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title: unrighteous — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unrighteous» in the Judaism dictionary: Not good or fair; wicked. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unrighteous

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**Who acts:** unrighteous witness, Thou, Unrighteous witnesses, witnesses, I, it · **What happens:** rise up, bear, pervert, not utter, not put, be · **To what, where:** perverted witness, false report, hand, unrighteous witness, me, things

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not good or fair; wicked.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unrighteous:m1:1
# text = Not good or fair; wicked.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to bear perverted witness against him; (Torah DEU.19.16, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unrighteous:x1:1
# text = If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to bear perverted witness against him; (Torah DEU.19.16, JPS 1917)
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	unrighteous	unrighteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	witness	witness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	rise	rise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	against	against	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	bear	bear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
12	perverted	pervert	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	witness	witness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	against	against	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	DEU.19.16	DEU.19.16	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
22	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	19	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	19	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise up** | infinitive | a unrighteous witness |  |  |  |  | against any man | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent against man=Location |
| 2 | **bear** | to-infinitive | a unrighteous witness *not said here* | perverted witness |  |  |  | against witness | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent witness=Patient |
| 3 | **pervert** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thou shalt not utter a false report; put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. (Torah EXO.23.1, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Thou shalt not utter a false report; put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unrighteous:x2:1
# text = Thou shalt not utter a false report; put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
1	Thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	4	nsubj	_	_
2	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	utter	utter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
11	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	parataxis	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	cop	_	_
18	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	unrighteous	unrighteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	witness	witness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **utter** *speech: other* | shall | Thou | a false report |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent report=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **put** | infinitive | Thou *not said here* | thy hand |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent hand=Goal |
| 3 | **is a** | to-infinitive | Thou *not said here* | a unrighteous witness |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (Torah EXO.23.1, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unrighteous:x2:2
# text = (Torah EXO.23.1, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	EXO.23.1	EXO.23.1	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I know not. (Writings PSA.35.11, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I know not.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unrighteous:x3:1
# text = Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I know not.
1	Unrighteous	unrighteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	witnesses	witness	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rise	rise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	ask	ask	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	iobj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise up** | present | Unrighteous witnesses |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | witnesses *= witness* |  | me |  |  | of things | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient |
| 3 | **not** **know** | present | I | things |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.35.11, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unrighteous:x3:2
# text = (Writings PSA.35.11, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.35.11	PSA.35.11	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.

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity? (Writings JOB.31.3, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unrighteous:x4:1
# text = Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	calamity	calamity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	unrighteous	unrighteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	disaster	disaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	iniquity	iniquity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | it | calamity and disaster to the workers of iniquity |  |  |  | to the unrighteous | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings JOB.31.3, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unrighteous:x4:2
# text = (Writings JOB.31.3, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JOB.31.3	JOB.31.3	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers that write iniquity; (Prophets ISA.10.1, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unrighteous:x5:1
# text = Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers that write iniquity; (Prophets ISA.10.1, JPS 1917)
1	Woe	woe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	nmod	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	decree	decree	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	unrighteous	unrighteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	decrees	decree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	writers	writer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	write	write	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	iniquity	iniquity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	parataxis	_	_
19	ISA.10.1	ISA.10.1	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	flat	_	_
22	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	19	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decree** | present | Woe unto them | unrighteous decrees |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent decree=Theme |
| 2 | **write** | present | the writers | iniquity |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent iniquity=Theme |

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