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title: pesach — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pesach» in the school dictionary: Pesach is the Hebrew name for Passover, a spring festival when Jewish people remember how God freed the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as told in the Book of Exodus. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pesach

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**Who acts:** Pesach, Jewish people, God, Jewish families, people, youngest child · **What happens:** be, remember, free, tell, celebrate, eat · **To what, where:** Hebrew name, Israelites, slavery, Book, Pesach, matzah · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: Jewish faith — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pesach is the Hebrew name for Passover, a spring festival when Jewish people remember how God freed the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as told in the Book of Exodus.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pesach:m1:1
# text = Pesach is the Hebrew name for Passover, a spring festival when Jewish people remember how God freed the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as told in the Book of Exodus.
1	Pesach	pesach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Hebrew	hebrew	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Passover	Passover	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
12	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
13	Jewish	Jewish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
15	remember	remember	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
16	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	18	advmod	_	_
17	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	freed	free	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	ccomp	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	Israelites	Israelite	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	_
21	from	from	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	slavery	slavery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	27	mark	_	_
27	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	advcl	_	_
28	in	in	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	Book	Book	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	iobj	_	_
31	of	of	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	Exodus	Exodus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Pesach | the Hebrew name and a spring festival |  |  |  | for Passover | tree rules |
| 2 | **remember** | present | Jewish people |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **free** | past | God | the Israelites |  | slavery in Egypt |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer israelite=Source |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | participle | God *not said here* |  | the Book of Exodus |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent book=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 -->
Jewish families celebrate Pesach in spring.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pesach:x1:1
# text = Jewish families celebrate Pesach in spring.
1	Jewish	Jewish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	celebrate	celebrate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Pesach	pesach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **celebrate** | present | Jewish families | Pesach |  |  | spring |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pesach=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At Pesach, people eat matzah, flat bread made without yeast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pesach:x2:1
# text = At Pesach, people eat matzah, flat bread made without yeast.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Pesach	Pesach	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	matzah	matzah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	without	without	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	yeast	yeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | people | matzah |  | Pesach |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent matzah=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | flat bread *not said here* |  |  |  | without yeast | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The youngest child asks four questions at the Pesach Seder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pesach:x3:1
# text = The youngest child asks four questions at the Pesach Seder.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Pesach	Pesach	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Seder	Seder	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | the youngest child | four questions |  | the Pesach Seder |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent question=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Pesach remembers the escape from slavery in Egypt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pesach:x4:1
# text = Pesach remembers the escape from slavery in Egypt.
1	Pesach	pesach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	remembers	remember	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	escape	escape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	slavery	slavery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | present | Pesach | the escape |  | slavery in Egypt |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent escape=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Before Pesach, homes are cleaned of all bread with yeast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pesach:x5:1
# text = Before Pesach, homes are cleaned of all bread with yeast.
1	Before	before	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Pesach	Pesach	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	cleaned	clean	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	yeast	yeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clean** | present · passive |  | homes |  |  | before Pesach | of all bread with yeast | vn clear-10.3 «NP V NP.source PP.theme»: subject=Source of bread=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The Last Supper took place around the time of Pesach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pesach:x6:1
# text = The Last Supper took place around the time of Pesach.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Last	Last	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
3	Supper	Supper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	around	around	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Pesach	Pesach	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the Last Supper | place |  |  | time |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Theme |

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