besieged Who acts: army, many people, Omri, Israel, servants, besieged town · What happens: surround, try, capture, crowd, want, bother · To what, where: town, something, city, Gibbethon, Tirzah, Jerusalem
«besieged» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: besieged in the Judaism dictionary .
Meaning 1 Surrounded by an army that is trying to capture a town or castle.
case det obl:agent nsubj aux acl:relcl mark xcomp det obj cc conj punct root Surrounded VERB by ADP an DET army NOUN that PRON is AUX trying VERB to PART capture VERB a DET town NOUN or CCONJ castle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Surrounded surround VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 by by ADP _ 4 army case 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 army det 4 army army NOUN Number=Sing 1 Surrounded obl:agent 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 trying nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 trying aux 7 trying try VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 army acl:relcl 8 to to PART _ 9 capture mark 9 capture capture VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 trying xcomp 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 town det 11 town town NOUN Number=Sing 9 capture obj 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 castle cc 13 castle castle NOUN Number=Sing 11 town conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 1 Surrounded punct
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1 surround participle vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme 2 try present · progressive a army vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 capture not said to happen to-infinitive a army not said here a town or castle vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent town=Theme
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 Surrounded or crowded by many people who want something, such as reporters or fans.
The tree, 14 words cc conj case amod obl nsubj acl:relcl obj punct case fixed appos cc conj punct root Surrounded VERB or CCONJ crowded VERB by ADP many ADJ people NOUN who PRON want VERB something PRON , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP reporters NOUN or CCONJ fans NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Surrounded surround VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 or or CCONJ _ 3 crowded cc 3 crowded crowd VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Surrounded conj 4 by by ADP _ 6 people case 5 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 6 people amod 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 crowded obl 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 want nsubj 8 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 people acl:relcl 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 want obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 reporters punct 11 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 13 reporters case 12 as as ADP _ 11 such fixed 13 reporters reporter NOUN Number=Plur 9 something appos 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 fans cc 15 fans fan NOUN Number=Plur 13 reporters conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 1 Surrounded punct
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1 surround participle vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme 2 crowd participle by many people vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme by people=Destination 3 want present many people something vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot something=Theme
Meaning 3 Bothered by a great many requests, questions or problems.
case det amod amod obl punct conj cc conj punct root Bothered VERB by ADP a DET great ADJ many ADJ requests NOUN , PUNCT questions NOUN or CCONJ problems NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bothered bother VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 by by ADP _ 6 requests case 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 requests det 4 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 6 requests amod 5 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 6 requests amod 6 requests request NOUN Number=Plur 1 Bothered obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 questions punct 8 questions question NOUN Number=Plur 6 requests conj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 problems cc 10 problems problem NOUN Number=Plur 6 requests conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Bothered punct
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1 bother participle by a great many requests and questions or problems vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
Example 1 So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. (Prophets 2KI.25.2, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
advmod det nsubj:pass aux:pass case det amod obl case nmod:desc nmod punct root So ADV the DET city NOUN was AUX besieged VERB unto ADP the DET eleventh ADJ year NOUN of ADP king NOUN Zedekiah PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 So so ADV _ 5 besieged advmod 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 city det 3 city city NOUN Number=Sing 5 besieged nsubj:pass 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 besieged aux:pass 5 besieged besiege VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 unto unto ADP _ 9 year case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 year det 8 eleventh eleventh ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 9 year amod 9 year year NOUN Number=Sing 5 besieged obl 10 of of ADP _ 12 Zedekiah case 11 king king NOUN Number=Sing 12 Zedekiah nmod:desc 12 Zedekiah Zedekiah PROPN Number=Sing 9 year nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 besieged punct
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1 besiege past · passive the city year tree rules
Sentence 2: (Prophets 2KI.25.2, JPS 1917)
punct flat punct nmod:unmarked conj punct root ( PUNCT Prophets NOUN 2KI.25.2 NUM , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Prophets punct 2 Prophets prophet NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 2KI.25.2 2KI.25.2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 Prophets flat 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 1917 punct 5 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 6 1917 nmod:unmarked 6 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 2KI.25.2 conj 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Prophets punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2 And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. (Prophets 1KI.16.17, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
The tree, 15 words cc nsubj advmod case obl punct cc det nsubj case nmod punct cc nsubj conj obj punct root And CCONJ Omri PROPN went VERB up ADV from ADP Gibbethon PROPN , PUNCT and CCONJ all DET Israel PROPN with ADP him PRON , PUNCT and CCONJ they PRON besieged VERB Tirzah PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 And and CCONJ _ 3 went cc 2 Omri Omri PROPN Number=Sing 3 went nsubj 3 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 up up ADV _ 3 went advmod 5 from from ADP _ 6 Gibbethon case 6 Gibbethon Gibbethon PROPN Number=Sing 3 went obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 16 besieged punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 16 besieged cc 9 all all DET PronType=Tot 10 Israel det 10 Israel Israel PROPN Number=Sing 16 besieged nsubj 11 with with ADP _ 12 him case 12 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 Israel nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 besieged punct 14 and and CCONJ _ 16 besieged cc 15 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 besieged nsubj 16 besieged besiege VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 went conj 17 Tirzah Tirzah PROPN Number=Sing 16 besieged obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 3 went punct
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1 go up past Omri Gibbethon vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 2 besiege past all Israel with Omri Tirzah tree rules
Sentence 2: (Prophets 1KI.16.17, JPS 1917)
