ponder

Who acts: long time, father, I, it, Koheleth, She · What happens: ponder, be, decide, see, ponder over, investigate · To what, where: things, power, this, people knowledge, many proverbs, order · Speech: someone speaks here

«ponder» 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: ponder in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

To ponder is to think about something slowly and carefully for a long time before deciding.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 ponder	mark
2	ponder	ponder	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 think	csubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 think	cop
4	to	to	PART	_	5 think	mark
5	think	think	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	about	about	ADP	_	7 something	case
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 think	obl
8	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	5 think	advmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 carefully	cc
10	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	8 slowly	conj
11	for	for	ADP	_	14 time	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 time	det
13	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 time	amod
14	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 think	obl
15	before	before	SCONJ	_	16 deciding	mark
16	deciding	decide	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	14 time	acl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 think	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	other	roles by
1	ponder	to-infinitive				vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	be speech: other	present		time	about something; slowly, think property	tree rules
3	decide	gerund	a long time not said here			vn correspond-36.1-1 «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.

Example 1

After that our father Abraham had seen, and pondered over, investigated, and understood these things, he designed, engraved, and composed them, and received them into his power (hands). (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)

Sentence 1: After that our father Abraham had seen, and pondered over, investigated, and understood these things, he designed, engraved, and composed them, and received them into his power (hands).

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	2 that	case
2	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	7 seen	obl
3	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 father	nmod:poss
4	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 seen	nsubj
5	Abraham	Abraham	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 father	appos
6	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 seen	aux
7	seen	see	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 pondered	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 pondered	cc
10	pondered	ponder	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 seen	conj
11	over	over	ADV	_	10 pondered	advmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 investigated	punct
13	investigated	investigate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	10 pondered	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 understood	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 understood	cc
16	understood	understand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 pondered	conj
17	these	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	18 things	det
18	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 understood	obj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 designed	punct
20	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 designed	nsubj
21	designed	design	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 pondered	conj
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 engraved	punct
23	engraved	engrave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	21 designed	conj
24	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 composed	punct
25	and	and	CCONJ	_	26 composed	cc
26	composed	compose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	23 engraved	conj
27	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	26 composed	obj
28	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 received	punct
29	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 received	cc
30	received	receive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	21 designed	parataxis
31	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	30 received	obj
32	into	into	ADP	_	34 power	case
33	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	34 power	nmod:poss
34	power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 received	obl
35	(	(	PUNCT	_	36 hands	punct
36	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	34 power	appos
37	)	)	PUNCT	_	36 hands	punct
38	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 seen	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	past · perfect	our father			after that		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
2	ponder over	past	our father not said here				over property	vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	investigate	participle	our father not said here					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	understand	past	our father not said here	this things				vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus
5	design	past	father					vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
6	engrave	past	father not said here					vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
7	compose	past	father not said here	things = thing				vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Result
8	receive	past		things = thing	father's power			vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Westcott	punct
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	conj
6	1887	1887	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Westcott	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

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

Example 2

I have pondered the days of old, the years of ancient times. (Writings PSA.77.6, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: I have pondered the days of old, the years of ancient times.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 pondered	nsubj
2	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 pondered	aux
3	pondered	ponder	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 days	det
5	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 pondered	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 old	case
7	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 days	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 years	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 years	det
10	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 pondered	obl:unmarked
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 times	case
12	ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 times	amod
13	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 years	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pondered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ponder	present · perfect	I				day; year		vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.77.6, 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.77.6	PSA.77.6	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.77.6	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.77.6	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 3

And when I pondered how I might know this, it was wearisome in mine eyes; (Writings PSA.73.16, JPS 1917)

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	13 wearisome	cc
2	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	4 pondered	advmod
3	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 pondered	nsubj
4	pondered	ponder	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 wearisome	advcl
5	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	8 know	advmod
6	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 know	nsubj
7	might	might	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 know	aux
8	know	know	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 pondered	ccomp
9	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	8 know	obj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 pondered	punct
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 wearisome	nsubj
12	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 wearisome	cop
13	wearisome	wearisome	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
14	in	in	ADP	_	15 mine	case
15	mine	my	PRON	Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 wearisome	obl
16	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 mine	appos
17	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 wearisome	punct
18	(	(	PUNCT	_	19 Writings	punct
19	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 wearisome	parataxis
20	PSA.73.16	PSA.73.16	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 Writings	appos
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 JPS	punct
22	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 PSA.73.16	flat
23	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	20 PSA.73.16	flat
24	)	)	PUNCT	_	19 Writings	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	ponder	past	I			tree rules
2	know	might	I	this		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer this=Stimulus
3	is	past	it		in mine; wearisome property	tree rules

Example 4

And besides that Koheleth was wise, he also taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs. (Writings ECC.12.9, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And besides that Koheleth was wise, he also taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	2 besides	cc
2	besides	beside	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	6 wise	mark
4	Koheleth	Koheleth	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 wise	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 wise	cop
6	wise	wise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 besides	ccomp
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 taught	punct
8	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 taught	nsubj
9	also	also	ADV	_	10 taught	advmod
10	taught	teach	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 besides	parataxis
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 knowledge	det
12	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 knowledge	compound
13	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 taught	obj
14	;	;	PUNCT	_	18 pondered	punct
15	yea	yea	INTJ	_	18 pondered	discourse
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 yea	punct
17	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 pondered	nsubj
18	pondered	ponder	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 besides	conj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 sought	punct
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 sought	cc
21	sought	seek	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	18 pondered	parataxis
22	out	out	ADP	_	21 sought	compound:prt
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 set	punct
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 set	cc
25	set	set	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	21 sought	conj
26	in	in	ADP	_	27 order	case
27	order	order	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 set	obl
28	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	29 proverbs	amod
29	proverbs	proverb	NOUN	Number=Plur	25 set	obj
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 besides	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	beside	present					tree rules
2	is	past	Koheleth			wise property	tree rules
3	teach speech: other	past	Koheleth	the people knowledge			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent knowledge=Recipient
4	ponder	past	Koheleth				vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	seek out	participle					vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
6	set	participle		many proverbs	order		vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent proverb=Theme in order=Destination

Sentence 2: (Writings ECC.12.9, 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	ECC.12.9	ECC.12.9	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ECC.12.9	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ECC.12.9	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 5

I must ponder this puzzle before I answer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 ponder	nsubj
2	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 ponder	aux
3	ponder	ponder	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 puzzle	det
5	puzzle	puzzle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ponder	obj
6	before	before	SCONJ	_	8 answer	mark
7	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 answer	nsubj
8	answer	answer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 ponder	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ponder	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ponder	must	I	this puzzle					tree rules
2	answer speech: assert	present	I						vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

She pondered the words for a long time.

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	2 pondered	nsubj
2	pondered	ponder	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 words	det
4	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 pondered	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	8 time	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 time	det
7	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 time	amod
8	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pondered	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 pondered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ponder	past	She	the words			time		tree rules

Example 7

The old man pondered over the riddle until he understood it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 man	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 man	amod
3	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pondered	nsubj
4	pondered	ponder	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	over	over	ADP	_	7 riddle	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 riddle	det
7	riddle	riddle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pondered	obl
8	until	until	SCONJ	_	10 understood	mark
9	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 understood	nsubj
10	understood	understand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 pondered	advcl
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 understood	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 pondered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ponder	past	the old man			the riddle			vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	understand	past	man	riddle					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus

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