censer
Who acts: censer, chains, he, Nadab, priests, censers · What happens: be, hang, hold, burn, swing, fill · To what, where: metal container, chains, incense, censer, church, air · Speech: someone speaks here
«censer» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 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: censer in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
A censer is a metal container, often hung on chains, that holds burning incense; it is swung in church to fill the air with sweet smoke.
The tree, 26 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 censer | det |
| 2 | censer | censer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 container | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 container | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 container | det |
| 5 | metal | metal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 container | compound |
| 6 | container | container | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 hung | punct |
| 8 | often | often | ADV | _ | 9 hung | advmod |
| 9 | hung | hang | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 container | acl |
| 10 | on | on | ADP | _ | 11 chains | case |
| 11 | chains | chain | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 hung | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 holds | punct |
| 13 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 holds | nsubj |
| 14 | holds | hold | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 chains | acl:relcl |
| 15 | burning | burn | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 14 holds | xcomp |
| 16 | incense | incense | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 burning | obj |
| 17 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 20 swung | punct |
| 18 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 swung | nsubj:pass |
| 19 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 20 swung | aux:pass |
| 20 | swung | swing | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 container | conj |
| 21 | in | in | ADP | _ | 22 church | case |
| 22 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 swung | obl |
| 23 | to | to | PART | _ | 24 fill | mark |
| 24 | fill | fill | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 20 swung | advcl |
| 25 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 air | det |
| 26 | air | air | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 fill | obj |
| 27 | with | with | ADP | _ | 29 smoke | case |
| 28 | sweet | sweet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 29 smoke | amod |
| 29 | smoke | smoke | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 fill | obl |
| 30 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 container | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a censer | a metal container | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | hang | participle | a metal container not said here | chains | often property | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on chain=Location | |||
| 3 | hold | present | chains | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 4 | burn | gerund | chains not said here | incense | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent incense=Theme | ||||
| 5 | swing | present · passive | censer | church | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: subject=Theme in church=Location | ||||
| 6 | fill | to-infinitive | the air | with sweet smoke | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent air=Patient with smoke=Instrument |
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
And he shall take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the veil. (Torah LEV.16.12, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: And he shall take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the veil.
The tree, 33 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 take | cc |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 take | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 take | aux |
| 4 | take | take | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 censer | det |
| 6 | censer | censer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 take | obj |
| 7 | full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 censer | amod |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 coals | case |
| 9 | coals | coal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 full | obl |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 fire | case |
| 11 | fire | fire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 coals | nmod |
| 12 | from | from | ADP | _ | 15 altar | case |
| 13 | off | off | ADP | _ | 15 altar | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 altar | det |
| 15 | altar | altar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 take | obl |
| 16 | before | before | ADP | _ | 18 LORD | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 LORD | det |
| 18 | LORD | LORD | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 take | obl |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 full | punct |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 23 full | cc |
| 21 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 22 hands | nmod:poss |
| 22 | hands | hand | NOUN | Number=Plur | 23 full | nsubj |
| 23 | full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 take | parataxis |
| 24 | of | of | ADP | _ | 26 incense | case |
| 25 | sweet | sweet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 26 incense | amod |
| 26 | incense | incense | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 full | obl |
| 27 | beaten | beat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 26 incense | acl |
| 28 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 27 beaten | xcomp |
| 29 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 31 bring | punct |
| 30 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 31 bring | cc |
| 31 | bring | bring | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 take | conj |
| 32 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 31 bring | obj |
| 33 | within | within | ADP | _ | 35 veil | case |
| 34 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 35 veil | det |
| 35 | veil | veil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 31 bring | obl |
| 36 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 take | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | shall | he | a censer | the altar | before the LORD | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent censer=Theme before lord=Destination | ||
| 2 | beat | participle | sweet incense not said here | small property | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | bring | infinitive | he not said here | censer | within the veil | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
Sentence 2: (Torah LEV.16.12, JPS 1917)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 3 LEV.16.12 | punct |
| 2 | Torah | Torah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 LEV.16.12 | compound |
| 3 | LEV.16.12 | LEV.16.12 | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 LEV.16.12 | conj |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 JPS | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 3 LEV.16.12 | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took each of them his censer, and put fire therein, and laid incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded them. (Torah LEV.10.1, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took each of them his censer, and put fire therein, and laid incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded them.
