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title: vial — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «vial» in the Judaism dictionary: A small bottle for holding oil or liquid. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# vial

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**Who acts:** small bottle, you, I, Samuel, LORD, prophet · **What happens:** hold, take, pour, say, anoint, kiss · **To what, where:** oil, vial, head, LORD, thee, Israel · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small bottle for holding oil or liquid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vial:m1:1
# text = A small bottle for holding oil or liquid.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
6	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | gerund | a small bottle *not said here* | oil or liquid |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oil=Theme |

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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 -->
Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say: Thus saith the LORD: I have anointed thee king over Israel. (Prophets 2KI.9.3, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say: Thus saith the LORD: I have anointed thee king over Israel.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vial:x1:1
# text = Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say: Thus saith the LORD: I have anointed thee king over Israel.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	vial	vial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	pour	pour	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
18	Thus	thus	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	saith	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	ccomp	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	25	punct	_	_
23	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
24	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
25	anointed	anoint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
26	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	25	obj	_	_
27	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	_
28	over	over	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	Israel	Israel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | the vial of oil |  |  | then |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vial=Theme |
| 2 | **pour** | infinitive | you *not said here* | vial |  | his head |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | present |  | the LORD |  |  |  | thus *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent lord=Topic |
| 5 | **anoint** | present · perfect | I | thee |  | Israel |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent thou=Theme king=Result |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets 2KI.9.3, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vial:x1:2
# text = (Prophets 2KI.9.3, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	2KI.9.3	2KI.9.3	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 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said: 'Is it not that the LORD hath anointed thee to be prince over His inheritance? (Prophets 1SA.10.1, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said: 'Is it not that the LORD hath anointed thee to be prince over His inheritance?

<!-- fold The tree, 33 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vial:x2:1
# text = Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said: 'Is it not that the LORD hath anointed thee to be prince over His inheritance?
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	Samuel	Samuel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	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	vial	vial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	poured	pour	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	kissed	kiss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	25	punct	_	_
23	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
25	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	ccomp	_	_
26	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	31	advmod	_	_
27	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	30	mark	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	nsubj	_	_
30	hath	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	31	aux:pass	_	_
31	anointed	anoint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	ccomp	_	_
32	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	31	obj	_	_
33	to	to	PART	TO	_	35	mark	_	_
34	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	35	cop	_	_
35	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	advcl	_	_
36	over	over	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
37	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	38	nmod:poss	_	_
38	inheritance	inheritance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | Samuel | the vial of oil |  |  | then |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vial=Theme |
| 2 | **pour** | past | Samuel *not said here* | vial |  |  |  | upon Samuel's head | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 3 | **kiss** | past | Samuel *not said here* | Samuel |  |  |  |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Co-Agent |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Samuel *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **is a** | present |  | head |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **not** **anoint** | present · passive |  | thee |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: thou=Theme |
| 7 | **is a** | to-infinitive |  | prince |  | LORD's inheritance |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **inherit** |  | LORD |  |  |  |  |  | nom inheritance «act transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets 1SA.10.1, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vial:x2:2
# text = (Prophets 1SA.10.1, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	1SA.10.1	1SA.10.1	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 -->
And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said unto him: 'Gird up thy loins, and take this vial of oil in thy hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead. (Prophets 2KI.9.1, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said unto him: 'Gird up thy loins, and take this vial of oil in thy hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead.

<!-- fold The tree, 34 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vial:x3:1
# text = And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said unto him: 'Gird up thy loins, and take this vial of oil in thy hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
2	Elisha	Elisha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	prophet	prophet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
5	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
19	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	Gird	gird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	ccomp	_	_
21	up	up	ADP	RP	_	20	compound:prt	_	_
22	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	loins	loin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	15	parataxis	_	_
27	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	28	det	_	_
28	vial	vial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	_
31	in	in	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	33	nmod:poss	_	_
33	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
35	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
36	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	26	conj	_	_
37	to	to	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
38	Ramoth	Ramoth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	40	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	38	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	gilead	gilead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle | the prophet *not said here* | one of the sons of the prophets |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent one=Recipient |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Elisha |  |  |  |  | unto him *= he* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **take** | infinitive |  | this vial of oil |  | thy hand |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent vial=Value in hand=Location |
| 4 | **go** | infinitive |  |  |  | Ramoth gilead |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to gilead=Initial\_Location |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets 2KI.9.1, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vial:x3:2
# text = (Prophets 2KI.9.1, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	2KI.9.1	2KI.9.1	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.

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