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title: judaism — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «judaism» in the school dictionary: Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people, who believe in one God who made a covenant with Abraham and gave the Torah to Moses. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# judaism

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**Who acts:** Judaism, Jewish people, one God, Torah, Shabbat, We · **What happens:** be, believe, make, give, teach, begin · **To what, where:** religion, covenant, Torah, Moses, holy book, Judaism · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: religion — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people, who believe in one God who made a covenant with Abraham and gave the Torah to Moses.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:judaism:m1:1
# text = Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people, who believe in one God who made a covenant with Abraham and gave the Torah to Moses.
1	Judaism	Judaism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Jewish	Jewish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	covenant	covenant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Abraham	Abraham	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
25	to	to	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	Moses	Moses	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Judaism | the religion |  |  |  | of the Jewish people | tree rules |
| 2 | **believe** | present | the Jewish people |  |  |  |  | in one God | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **make** | past | one God | a covenant |  |  |  | with Abraham | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent covenant=Product |
| 4 | **give** | past | one God *not said here* | the Torah | Moses |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent torah=Theme to moses=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Judaism teaches that there is one God.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:judaism:x1:1
# text = Judaism teaches that there is one God.
1	Judaism	Judaism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	teaches	teach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	5	expl	_	_
5	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | present | Judaism |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **be** | present | one God |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The Torah is the most holy book in Judaism.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:judaism:x2:1
# text = The Torah is the most holy book in Judaism.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Judaism	Judaism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Torah | the holy book |  | Judaism |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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In Judaism, Shabbat begins on Friday evening.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:judaism:x3:1
# text = In Judaism, Shabbat begins on Friday evening.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Judaism	Judaism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Shabbat	Shabbat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	begins	begin	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	Friday	Friday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | present | Shabbat |  |  | Judaism | evening |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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We visited a synagogue to learn about Judaism.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:judaism:x4:1
# text = We visited a synagogue to learn about Judaism.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	synagogue	synagogue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Judaism	Judaism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	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 | **visit** | past | We | a synagogue |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent synagogue=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **learn** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about Judaism | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about judaism=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Rachel's family follows Reform Judaism.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:judaism:x5:1
# text = Rachel's family follows Reform Judaism.
1	Rachel	Rachel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Reform	Reform	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Judaism	Judaism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | present | Rachel's family | Reform Judaism |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent judaism=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Judaism has many festivals with special foods.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:judaism:x6:1
# text = Judaism has many festivals with special foods.
1	Judaism	Judaism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	festivals	festival	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	foods	food	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Judaism | many festivals |  |  |  | with special foods | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent festival=Patient |

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