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title: levite — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «levite» in the school dictionary: A member of the Israelite tribe of Levi, whose men served in the Temple, helping the priests, singing and caring for holy things. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# levite

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**Who acts:** member, Levite, priest, Moses, Levites, Samaritan · **What happens:** serve, help, sing, care, walk, hurt · **To what, where:** priests, parable, hurt man, tribe, Temple, Ark

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A member of the Israelite tribe of Levi, whose men served in the Temple, helping the priests, singing and caring for holy things.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:levite:m1:1
# text = A member of the Israelite tribe of Levi, whose men served in the Temple, helping the priests, singing and caring for holy things.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Israelite	israelite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tribe	tribe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Levi	Levi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	served	serve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Temple	Temple	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	helping	help	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	priests	priest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	singing	sing	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	conj	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	caring	care	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	21	conj	_	_
24	for	for	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | past | a member of the Israelite tribe of Levi |  |  |  |  | in the Temple | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent in temple=Attribute |
| 2 | **help** | gerund | a member of the Israelite tribe of Levi *not said here* | the priests |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent priest=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund | a member of the Israelite tribe of Levi *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **care** | gerund | a member of the Israelite tribe of Levi *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for holy things | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for thing=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Jesus's parable of the Good Samaritan, a Levite walks past the hurt man without helping, as a priest also did.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:levite:m2:1
# text = In Jesus's parable of the Good Samaritan, a Levite walks past the hurt man without helping, as a priest also did.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	parable	parable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Samaritan	Samaritan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Levite	Levite	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	past	past	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
16	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
18	helping	help	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
20	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
23	also	also	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | a Levite |  |  | Jesus's parable of the Good Samaritan |  | past the hurt man | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in parable=Trajectory |
| 2 | **hurt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **help** | gerund | a Levite *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **do** | past | a priest |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Levite saw the hurt man and passed by on the other side.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:levite:x1:1
# text = The Levite saw the hurt man and passed by on the other side.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Levite	Levite	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	hurt	hurt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | the Levite | the hurt man |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer man=Stimulus |
| 2 | **pass** | participle | the Levite *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by the other side | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by side=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Moses and Aaron came from the tribe of Levi.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:levite:x2:1
# text = Moses and Aaron came from the tribe of Levi.
1	Moses	Moses	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Aaron	Aaron	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tribe	tribe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Levi	Levi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | Moses and Aaron |  |  | the tribe of Levi |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from tribe=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Levites helped the priests in the Temple.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:levite:x3:1
# text = Levites helped the priests in the Temple.
1	Levites	levite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	priests	priest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Temple	Temple	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | Levites | the priests |  | the Temple |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent priest=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The priest and the Levite did not help, but the Samaritan did.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:levite:x4:1
# text = The priest and the Levite did not help, but the Samaritan did.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Levite	Levite	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Samaritan	Samaritan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **help** | past · do-support | the priest and the Levite |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | past | the Samaritan |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Levites carried the Ark of the Covenant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:levite:x5:1
# text = The Levites carried the Ark of the Covenant.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Levites	Levite	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Ark	Ark	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Covenant	Covenant	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | the Levites | the Ark of the Covenant |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ark=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The book of Leviticus is named after the Levites.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:levite:x6:1
# text = The book of Leviticus is named after the Levites.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Leviticus	Leviticus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Levites	Levite	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** | present · passive |  | the book of Leviticus |  |  | after the Levites |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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