firebrand

Who acts: firebrand, person, madman, ye, yourselves, fire · What happens: be, burn, use, stir up, cast, kindle · To what, where: piece, person, excitement, firebrands, fire, flame · Speech: someone speaks here

«firebrand» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: firebrand in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

A firebrand is a piece of burning wood, used as a torch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 firebrand	det
2	firebrand	firebrand	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 piece	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 piece	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 piece	det
5	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 wood	case
7	burning	burn	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 wood	amod
8	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 piece	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 used	punct
10	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 piece	acl
11	as	as	ADP	_	13 torch	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 torch	det
13	torch	torch	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 used	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 piece	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a firebrand	a piece	of burning wood	tree rules
2	burn	gerund				vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	use	participle		a piece not said here	as a torch	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

A firebrand is a person full of fiery ideas who stirs up excitement or trouble.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 firebrand	det
2	firebrand	firebrand	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 person	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 person	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 person	det
5	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 person	amod
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 ideas	case
8	fiery	fiery	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 ideas	amod
9	ideas	idea	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 full	obl
10	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 stirs	nsubj
11	stirs	stir	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 person	acl:relcl
12	up	up	ADP	_	11 stirs	compound:prt
13	excitement	excitement	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 stirs	obj
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 trouble	cc
15	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 excitement	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a firebrand	a person					tree rules
2	stir up	present	a person	excitement or trouble					vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition excitement=Patient

Example 1

As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death; (Writings PRO.26.18, JPS 1917)

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADP	_	3 madman	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 madman	det
3	madman	madman	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 casteth	nsubj
5	casteth	cast	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 madman	acl:relcl
6	firebrands	firebrand	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 casteth	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 arrows	punct
8	arrows	arrow	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 firebrands	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 death	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 death	cc
11	death	death	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 firebrands	conj
12	;	;	PUNCT	_	14 Writings	punct
13	(	(	PUNCT	_	14 Writings	punct
14	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 madman	appos
15	PRO.26.18	PRO.26.18	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 Writings	appos
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 JPS	punct
17	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 PRO.26.18	flat
18	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	15 PRO.26.18	flat
19	)	)	PUNCT	_	14 Writings	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cast	present	a madman	firebrands and arrows and death					vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent firebrand=Product

Example 2

Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that gird yourselves with firebrands, begone in the flame of your fire, and among the brands that ye have kindled. (Prophets ISA.50.11, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that gird yourselves with firebrands, begone in the flame of your fire, and among the brands that ye have kindled.

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Behold	behold	INTJ	_	6 kindle	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Behold	punct
3	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	4 ye	reparandum
4	ye	ye	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	6 kindle	nsubj
5	that	that	SCONJ	_	6 kindle	mark
6	kindle	kindle	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 fire	det
8	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 kindle	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 gird	punct
10	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	11 gird	det
11	gird	gird	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 kindle	obl
12	yourselves	yourselves	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	11 gird	nsubj
13	with	with	ADP	_	14 firebrands	case
14	firebrands	firebrand	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 gird	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 begone	punct
16	begone	begone	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 kindle	conj
17	in	in	ADP	_	19 flame	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 flame	det
19	flame	flame	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 begone	obl
20	of	of	ADP	_	22 fire	case
21	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	22 fire	nmod:poss
22	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 flame	nmod
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 kindled	punct
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	31 kindled	cc
25	among	among	ADP	_	27 brands	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 brands	det
27	brands	brand	NOUN	Number=Plur	31 kindled	obl
28	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	31 kindled	obj
29	ye	ye	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	31 kindled	nsubj:pass
30	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	31 kindled	aux
31	kindled	kindle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 kindle	conj
32	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 kindle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	kindle	infinitive	ye	a fire			vn engender-27.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition fire=Patient
2	gird		yourselves			with firebrands	tree rules
3	begone	infinitive	ye not said here		the flame of your fire		tree rules
4	kindle	present · perfect · passive		ye		among the brands	vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: subject=Beneficiary that=Product
5	flame		your fire				nom flame «process intransitive»: of=agent
6	fire		your				nom fire «event transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Prophets ISA.50.11, 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	ISA.50.11	ISA.50.11	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ISA.50.11	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ISA.50.11	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 3

and say unto him: Keep calm, and be quiet; fear not, neither let thy heart be faint, because of these two tails of smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram, and of the son of Remaliah. (Prophets ISA.7.4, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: and say unto him: Keep calm, and be quiet; fear not, neither let thy heart be faint, because of these two tails of smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram, and of the son of Remaliah.

