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title: israelite — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «israelite» in the school dictionary: An Israelite was a member of the ancient people of Israel, the descendants of Jacob, whose stories are told in the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# israelite

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**Who acts:** Israelite, things, Moses, Israelites, God, Pharaoh · **What happens:** be, tell, describe, belong, lead, wander · **To what, where:** member, stories, Hebrew Bible, things, Israelites, slavery · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«israelite» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [israelite in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/israelite.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

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An Israelite was a member of the ancient people of Israel, the descendants of Jacob, whose stories are told in the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:israelite:m1:1
# text = An Israelite was a member of the ancient people of Israel, the descendants of Jacob, whose stories are told in the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament).
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Israelite	Israelite	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Israel	Israel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	descendants	descendant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
20	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	Hebrew	Hebrew	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
26	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
28	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	Testament	Testament	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | a Israelite | a member and the descendants of Jacob |  |  |  | of the ancient people of Israel | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | stories |  | the Hebrew Bible |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Israelite describes things belonging to that ancient people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:israelite:m2:1
# text = Israelite describes things belonging to that ancient people.
1	Israelite	israelite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	belonging	belong	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	nsubj	_	_
7	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Israelite | things |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 2 | **belong** | gerund | things *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to ancient people | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Moses led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:israelite:x1:1
# text = Moses led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt.
1	Moses	Moses	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	led	lead	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	Israelites	Israelite	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	slavery	slavery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | past | Moses | the Israelites |  | slavery in Egypt |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent israelite=Theme out slavery=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The Israelites wandered in the desert for forty years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:israelite:x2:1
# text = The Israelites wandered in the desert for forty years.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Israelites	Israelite	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wandered	wander	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	forty	forty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wander** | past | the Israelites |  |  | the desert | year |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in desert=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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God gave the Israelites manna to eat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:israelite:x3:1
# text = God gave the Israelites manna to eat.
1	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Israelites	Israelite	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	compound	_	_
5	manna	manna	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | God | the Israelites manna |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent manna=Theme |
| 2 | **eat** | to-infinitive | God *not said here* | the Israelites manna *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The Israelites crossed the Red Sea on dry land.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:israelite:x4:1
# text = The Israelites crossed the Red Sea on dry land.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Israelites	Israelite	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	crossed	cross	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Red	Red	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cross** | past | the Israelites | the Red Sea |  | dry land |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sea=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Pharaoh would not let the Israelites go.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:israelite:x5:1
# text = Pharaoh would not let the Israelites go.
1	Pharaoh	Pharaoh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Israelites	Israelite	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **let** | would | Pharaoh |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present | the Israelites |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The Israelites were made up of twelve tribes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:israelite:x6:1
# text = The Israelites were made up of twelve tribes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Israelites	Israelite	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	tribes	tribe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | past · passive |  | the Israelites |  |  |  | of twelve tribes | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Pivot |

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