punct flat punct nmod:unmarked conj punct root ( PUNCT Prophets NOUN 1KI.16.17 NUM , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Prophets punct 2 Prophets prophet NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 1KI.16.17 1KI.16.17 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 Prophets flat 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 1917 punct 5 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 6 1917 nmod:unmarked 6 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 1KI.16.17 conj 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Prophets punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 3 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. (Prophets 2KI.24.10, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
The tree, 19 words case det obl det nsubj case compound nmod case nmod advmod case obl punct cc det nsubj:pass aux:pass conj punct root At ADP that DET time NOUN the DET servants NOUN of ADP Nebuchadnezzar PROPN king NOUN of ADP Babylon PROPN came VERB up ADV to ADP Jerusalem PROPN , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET city NOUN was AUX besieged VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 3 time case 2 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 time det 3 time time NOUN Number=Sing 11 came obl 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 servants det 5 servants servant NOUN Number=Plur 11 came nsubj 6 of of ADP _ 8 king case 7 Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar PROPN Number=Sing 8 king compound 8 king king NOUN Number=Sing 5 servants nmod 9 of of ADP _ 10 Babylon case 10 Babylon Babylon PROPN Number=Sing 8 king nmod 11 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 12 up up ADV _ 11 came advmod 13 to to ADP _ 14 Jerusalem case 14 Jerusalem Jerusalem PROPN Number=Sing 11 came obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 20 besieged punct 16 and and CCONJ _ 20 besieged cc 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 city det 18 city city NOUN Number=Sing 20 besieged nsubj:pass 19 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 20 besieged aux:pass 20 besieged besiege VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 came conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 11 came punct
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1 come up past the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon Jerusalem time vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to jerusalem=Initial_Location 2 besiege past · passive the city tree rules
Sentence 2: (Prophets 2KI.24.10, JPS 1917)
punct flat punct nmod:unmarked conj punct root ( PUNCT Prophets NOUN 2KI.24.10 NUM , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Prophets punct 2 Prophets prophet NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 2KI.24.10 2KI.24.10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 Prophets flat 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 1917 punct 5 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 6 1917 nmod:unmarked 6 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 2KI.24.10 conj 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Prophets punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 4 The castle was besieged for six months.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case nummod obl punct root The DET castle NOUN was AUX besieged VERB for ADP six NUM months NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 castle det 2 castle castle NOUN Number=Sing 4 besieged nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 besieged aux:pass 4 besieged besiege VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 for for ADP _ 7 months case 6 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 months nummod 7 months month NOUN Number=Plur 4 besieged obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 besieged punct
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1 besiege past · passive the castle month tree rules
Example 5 The besieged town ran out of food.
det amod nsubj case case obl punct root The DET besieged VERB town NOUN ran VERB out ADP of ADP food NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 town det 2 besieged besiege VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 town amod 3 town town NOUN Number=Sing 4 ran nsubj 4 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 out out ADP _ 7 food case 6 of of ADP _ 7 food case 7 food food NOUN Number=Sing 4 ran obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 ran punct
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1 besiege participle tree rules 2 run past the besieged town food vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out food=Trajectory
Example 6 The footballer was besieged by fans asking for autographs.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl acl case obl punct root The DET footballer NOUN was AUX besieged VERB by ADP fans NOUN asking VERB for ADP autographs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 footballer det 2 footballer footballer NOUN Number=Sing 4 besieged nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 besieged aux:pass 4 besieged besiege VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 by by ADP _ 6 fans case 6 fans fan NOUN Number=Plur 4 besieged obl 7 asking ask VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 fans acl 8 for for ADP _ 9 autographs case 9 autographs autograph NOUN Number=Plur 7 asking obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 besieged punct
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1 besiege past · passive fans the footballer tree rules 2 ask speech: ask gerund fans not said here for autographs vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 The teacher was besieged with questions about the trip.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl case det nmod punct root The DET teacher NOUN was AUX besieged VERB with ADP questions NOUN about ADP the DET trip NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 4 besieged nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 besieged aux:pass 4 besieged besiege VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 with with ADP _ 6 questions case 6 questions question NOUN Number=Plur 4 besieged obl 7 about about ADP _ 9 trip case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 trip det 9 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 6 questions nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 besieged punct
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1 besiege past · passive the teacher with questions about the trip tree rules
Example 8 Troy was besieged by the Greeks for ten years.
nsubj aux:pass case det obl case nummod obl punct root Troy PROPN was AUX besieged VERB by ADP the DET Greeks PROPN for ADP ten NUM years NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Troy Troy PROPN Number=Sing 3 besieged nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 besieged aux:pass 3 besieged besiege VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 by by ADP _ 6 Greeks case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 Greeks det 6 Greeks Greek PROPN Number=Plur 3 besieged obl 7 for for ADP _ 9 years case 8 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 years nummod 9 years year NOUN Number=Plur 3 besieged obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 besieged punct
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1 besiege past · passive the Greeks Troy year tree rules
Example 9 The helpline was besieged with calls after the storm.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl case det obl punct root The DET helpline NOUN was AUX besieged VERB with ADP calls NOUN after ADP the DET storm NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 helpline det 2 helpline helpline NOUN Number=Sing 4 besieged nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 besieged aux:pass 4 besieged besiege VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 with with ADP _ 6 calls case 6 calls call NOUN Number=Plur 4 besieged obl 7 after after ADP _ 9 storm case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 storm det 9 storm storm NOUN Number=Sing 4 besieged obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 besieged punct
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1 besiege past · passive the helpline after the storm with calls tree rules
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