contemn

Who acts: Jeshurun, thou, trial, you, wicked, they · What happens: look down, scorn, despise, wax, kick, do · To what, where: it, fat, wax fat, God, Rock, rod · Speech: someone speaks here

«contemn» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: contemn in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

To look down on something as worthless; to scorn or despise it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 look	mark
2	look	look	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 scorn	advcl
3	down	down	ADP	_	2 look	compound:prt
4	on	on	ADP	_	5 something	case
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 look	obl
6	as	as	ADP	_	7 worthless	case
7	worthless	worthless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 something	nmod
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 scorn	punct
9	to	to	PART	_	10 scorn	mark
10	scorn	scorn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 despise	cc
12	despise	despise	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	10 scorn	conj
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 despise	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 scorn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	look down	to-infinitive		on something	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on something=Theme
2	scorn	to-infinitive			vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	despise	infinitive	it		vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus

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

But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked — thou didst wax fat, thou didst grow thick, thou didst become gross — and he forsook God who made him, and contemned the Rock of his salvation. (Torah DEU.32.15, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked — thou didst wax fat, thou didst grow thick, thou didst become gross — and he forsook God who made him, and contemned the Rock of his salvation.

The tree, 32 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	3 waxed	cc
2	Jeshurun	Jeshurun	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 waxed	nsubj
3	waxed	wax	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	fat	fat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 waxed	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 kicked	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 kicked	cc
7	kicked	kick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 waxed	conj
8	—	-	PUNCT	_	10 didst	punct
9	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	10 didst	nsubj
10	didst	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 kicked	conj
11	wax	wax	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 fat	compound
12	fat	fat	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 didst	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 didst	punct
14	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	15 didst	nsubj
15	didst	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 didst	conj
16	grow	grow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 didst	ccomp
17	thick	thick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 grow	xcomp
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 didst	punct
19	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	20 didst	nsubj
20	didst	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 waxed	conj
21	become	become	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	20 didst	xcomp
22	gross	gross	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 become	xcomp
23	—	-	PUNCT	_	26 forsook	punct
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	26 forsook	cc
25	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	26 forsook	nsubj
26	forsook	forsake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	20 didst	conj
27	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	26 forsook	obj
28	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	29 made	nsubj
29	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	26 forsook	ccomp
30	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	29 made	obj
31	,	,	PUNCT	_	33 contemned	punct
32	and	and	CCONJ	_	33 contemned	cc
33	contemned	contemn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	26 forsook	conj
34	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	35 Rock	det
35	Rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	33 contemned	obj
36	of	of	ADP	_	38 salvation	case
37	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	38 salvation	nmod:poss
38	salvation	salvation	NOUN	Number=Sing	35 Rock	nmod
39	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 waxed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	wax	past	Jeshurun	fat		vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location fat=Theme
2	kick	past	Jeshurun not said here			vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient
3	do	past	thou	wax fat		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fat=Eventuality
4	do	past	thou			tree rules
5	grow	infinitive	thou not said here		thick property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
6	do	past	thou			tree rules
7	become	participle	thou not said here		gross property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
8	forsake	past	Jeshurun	God		tree rules
9	make	past		God		vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Product
10	contemn	past	Jeshurun not said here	the Rock of Jeshurun's salvation		tree rules
11	salve		Jeshurun			nom salvation «act transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Torah DEU.32.15, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.32.15	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.32.15	compound
3	DEU.32.15	DEU.32.15	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.32.15	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.32.15	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 2

For there is a trial; and what if it contemn even the rod? (Prophets EZK.21.18, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: For there is a trial; and what if it contemn even the rod?

