cubit

Who acts: cubit, Fifteen cubits, waters, breadth, that, house · What happens: be, do, prevail, cover, make, clear · To what, where: old unit, mountains, fifty cubits, temple, two cherubim, Sanctuary

«cubit» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning 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: cubit in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

A cubit is an old unit of length, the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, about 45 cm.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 cubit	det
2	cubit	cubit	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 unit	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 unit	cop
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 unit	det
5	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 unit	amod
6	unit	unit	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 length	case
8	length	length	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 unit	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 distance	punct
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 distance	det
11	distance	distance	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 unit	conj
12	from	from	ADP	_	14 elbow	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 elbow	det
14	elbow	elbow	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 distance	nmod
15	to	to	ADP	_	17 tip	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 tip	det
17	tip	tip	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 distance	nmod
18	of	of	ADP	_	21 finger	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 finger	det
20	middle	middle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 finger	amod
21	finger	finger	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 tip	nmod
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 cm	punct
23	about	about	ADV	_	24 45	advmod
24	45	45	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	25 cm	nummod
25	cm	cm	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 finger	conj
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 unit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a cubit	a old unit and the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger and 45 cm				of length	tree rules

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 for the east side eastward fifty cubits. (Torah EXO.38.13, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	5 side	cc
2	for	for	ADP	_	5 side	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 side	det
4	east	east	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 side	amod
5	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	eastward	eastward	ADV	_	7 fifty	advmod
7	fifty	fifty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 cubits	nummod
8	cubits	cubit	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 side	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 side	punct

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

Sentence 2: (Torah EXO.38.13, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.38.13	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.38.13	compound
3	EXO.38.13	EXO.38.13	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.38.13	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.38.13	punct

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

Example 2

Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered. (Torah GEN.7.20, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fifteen	fifteen	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 cubits	nummod
2	cubits	cubit	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 did	nsubj
3	upward	upward	ADV	_	4 did	advmod
4	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 waters	det
6	waters	water	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 prevail	nsubj
7	prevail	prevail	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 did	parataxis
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 covered	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 covered	cc
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 mountains	det
11	mountains	mountain	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 covered	nsubj:pass
12	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 covered	aux:pass
13	covered	cover	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 did	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	do	past	Fifteen cubits		upward property	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	prevail	present	the waters			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	cover	past · passive		the mountains		vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Destination

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.7.20, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.7.20	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.7.20	compound
3	GEN.7.20	GEN.7.20	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.7.20	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.7.20	punct

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

Example 3

And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits. (Torah EXO.27.13, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	15 cubits	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 breadth	det
3	breadth	breadth	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 cubits	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 court	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 court	det
6	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 breadth	nmod
7	on	on	ADP	_	10 side	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 side	det
9	east	east	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 side	amod
10	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 court	nmod
11	eastward	eastward	ADV	_	15 cubits	advmod
12	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	15 cubits	aux
13	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	15 cubits	cop
14	fifty	fifty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	15 cubits	nummod
15	cubits	cubit	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 cubits	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	shall	the breadth of the court on the east side	fifty cubits				eastward property	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Torah EXO.27.13, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.27.13	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.27.13	compound
3	EXO.27.13	EXO.27.13	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.27.13	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.27.13	punct

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

Example 4

And the house, that is, the temple before the Sanctuary, was forty cubits long. (Prophets 1KI.6.17, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the house, that is, the temple before the Sanctuary, was forty cubits long.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	17 long	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 house	det
3	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 long	nsubj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 house	punct
5	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	9 temple	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 temple	cop
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 is	punct
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 temple	det
9	temple	temple	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 house	conj
10	before	before	ADP	_	12 Sanctuary	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 Sanctuary	det
12	Sanctuary	Sanctuary	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 temple	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 house	punct
14	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	17 long	cop
15	forty	forty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	16 cubits	nummod
16	cubits	cubit	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 long	obl:unmarked
17	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	17 long	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	that	the temple			before the Sanctuary		tree rules
2	is	past	the house and the temple					forty cubits obl:unmarked; long property	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Prophets 1KI.6.17, 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	1KI.6.17	1KI.6.17	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.6.17	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 5

And in the Sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high. (Prophets 1KI.6.23, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And in the Sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	6 made	cc
2	in	in	ADP	_	4 Sanctuary	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 Sanctuary	det
4	Sanctuary	Sanctuary	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 made	obl
5	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 made	nsubj
6	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 cherubim	nummod
8	cherubim	cherubim	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 made	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	12 wood	case
10	olive	olive	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 wood	compound
11	-	-	PUNCT	_	10 olive	punct
12	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 cherubim	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 high	punct
14	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	16 cubits	det
15	ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	16 cubits	nummod
16	cubits	cubit	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 high	nsubj
17	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 made	advcl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	he	two cherubim of olive wood		the Sanctuary			vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cherubim=Product

Sentence 2: (Prophets 1KI.6.23, 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	1KI.6.23	1KI.6.23	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.6.23	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 6

And there were arches round about, five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad. (Prophets EZK.40.30, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And there were arches round about, five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 were	cc
2	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	3 were	expl
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 long	cop
4	arches	arch	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 were	nsubj
5	round	round	ADV	_	3 were	advmod
6	about	about	ADV	_	8 five	advmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 about	punct
8	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 cubits	nummod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 twenty	cc
10	twenty	twenty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 five	conj
11	cubits	cubit	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 long	obl:unmarked
12	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 broad	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 broad	cc
15	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	16 cubits	nummod
16	cubits	cubit	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 broad	nsubj
17	broad	broad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 long	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 long	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past						five cubits obl:unmarked; long property	tree rules
2	be		five cubits						tree rules

Sentence 2: (Prophets EZK.40.30, 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.40.30	EZK.40.30	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EZK.40.30	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 EZK.40.30	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 7

The fish was only a cubit long.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 fish	det
2	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cubit	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 cubit	cop
4	only	only	ADV	_	6 cubit	advmod
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 cubit	det
6	cubit	cubit	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 cubit	amod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 cubit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the fish	a cubit					tree rules

Example 8

The horn is about a cubit long.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 horn	det
2	horn	horn	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cubit	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 cubit	cop
4	about	about	ADP	_	6 cubit	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 cubit	det
6	cubit	cubit	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 cubit	amod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 cubit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the horn					about a cubit	tree rules

Example 9

They have cleared only one cubit of the granary.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 cleared	nsubj
2	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 cleared	aux
3	cleared	clear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	only	only	ADV	_	6 cubit	advmod
5	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 cubit	nummod
6	cubit	cubit	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cleared	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 granary	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 granary	det
9	granary	granary	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cubit	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cleared	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	clear	present · perfect	They	one cubit of the granary					vn clear-10.3-1 «NP.Source V»: agent=Source

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