thicket=Location |
| 2 | **caravan** |  | ye |  |  |  |  | of Dedanites | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.21.13, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:thicket:x3:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.21.13, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.21.13	ISA.21.13	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 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And He shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one. (Prophets ISA.10.34, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And He shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:thicket:x4:1
# text = And He shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	cut	cut	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	down	down	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	thickets	thicket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	Lebanon	Lebanon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
16	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	mighty	mighty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut down** | shall | He | the thickets of the forest with iron |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thicket=Product |
| 2 | **fall** | shall | Lebanon |  |  |  |  | by a mighty one | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by one=Location |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.10.34, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:thicket:x4:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.10.34, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.10.34	ISA.10.34	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 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A rabbit hid in the thicket.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:thicket:x5:1
# text = A rabbit hid in the thicket.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	thicket	thicket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | a rabbit |  |  | the thicket |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in thicket=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They came to a little thicket.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:thicket:x6:1
# text = They came to a little thicket.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	thicket	thicket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | They |  |  | a little thicket |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to thicket=Initial\_Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A vixen popped out of the thicket.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:thicket:x7:1
# text = A vixen popped out of the thicket.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vixen	vixen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	popped	pop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	thicket	thicket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pop out** | participle | a vixen *not said here* | the thicket |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thicket=Patient |

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