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title: vestment — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «vestment» in the Judaism dictionary: A vestment is a long robe or piece of clothing worn by a priest or other church person during a religious service or ceremony. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# vestment

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**Who acts:** vestment, he, his, that, Baal, sacerdotal vestments · **What happens:** be, wear, bathe, put, come, offer · **To what, where:** long robe, clothing, flesh, other vestments, burnt offering, atonement · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A vestment is a long robe or piece of clothing worn by a priest or other church person during a religious service or ceremony.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vestment:m1:1
# text = A vestment is a long robe or piece of clothing worn by a priest or other church person during a religious service or ceremony.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vestment	vestment	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	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	robe	robe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	clothing	clothing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
19	during	during	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	ceremony	ceremony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a vestment | a long robe or piece of clothing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wear** | participle |  | clothing *not said here* |  |  | during a religious service or ceremony | by a priest or other church person | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
And he shall bathe his flesh in water in a holy place and put on his other vestments, and come forth, and offer his burnt-offering and the burnt-offering of the people, and make atonement for himself and for the people. (Torah LEV.16.24, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* And he shall bathe his flesh in water in a holy place and put on his other vestments, and come forth, and offer his burnt-offering and the burnt-offering of the people, and make atonement for himself and for the people.

<!-- fold The tree, 42 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vestment:x1:1
# text = And he shall bathe his flesh in water in a holy place and put on his other vestments, and come forth, and offer his burnt-offering and the burnt-offering of the people, and make atonement for himself and for the people.
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	bathe	bathe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	flesh	flesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	conj	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	vestments	vestment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
22	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	offer	offer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	conj	_	_
26	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	_
27	burnt	burnt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	offering	offering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
32	burnt	burnt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	34	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	offering	offering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	conj	_	_
35	of	of	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
37	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	34	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
39	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	40	cc	_	_
40	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
41	atonement	atonement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	obj	_	_
42	for	for	ADP	IN	_	43	case	_	_
43	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	40	obl	_	_
44	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	47	cc	_	_
45	for	for	ADP	IN	_	47	case	_	_
46	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	47	det	_	_
47	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	43	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bathe** | shall | he | his flesh |  |  |  | in a holy place; in water | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent flesh=Destination in water=Theme |
| 2 | **put** | participle | he *not said here* |  |  | his other vestments |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on vestment=Destination |
| 3 | **come** | infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | forth *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **offer** | infinitive | he *not said here* | his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent offering=Theme |
| 5 | **make** | infinitive | he *not said here* | atonement |  |  |  | for himself *= he* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent atonement=Product for himself=Asset |
| 6 | **offer** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom offering «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 7 | **offer** |  |  | the people |  |  |  |  | nom offering «communication transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah LEV.16.24, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vestment:x1:2
# text = (Torah LEV.16.24, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	LEV.16.24	LEV.16.24	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 -->
And he said unto him that was over the vestry: 'Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal.' And he brought them forth vestments. (Prophets 2KI.10.22, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And he said unto him that was over the vestry: 'Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal.'

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vestment:x2:1
# text = And he said unto him that was over the vestry: 'Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal.'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	over	over	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	vestry	vestry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
14	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	vestments	vestment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	19	det:predet	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	worshippers	worshipper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	Baal	Baal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he |  |  |  |  | unto him *= he* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | past | that |  |  | the vestry |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **bring** | infinitive |  | vestments |  |  |  | for all worshippers of Baal; forth *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent vestment=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* And he brought them forth vestments.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vestment:x2:2
# text = And he brought them forth vestments.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	vestments	vestment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past | Baal | vestments *= vestment* |  |  |  | forth *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent they=Destination vestment=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 3:* (Prophets 2KI.10.22, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vestment:x2:3
# text = (Prophets 2KI.10.22, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	2KI.10.22	2KI.10.22	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 -->
In ancient times the priests were distinguished by their sacerdotal vestments, and by their piety and wisdom.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vestment:x3:1
# text = In ancient times the priests were distinguished by their sacerdotal vestments, and by their piety and wisdom.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	priests	priest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	distinguished	distinguish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	sacerdotal	sacerdotal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	vestments	vestment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	piety	piety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	wisdom	wisdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **distinguish** | past · passive | priests's sacerdotal vestments | the priests |  |  | time |  | vn distinguish-23.5-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Attribute subject=Theme |

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