The tree, 35 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 took | cc |
| 2 | Nadab | Nadab | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 took | nsubj |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 Abihu | cc |
| 4 | Abihu | Abihu | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Nadab | conj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 sons | punct |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 sons | det |
| 7 | sons | son | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 Nadab | appos |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 Aaron | case |
| 9 | Aaron | Aaron | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 sons | nmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Nadab | punct |
| 11 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 12 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 16 censer | det |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 them | case |
| 14 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 each | nmod |
| 15 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 censer | nmod:poss |
| 16 | censer | censer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 took | obj |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 put | punct |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 put | cc |
| 19 | put | put | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 took | conj |
| 20 | fire | fire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 put | obj |
| 21 | therein | therein | ADV | _ | 19 put | advmod |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 25 incense | punct |
| 23 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 25 incense | cc |
| 24 | laid | laid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 25 incense | amod |
| 25 | incense | incense | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 took | obl |
| 26 | thereon | thereon | ADV | _ | 25 incense | advmod |
| 27 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 29 offered | punct |
| 28 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 29 offered | cc |
| 29 | offered | offer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 took | conj |
| 30 | strange | strange | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 31 fire | amod |
| 31 | fire | fire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 29 offered | obj |
| 32 | before | before | ADP | _ | 34 LORD | case |
| 33 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 34 LORD | det |
| 34 | LORD | LORD | PROPN | Number=Sing | 29 offered | obl |
| 35 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 40 commanded | punct |
| 36 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 40 commanded | nsubj:pass |
| 37 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 40 commanded | nsubj |
| 38 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 40 commanded | aux |
| 39 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 40 commanded | advmod |
| 40 | commanded | command | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 34 LORD | parataxis |
| 41 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 40 commanded | obj |
| 42 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 11 took | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | past | Nadab and Abihu | Aaron's censer | laid incense obl | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent censer=Theme | |||
| 2 | put | infinitive | Nadab and Abihu not said here | fire | therein property | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent fire=Goal | |||
| 3 | offer | past | Nadab and Abihu not said here | strange fire | before the LORD | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent fire=Theme | |||
| 4 | not command | past · perfect · passive | the LORD | tree rules |
Sentence 2: (Torah LEV.10.1, JPS 1917)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 3 LEV.10.1 | punct |
| 2 | Torah | Torah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 LEV.10.1 | compound |
| 3 | LEV.10.1 | LEV.10.1 | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 LEV.10.1 | conj |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 JPS | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 3 LEV.10.1 | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 3
The priests waved the censers.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 priests | det |
| 2 | priests | priest | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 waved | nsubj |
| 3 | waved | wave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 censers | det |
| 5 | censers | censer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 waved | obj |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 waved | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wave | past | the priests | the censers | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent censer=Patient |
Example 4
She was given a golden censer.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 given | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | aux:pass |
| 3 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 censer | det |
| 5 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 censer | amod |
| 6 | censer | censer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 given | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 given | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past · passive | She | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient censer=Theme |
Example 5
The Mass was celebrated while the censers swung.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Mass | det |
| 2 | Mass | Mass | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 celebrated | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 celebrated | aux:pass |
| 4 | celebrated | celebrate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 8 swung | mark |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 censers | det |
| 7 | censers | censer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 swung | nsubj |
| 8 | swung | swing | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 celebrated | advcl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 celebrated | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | celebrate | past · passive | the Mass | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | swing | past | the censers | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
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