The tree, 39 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	and	and	CCONJ	_	2 say	cc
2	say	say	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	unto	unto	ADP	_	4 him	case
4	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 say	obl
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 Keep	punct
6	Keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 say	conj
7	calm	calm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 Keep	xcomp
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 quiet	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 quiet	cc
10	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	11 quiet	cop
11	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 Keep	xcomp
12	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 fear	punct
13	fear	fear	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 Keep	conj
14	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	13 fear	advmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 let	punct
16	neither	neither	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	17 let	cc:preconj
17	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 Keep	conj
18	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	19 heart	nmod:poss
19	heart	heart	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 let	obj
20	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	21 faint	cop
21	faint	faint	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 let	xcomp
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 because	punct
23	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	17 let	obl
24	of	of	ADP	_	23 because	fixed
25	these	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	27 tails	det
26	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	27 tails	nummod
27	tails	tail	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 because	obj
28	of	of	ADP	_	30 firebrands	case
29	smoking	smoking	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 firebrands	compound
30	firebrands	firebrand	NOUN	Number=Plur	27 tails	nmod
31	,	,	PUNCT	_	35 anger	punct
32	for	for	ADP	_	35 anger	case
33	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	35 anger	det
34	fierce	fierce	ADJ	Degree=Pos	35 anger	amod
35	anger	anger	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 firebrands	appos
36	of	of	ADP	_	37 Rezin	case
37	Rezin	Rezin	PROPN	Number=Sing	35 anger	nmod
38	and	and	CCONJ	_	39 Aram	cc
39	Aram	Aram	PROPN	Number=Sing	37 Rezin	conj
40	,	,	PUNCT	_	44 son	punct
41	and	and	CCONJ	_	44 son	cc
42	of	of	ADP	_	44 son	case
43	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	44 son	det
44	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	35 anger	conj
45	of	of	ADP	_	46 Remaliah	case
46	Remaliah	Remaliah	PROPN	Number=Sing	44 son	nmod
47	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 say	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	imperative	you not said here		unto him = he	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	keep	infinitive	you not said here		calm property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	is	infinitive	you not said here		quiet property	tree rules
4	let	infinitive	you not said here	thy heart		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heart=Theme
5	is	infinitive	thy heart not said here		faint property	tree rules
6	anger		Rezin and Aram			nom anger «feeling intransitive»: of=agent

Sentence 2: (Prophets ISA.7.4, 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	ISA.7.4	ISA.7.4	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ISA.7.4	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ISA.7.4	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 4

The men carried firebrands to light the cave.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 men	det
2	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 carried	nsubj
3	carried	carry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	firebrands	firebrand	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 carried	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 light	mark
6	light	light	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 carried	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 cave	det
8	cave	cave	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 light	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 carried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carry	past	the men	firebrands					vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent firebrand=Theme
2	light	to-infinitive	the men not said here	the cave					vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cave=Product

Example 5

She was a firebrand who led the protest.

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	4 firebrand	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 firebrand	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 firebrand	det
4	firebrand	firebrand	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 led	nsubj
6	led	lead	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 firebrand	acl:relcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 protest	det
8	protest	protest	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 led	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 firebrand	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	She	a firebrand					tree rules
2	lead	past	a firebrand	the protest					vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent protest=Theme

Example 6

The poet was a firebrand of new ideas.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 poet	det
2	poet	poet	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 firebrand	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 firebrand	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 firebrand	det
5	firebrand	firebrand	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 ideas	case
7	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 ideas	amod
8	ideas	idea	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 firebrand	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 firebrand	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the poet	a firebrand				of new ideas	tree rules

Example 7

Throw the firebrand into the pile of straw.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Throw	throw	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 firebrand	det
3	firebrand	firebrand	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Throw	obj
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 pile	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 pile	det
6	pile	pile	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Throw	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 straw	case
8	straw	straw	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 pile	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Throw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	throw	imperative	you not said here	the firebrand				into the pile of straw result	vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Causer firebrand=Theme into pile=Result

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