--- title: zayin — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «zayin» in the Judaism dictionary: The seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet, with a "z" sound. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [zayin in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/zayin.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} The seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet, with a "z" sound. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:judaism:zayin:m1:1 # text = The seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet, with a "z" sound. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 seventh seventh ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 letter letter NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 Hebrew hebrew ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 alphabet alphabet NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 9 with with ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 11 " " PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 z z NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 13 " " PUNCT '' _ 12 punct _ _ 14 sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **letter** | | | the Hebrew alphabet | | | | | nom letter «communication transitive»: of=patient | 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} == Chapter 5 == \[5:1\] Twelve Simple Letters, Heh-Waw Zayin-Chet Tet-Yod Lamed-Nun ʽAyin-Samekh Tzadi-Qof—Their foundation is Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Talking, Eating, Sex, Work, Movement, Excitement, Play, Contemplation, Sleep. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) *Sentence 1:* == Chapter 5 == \[5:1\] Twelve Simple Letters, Heh-Waw Zayin-Chet Tet-Yod Lamed-Nun ʽAyin-Samekh Tzadi-Qof—Their foundation is Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Talking, Eating, Sex, Work, Movement, Excitement, Play, Contemplation, Sleep. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:judaism:zayin:x1:1 # text = == Chapter 5 == [5:1] Twelve Simple Letters, Heh-Waw Zayin-Chet Tet-Yod Lamed-Nun ʽAyin-Samekh Tzadi-Qof—Their foundation is Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Talking, Eating, Sex, Work, Movement, Excitement, Play, Contemplation, Sleep. 1 == == PUNCT NFP _ 2 discourse _ _ 2 Chapter chapter NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 5 5 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 2 flat _ _ 4 == == PUNCT NFP _ 10 punct _ _ 5 [ [ PUNCT -LRB- _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 5:1 5:1 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 10 nummod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ] ] PUNCT -RRB- _ 6 punct _ _ 8 Twelve twelve NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 6 flat _ _ 9 Simple simple ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 Letters letter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 12 Heh Heh PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 13 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 Waw Waw PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 appos _ _ 15 Zayin Zayin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 16 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 Chet Chet PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 conj _ _ 18 Tet Tet PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 19 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 20 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 20 Yod Yod PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 conj _ _ 21 Lamed Lamed PROPN NNP Number=Sing 20 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 22 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 23 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 23 Nun Nun PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 conj _ _ 24 ʽAyin ʽayin NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 list _ SpaceAfter=No 25 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 26 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 26 Samekh Samekh PROPN NNP Number=Sing 24 appos _ _ 27 Tzadi Tzadi PROPN NNP Number=Sing 26 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 28 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 29 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 29 Qof Qof PROPN NNP Number=Sing 26 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 30 — - PUNCT : _ 34 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 31 Their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 32 nmod:poss _ _ 32 foundation foundation NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 nsubj _ _ 33 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 34 aux _ _ 34 Seeing see VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 36 Hearing hearing NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 38 Smelling smell VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 34 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 40 Talking Talking PROPN NNP Number=Sing 34 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 42 Eating Eating PROPN NNP Number=Sing 40 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 43 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 44 Sex Sex PROPN NNP Number=Sing 40 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 46 Work Work PROPN NNP Number=Sing 40 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 48 Movement Movement PROPN NNP Number=Sing 40 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 49 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 50 Excitement Excitement PROPN NNP Number=Sing 48 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 51 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 52 Play Play PROPN NNP Number=Sing 48 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 53 , , PUNCT , _ 54 punct _ _ 54 Contemplation contemplation NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 55 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 56 Sleep sleep NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 57 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | present · progressive | Samekh's foundation | Talking and Eating and Sex and Work and Movement and Excitement and Play | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer chapter=Stimulus | | 2 | **smell** | gerund | Samekh's foundation *not said here* | | | | | | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | *Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) ```conllu # sent_id = dict:judaism:zayin:x1:2 # text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) 1 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Sefer Sefer PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 Yetzirah Yetzirah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 5 Sefaria Sefaria PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 6 community community NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 translation translation NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 2 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ## Example 2 {#x2} He made the letter Zayin reign, and bound to it a crown, and formed with it Gemini in the World, and Siwan in the year, and the right leg in the Person. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) *Sentence 1:* He made the letter Zayin reign, and bound to it a crown, and formed with it Gemini in the World, and Siwan in the year, and the right leg in the Person. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:judaism:zayin:x2:1 # text = He made the letter Zayin reign, and bound to it a crown, and formed with it Gemini in the World, and Siwan in the year, and the right leg in the Person. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 letter letter NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 Zayin Zayin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 reign reign NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 bound bind VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 conj _ _ 10 to to ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 obl _ _ 12 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 crown crown NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 16 formed form VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 conj _ _ 17 with with ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 19 Gemini Gemini PROPN NNP Number=Sing 16 obl _ _ 20 in in ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 World World PROPN NNP Number=Sing 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 24 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 25 Siwan Siwan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 26 in in ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 year year NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 30 and and CCONJ CC _ 33 cc _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 32 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 amod _ _ 33 leg leg NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 parataxis _ _ 34 in in ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 Person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 37 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | past | He | the letter | | | | Siwan in the year *obl* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Product | | 2 | **bind** | participle | He *not said here* | a crown | reign | | | | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent crown=Patient to it=Co-Patient | | 3 | **form** | participle | He *not said here* | | | the World | | with Gemini | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in world=Location | *Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) ```conllu # sent_id = dict:judaism:zayin:x2:2 # text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) 1 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Sefer Sefer PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 Yetzirah Yetzirah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 5 Sefaria Sefaria PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 6 community community NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 translation translation NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 2 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **Text:** the Judaism dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. 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