flay

Who acts: he, they, priests, blood, Levites, bones · What happens: flay, be, strip off, cut, kill, dash · To what, where: animal, person, skin, burnt offering, offering, pieces

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

Meaning 1

To flay an animal is to strip the skin off it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 flay	mark
2	flay	flay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 strip	advcl
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 animal	det
4	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 flay	obj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 strip	cop
6	to	to	PART	_	7 strip	mark
7	strip	strip	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 skin	det
9	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 strip	obj
10	off	off	ADP	_	11 it	case
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 strip	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 strip	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	flay	to-infinitive		a animal					tree rules
2	is	present						off skin; strip property	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.

Meaning 2

Usage: old use, cruel — kept apart, not parsed.

To flay a person is to punish them by stripping off their skin.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 flay	mark
2	flay	flay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 punish	advcl
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 person	det
4	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 flay	obj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 punish	cop
6	to	to	PART	_	7 punish	mark
7	punish	punish	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 punish	obj
9	by	by	SCONJ	_	10 stripping	mark
10	stripping	strip	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 punish	advcl
11	off	off	ADP	_	10 stripping	compound:prt
12	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 skin	nmod:poss
13	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 stripping	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 punish	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	flay	to-infinitive	a person		tree rules
2	is	present		punish property	tree rules
3	strip off	gerund	their skin		vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skin=Patient

Example 1

And he shall flay the burnt-offering, and cut it into its pieces. (Torah LEV.1.6, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And he shall flay the burnt-offering, and cut it into its pieces.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 flay	cc
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 flay	nsubj
3	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 flay	aux
4	flay	flay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 offering	det
6	burnt	burnt	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 offering	amod
7	-	-	PUNCT	_	6 burnt	punct
8	offering	offering	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 flay	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 cut	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 cut	cc
11	cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 flay	parataxis
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 cut	obj
13	into	into	ADP	_	15 pieces	case
14	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 pieces	nmod:poss
15	pieces	piece	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 cut	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 flay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	flay	shall	he	the burnt offering					tree rules
2	cut	past		offering		offering's pieces			vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent it=Material into piece=Product

Sentence 2: (Torah LEV.1.6, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 LEV.1.6	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LEV.1.6	compound
3	LEV.1.6	LEV.1.6	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LEV.1.6	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 LEV.1.6	punct

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

Example 2

And they killed the passover lamb, and the priests dashed the blood, which they received of their hand, and the Levites flayed them. (Writings 2CH.35.11, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And they killed the passover lamb, and the priests dashed the blood, which they received of their hand, and the Levites flayed them.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 killed	cc
2	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 killed	nsubj
3	killed	kill	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 lamb	det
5	passover	passover	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lamb	compound
6	lamb	lamb	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 killed	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 dashed	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 dashed	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 priests	det
10	priests	priest	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 dashed	nsubj
11	dashed	dash	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 killed	conj
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 blood	det
13	blood	blood	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 dashed	obj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 received	punct
15	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	17 received	nsubj
16	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 received	nsubj
17	received	receive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 blood	acl:relcl
18	of	of	ADP	_	20 hand	case
19	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 hand	nmod:poss
20	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 received	obl
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 flayed	punct
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 flayed	cc
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 Levites	det
24	Levites	Levite	PROPN	Number=Plur	25 flayed	nsubj
25	flayed	flay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 killed	conj
26	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	25 flayed	obj
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 killed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	kill	past	they	the passover lamb		vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lamb=Theme
2	dash	past	the priests	the blood		vn hit-18.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blood=Patient
3	receive	past	the blood		of priests's hand	vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	flay	past	the Levites	priests = priest		tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings 2CH.35.11, 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	2CH.35.11	2CH.35.11	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Writings	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 2CH.35.11	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 3

Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them, and break their bones; yea, they chop them in pieces, as that which is in the pot, and as flesh within the caldron. (Prophets MIC.3.3, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them, and break their bones; yea, they chop them in pieces, as that which is in the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.

The tree, 38 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	3 eat	nsubj
2	also	also	ADV	_	3 eat	advmod
3	eat	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 flesh	det
5	flesh	flesh	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 eat	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 people	case
7	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 people	nmod:poss
8	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 flesh	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 flay	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 flay	cc
11	flay	flay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 eat	conj
12	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 skin	nmod:poss
13	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 flay	obj
14	from	from	ADP	_	16 them	case
15	off	off	ADP	_	16 them	case
16	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 flay	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 break	punct
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 break	cc
19	break	break	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 flay	conj
20	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	21 bones	nmod:poss
21	bones	bone	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 break	obj
22	;	;	PUNCT	_	26 chop	punct
23	yea	yea	INTJ	_	26 chop	discourse
24	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 yea	punct
25	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	26 chop	nsubj
26	chop	chop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 eat	conj
27	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	26 chop	obj
28	in	in	ADP	_	29 pieces	case
29	pieces	piece	NOUN	Number=Plur	26 chop	obl
30	,	,	PUNCT	_	37 pot	punct
31	as	as	SCONJ	_	37 pot	mark
32	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	37 pot	nsubj
33	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	37 pot	nsubj
34	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	37 pot	cop
35	in	in	ADP	_	37 pot	case
36	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	37 pot	det
37	pot	pot	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 chop	obl
38	,	,	PUNCT	_	41 flesh	punct
39	and	and	CCONJ	_	41 flesh	cc
40	as	as	ADP	_	41 flesh	case
41	flesh	flesh	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 eat	obl
42	within	within	ADP	_	44 caldron	case
43	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	44 caldron	det
44	caldron	caldron	NOUN	Number=Sing	41 flesh	nmod
45	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 eat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	eat	present		the flesh of my people		as flesh within the caldron	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flesh=Patient
2	flay	infinitive		people's skin		from people	tree rules
3	break	infinitive		people's bones			vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bone=Patient
4	chop	present	bones = bone	people	pieces		vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent they=Patient in piece=Location
5	is	present	that		the pot		tree rules

Sentence 2: (Prophets MIC.3.3, 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	MIC.3.3	MIC.3.3	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 MIC.3.3	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 MIC.3.3	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 4

Let him be flayed alive, or burnt at a slow fire.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Let	let	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 flayed	compound
2	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	1 Let	obj
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 flayed	aux:pass
4	flayed	flay	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	alive	alive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 flayed	xcomp
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 burnt	punct
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 burnt	cc
8	burnt	burnt	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 flayed	conj
9	at	at	ADP	_	12 fire	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 fire	det
11	slow	slow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 fire	amod
12	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 burnt	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 flayed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	let	infinitive	him = he			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme
2	flay	infinitive · passive			alive property	tree rules
3	burnt	participle		a slow fire		tree rules

Example 5

What you smell so must be the calf which I have just now killed and flayed.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	3 smell	obj
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 smell	nsubj
3	smell	smell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	so	so	ADV	_	8 calf	advmod
5	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 calf	aux
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 calf	cop
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 calf	det
8	calf	calf	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 smell	parataxis
9	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 killed	nsubj
10	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	14 killed	nsubj:pass
11	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 killed	aux
12	just	just	ADV	_	14 killed	advmod
13	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	14 killed	advmod
14	killed	kill	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 calf	acl:relcl
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 flayed	cc
16	flayed	flay	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	14 killed	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 smell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	smell	present	you			vn see-30.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus
2	is a	must		the calf		tree rules
3	kill	present · perfect · passive		the calf	now	vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
4	flay	participle				tree rules

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