dowry
Who acts: family, father, you, I, ye, man · What happens: give, marry, refuse, not give, pay, accord · To what, where: money, bride, her, much dowry, me, damsel · Speech: someone speaks here
«dowry» in the Judaism 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: dowry in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.
money, goods or land that a bride's family gave to her when she married.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 goods | punct |
| 3 | goods | goods | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 1 money | conj |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 5 land | cc |
| 5 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 money | conj |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 gave | obj |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 bride | det |
| 8 | bride | bride | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 family | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 bride | case |
| 10 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 gave | nsubj |
| 11 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 money | acl:relcl |
| 12 | to | to | ADP | _ | 13 her | case |
| 13 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 gave | obl |
| 14 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 16 married | advmod |
| 15 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 married | nsubj |
| 16 | married | marry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 gave | advcl |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 money | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | a bride's family | money and goods or land | bride | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent that=Theme to she=Recipient | |||
| 2 | marry | past | family | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
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
If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. (Torah EXO.22.17, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | If | if | SCONJ | _ | 5 refuse | mark |
| 2 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 father | nmod:poss |
| 3 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 refuse | nsubj |
| 4 | utterly | utterly | ADV | _ | 5 refuse | advmod |
| 5 | refuse | refuse | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 pay | advcl |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 give | mark |
| 7 | give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 refuse | xcomp |
| 8 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 give | iobj |
| 9 | unto | unto | ADP | _ | 10 him | case |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 give | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 refuse | punct |
| 12 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 pay | nsubj |
| 13 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 14 pay | aux |
| 14 | pay | pay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 15 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 pay | obj |
| 16 | according | accord | VERB | ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 19 dowry | case |
| 17 | to | to | ADP | _ | 16 according | fixed |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 dowry | det |
| 19 | dowry | dowry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 money | nmod |
| 20 | of | of | ADP | _ | 21 virgins | case |
| 21 | virgins | virgin | NOUN | Number=Plur | 19 dowry | nmod |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 14 pay | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | refuse a condition, not said to happen | present | her father | utterly property | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | ||||
| 2 | not give | to-infinitive | her father not said here | her = she | unto father | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | |||
| 3 | pay | shall | father | money | accord the dowry of virgins | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Asset | |||
| 4 | accord | gerund | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
Sentence 2: (Torah EXO.22.17, JPS 1917)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 3 EXO.22.17 | punct |
| 2 | Torah | Torah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 EXO.22.17 | compound |
| 3 | EXO.22.17 | EXO.22.17 | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 EXO.22.17 | conj |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 JPS | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 3 EXO.22.17 | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me; but give me the damsel to wife.' (Torah GEN.34.12, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me; but give me the damsel to wife.'
The tree, 26 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 1 Ask | iobj |
| 3 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 5 much | advmod |
| 4 | so | so | ADV | _ | 5 much | advmod |
| 5 | much | much | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 dowry | amod |
| 6 | dowry | dowry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ask | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 gift | cc |
| 8 | gift | gift | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 dowry | conj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 give | punct |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 give | cc |
| 11 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 13 give | nsubj |
| 12 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 give | aux |
| 13 | give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Ask | conj |
| 14 | according | accord | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 13 give | xcomp |
| 15 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 18 say | mark |
| 16 | ye | ye | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 18 say | nsubj |
| 17 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 18 say | aux |
| 18 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 according | ccomp |
| 19 | unto | unto | ADP | _ | 20 me | case |
| 20 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 18 say | obl |
| 21 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 23 give | punct |
| 22 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 23 give | cc |
| 23 | give | give | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Ask | conj |
| 24 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 23 give | iobj |
| 25 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 damsel | det |
| 26 | damsel | damsel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 give | obj |
| 27 | to | to | PART | _ | 28 wife | mark |
| 28 | wife | wife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 give | advcl |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ask | punct |
| 30 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ask | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | imperative | you not said here | much dowry and gift | me | tree rules | |||
| 2 | give | future | I | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | accord | gerund | I not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | say speech: assert | shall | ye | unto me | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 5 | give | infinitive | you not said here | the damsel | me | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient damsel=Theme |
Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.34.12, JPS 1917)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 3 GEN.34.12 | punct |
| 2 | Torah | Torah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 GEN.34.12 | compound |
| 3 | GEN.34.12 | GEN.34.12 | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 GEN.34.12 | conj |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 JPS | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 3 GEN.34.12 | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 3
And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife. (Torah EXO.22.16, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.
The tree, 27 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 entice | cc |
| 2 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 5 entice | mark |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 man | det |
| 4 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 entice | nsubj |
| 5 | entice | entice | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 virgin | det |
| 7 | virgin | virgin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 entice | obj |
| 8 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 betrothed | obj |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 betrothed | aux:pass |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 betrothed | advmod |
| 11 | betrothed | betroth | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 virgin | acl:relcl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 lie | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 lie | cc |
| 14 | lie | lie | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 entice | conj |
| 15 | with | with | ADP | _ | 16 her | case |
| 16 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 lie | obl |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 pay | punct |
| 18 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 pay | nsubj |
| 19 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 21 pay | aux |
| 20 | surely | surely | ADV | _ | 21 pay | advmod |
| 21 | pay | pay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 entice | conj |
| 22 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 23 dowry | det |
| 23 | dowry | dowry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 pay | obj |
| 24 | for | for | ADP | _ | 25 her | case |
| 25 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 pay | obl |
| 26 | to | to | PART | _ | 29 wife | mark |
| 27 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 29 wife | cop |
| 28 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 29 wife | nmod:poss |
| 29 | wife | wife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 pay | advcl |
| 30 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 entice | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | entice | infinitive | a man | a virgin | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus virgin=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | not betroth | present · passive | a virgin | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: that=Theme | |||||
| 3 | lie | infinitive | a man not said here | with her = she | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | pay | shall | man | a dowry | for her = she; surely property | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent dowry=Asset for she=Theme | |||
| 5 | is a | to-infinitive | man not said here | man's wife | tree rules |
Sentence 2: (Torah EXO.22.16, JPS 1917)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 3 EXO.22.16 | punct |
| 2 | Torah | Torah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 EXO.22.16 | compound |
| 3 | EXO.22.16 | EXO.22.16 | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 EXO.22.16 | conj |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 JPS | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 3 EXO.22.16 | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 4
The king gave his daughter a rich dowry.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 king | det |
| 2 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gave | nsubj |
| 3 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 5 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gave | iobj |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 dowry | det |
| 7 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 dowry | amod |
| 8 | dowry | dowry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gave | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 gave | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | the king | a rich dowry | king's daughter | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent daughter=Recipient dowry=Theme |
Example 5
Her father promised a dowry of gold and cows.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 father | nmod:poss |
| 2 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 promised | nsubj |
| 3 | promised | promise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 dowry | det |
| 5 | dowry | dowry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 promised | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 gold | case |
| 7 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 dowry | nmod |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 cows | cc |
| 9 | cows | cow | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 gold | conj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 promised | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | promise speech: promise | past | Her father | a dowry of gold and cows | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent dowry=Theme |
Example 6
In the old story the poor girl had no dowry.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 4 story | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 story | det |
| 3 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 story | amod |
| 4 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 had | obl |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 girl | det |
| 6 | poor | poor | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 girl | amod |
| 7 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 had | nsubj |
| 8 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 10 dowry | det |
| 10 | dowry | dowry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 had | obj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | the poor girl | no dowry | the old story | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dowry=Patient |
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