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	3 is	case
2	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	3 is	expl
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 what	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 trial	det
5	trial	trial	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 is	nsubj
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 what	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 what	cc
8	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	root	root
9	if	if	SCONJ	_	11 contemn	mark
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 contemn	nsubj
11	contemn	contemn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres Typo=Yes VerbForm=Fin	8 what	acl:relcl
12	even	even	ADV	_	14 rod	advmod
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 rod	det
14	rod	rod	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 contemn	obj
15	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 what	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present							tree rules
2	contemn a condition, not said to happen	present	trial	the rod					tree rules

Sentence 2: (Prophets EZK.21.18, JPS 1917)

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	EZK.21.18	EZK.21.18	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EZK.21.18	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 EZK.21.18	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 3

Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, and say in his heart: 'Thou wilt not require'? (Writings PSA.10.13, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, and say in his heart: 'Thou wilt not require'?

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wherefore	wherefore	ADV	PronType=Int	2 doth	advmod
2	doth	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 say	advcl
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 wicked	det
4	wicked	wicked	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 contemn	nsubj
5	contemn	contemn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 doth	ccomp
6	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 contemn	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 say	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 say	cc
9	say	say	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 heart	case
11	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 heart	nmod:poss
12	heart	heart	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 say	obl
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	18 require	punct
14	'	'	PUNCT	_	18 require	punct
15	Thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	18 require	nsubj
16	wilt	will	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	18 require	aux
17	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	18 require	advmod
18	require	require	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 say	parataxis
19	'	'	PUNCT	_	18 require	punct
20	?	?	PUNCT	_	9 say	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	do	present	you not said here			wherefore property	tree rules
2	contemn	present	the wicked	God			tree rules
3	say speech: assert	imperative	you not said here		God's heart		vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in heart=Manner
4	not require	future	Thou				vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Theme

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.10.13, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	PSA.10.13	PSA.10.13	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.10.13	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.10.13	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 4

Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the Most High. (Writings PSA.107.11, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the Most High.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Because	because	SCONJ	_	3 rebelled	mark
2	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 rebelled	nsubj
3	rebelled	rebel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	against	against	ADP	_	6 words	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 words	det
6	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 rebelled	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 God	case
8	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 words	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 contemned	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 contemned	cc
11	contemned	contemn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 rebelled	conj
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 counsel	det
13	counsel	counsel	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 contemned	obj
14	of	of	ADP	_	17 High	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 High	det
16	Most	most	ADJ	Degree=Sup	17 High	amod
17	High	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 counsel	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 rebelled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	rebel	past	they		against the words of God	vn rebel-71.2-1 «NP V PP.maleficiary»: agent=Agent against word=Maleficiary
2	contemn	past	they not said here	the counsel of the Most High		tree rules
3	word			God		nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.107.11, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	PSA.107.11	PSA.107.11	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.107.11	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.107.11	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 5

Do not contemn the small and humble, for they may help you.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 contemn	aux
2	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 contemn	advmod
3	contemn	contemn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 small	det
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 contemn	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 humble	cc
7	humble	humble	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 small	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 help	punct
9	for	for	SCONJ	_	12 help	mark
10	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 help	nsubj
11	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 help	aux
12	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 contemn	conj
13	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	12 help	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 contemn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not contemn	imperative · do-support	you not said here	the small					tree rules
2	help	may	they		you				vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary

Example 6

The proud king contemned his people's advice.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 king	det
2	proud	proud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 king	amod
3	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 contemned	nsubj
4	contemned	contemn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 people	nmod:poss
6	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 advice	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 people	case
8	advice	advice	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 contemned	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 contemned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	contemn	past	the proud king	king's people's advice					tree rules

Example 7

Some people contemn others who are weaker than they are.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 people	det
2	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 contemn	nsubj
3	contemn	contemn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 contemn	obj
5	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 weaker	nsubj
6	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 weaker	cop
7	weaker	weak	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 others	acl:relcl
8	than	than	SCONJ	_	10 are	mark
9	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 are	nsubj
10	are	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 weaker	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 contemn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	contemn	present	some people	others		tree rules
2	is	present	others		weak property	tree rules
3	does	present	people			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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