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title: yearning — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «yearning» in the Judaism dictionary: A strong, longing wish for someone or something far away or hard to have. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# yearning

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** you, Thy, heart, it, I, their · **What happens:** long, have, look down, see, be, restrain · **To what, where:** holy habitation, zeal, stronghold, glory, eyes, yearning

<!-- .vabout -->
«yearning» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [yearning in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/yearning.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A strong, longing wish for someone or something far away or hard to have.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:yearning:m1:1
# text = A strong, longing wish for someone or something far away or hard to have.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	longing	long	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	wish	wish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	conj	_	_
10	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	_
11	away	away	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **long** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **have** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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 -->
Look down from heaven, and see, even from Thy holy and glorious habitation; Where is Thy zeal and Thy mighty acts, the yearning of Thy heart and Thy compassions, now restrained toward me? (Prophets ISA.63.15, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Look down from heaven, and see, even from Thy holy and glorious habitation; Where is Thy zeal and Thy mighty acts, the yearning of Thy heart and Thy compassions, now restrained toward me?

<!-- fold The tree, 33 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:yearning:x1:1
# text = Look down from heaven, and see, even from Thy holy and glorious habitation; Where is Thy zeal and Thy mighty acts, the yearning of Thy heart and Thy compassions, now restrained toward me?
1	Look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	down	down	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	heaven	heaven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
9	even	even	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
11	Thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	15	nmod:poss	_	_
12	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	glorious	glorious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
15	habitation	habitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
17	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	20	advmod	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
19	Thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	zeal	zeal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	Thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	24	nmod:poss	_	_
23	mighty	mighty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	acts	act	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	yearning	yearning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
28	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	Thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	30	nmod:poss	_	_
30	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nmod	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
32	Thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	33	nmod:poss	_	_
33	compassions	compassion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
35	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	36	advmod	_	_
36	restrained	restrain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	conj	_	_
37	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
38	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	36	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look down** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | from heaven | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent from heaven=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | Thy holy habitation |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | Thy zeal and Thy mighty acts and the yearning of Thy heart and Thy compassions |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **restrain** | participle |  |  |  |  | now | toward me | vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer |
| 5 | **act** |  | Thy |  |  |  |  |  | nom act «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 6 | **yearn** |  | Thy heart |  |  |  |  |  | nom yearning «feeling intransitive»: of=agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.63.15, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:yearning:x1:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.63.15, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.63.15	ISA.63.15	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 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And thou, son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their stronghold, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and the yearning of their soul, their sons and their daughters, (Prophets EZK.24.25, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 44 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:yearning:x2:1
# text = And thou, son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their stronghold, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and the yearning of their soul, their sons and their daughters, (Prophets EZK.24.25, JPS 1917)
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	cop	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
15	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	17	advmod	_	_
16	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	_
20	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	stronghold	stronghold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	appos	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	glory	glory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	desire	desire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	appos	_	_
31	of	of	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	33	nmod:poss	_	_
33	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
35	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	37	cc	_	_
36	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
37	yearning	yearning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
38	of	of	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
39	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	40	nmod:poss	_	_
40	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
42	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	43	nmod:poss	_	_
43	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	37	appos	_	_
44	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	46	cc	_	_
45	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	46	nmod:poss	_	_
46	daughters	daughter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	43	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	49	punct	_	_
48	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	49	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	43	conj	_	_
50	EZK.24.25	EZK.24.25	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	49	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	52	punct	_	_
52	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	50	flat	_	_
53	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	50	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | shall | it |  |  |  | in the day |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** | present | I | their stronghold |  |  |  | from them *= they* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument stronghold=Theme yearning=Destination |
| 3 | **joy** |  |  | their glory |  |  |  |  | nom joy «feeling transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **glory** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom glory «state intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **desire** |  |  | their eyes |  |  |  |  | nom desire «feeling transitive»: of=patient |
| 6 | **yearn** |  | eyes's soul |  |  |  |  |  | nom yearning «feeling intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had a yearning for her far-off family.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:yearning:x3:1
# text = She had a yearning for her far-off family.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	yearning	yearning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
7	far	far	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
10	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She | a yearning |  |  |  | for her far family | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yearning=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Before long, the cat felt a fit of yearning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:yearning:x4:1
# text = Before long, the cat felt a fit of yearning.
1	Before	before	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fit	fit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	yearning	yearning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | the long cat | a fit of yearning |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fit=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He had a yearning to travel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:yearning:x5:1
# text = He had a yearning to travel.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	yearning	yearning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	travel	travel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | He | a yearning |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yearning=Patient |
| 2 | **travel** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | a yearning *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A yearning filled her heart all day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:yearning:x6:1
# text = A yearning filled her heart all day.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	yearning	yearning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | past | a yearning | yearning's heart |  |  | day |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent heart=Patient |

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