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primordial

Who acts: you, interpretation, ten elemental entities, Path, primordial · What happens: exist, begin, note, produce, be, bind · To what, where: beginning, time, order, elements •, ten elemental entities, primordial תֹּהוּ · Speech: someone speaks here

«primordial» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: primordial in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Existing from the very beginning of time; first and original.

csubjcasedetadvmodoblcasenmodpunctadvmodccpunctrootExistingVERBfromADPtheDETveryADVbeginningNOUNofADPtimeNOUN;PUNCTfirstADVandCCONJoriginalADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ExistingexistVERBVerbForm=Ger11 originalcsubj
2fromfromADP_5 beginningcase
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 beginningdet
4veryveryADV_5 beginningadvmod
5beginningbeginningNOUNNumber=Sing1 Existingobl
6ofofADP_7 timecase
7timetimeNOUNNumber=Sing5 beginningnmod
8;;PUNCT_11 originalpunct
9firstfirstADVNumForm=Word NumType=Ord11 originaladvmod
10andandCCONJ_11 originalcc
11originaloriginalADJDegree=Posrootroot
12..PUNCT_11 originalpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1existgerundfrom the beginning of timevn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2begintimenom beginning «event transitive»: of=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

Note the order in which the primordial elements • were produced. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

Sentence 1: Note the order in which the primordial elements • were produced.

detobjcaseobldetcompoundcompoundnsubj:passaux:passacl:relclpunctrootNoteVERBtheDETorderNOUNinADPwhichPRONtheDETprimordialNOUNelementsNOUN•NOUNwereAUXproducedVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1NotenoteVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 orderdet
3orderorderNOUNNumber=Sing1 Noteobj
4ininADP_5 whichcase
5whichwhichPRONPronType=Rel11 producedobl
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 elementsdet
7primordialprimordialNOUNNumber=Sing8 elementscompound
8elementselementNOUNNumber=Plur9 •compound
9••NOUNNumber=Plur11 producednsubj:pass
10werebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin11 producedaux:pass
11producedproduceVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass3 orderacl:relcl
12..PUNCT_1 Notepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1noteimperativeyou not said herethe ordervn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent order=Topic
2producepast · passiveelements •the ordervn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

punctflatpunctconjflatpunctroot(PUNCTSeferPROPNYetzirahPROPN,PUNCTWestcottPROPN1893NUM)PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1((PUNCT_2 Seferpunct
2SeferSeferPROPNNumber=Singrootroot
3YetzirahYetzirahPROPNNumber=Sing2 Seferflat
4,,PUNCT_5 Westcottpunct
5WestcottWestcottPROPNNumber=Sing2 Seferconj
618931893NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card5 Westcottflat
7))PUNCT_2 Seferpunct

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

Example 2

In this interpretation, they are ten elemental entities or properties which bind or restrain primordial תֹּהוּ tohu, 'chaos, void, waste(land)' [Genesis 1:2], allowing structure and order to exist in creation. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

Sentence 1: In this interpretation, they are ten elemental entities or properties which bind or restrain primordial תֹּהוּ tohu, 'chaos, void, waste(land)' [Genesis 1:2], allowing structure and order to exist in creation.

The tree, 31 words
casedetpunctnsubjcopnummodamodconjccconjnsubjacl:relclccconjcompoundobjdeppunctpunctappospunctconjpunctconjpunctappospunctpunctpunctparataxisflatpunctpunctadvclobjccconjmarkadvclcaseoblpunctrootInADPthisDETinterpretationNOUN,PUNCTtheyPRONareAUXtenNUMelementalADJentitiesNOUNorCCONJpropertiesNOUNwhichPRONbindVERBorCCONJrestrainVERBprimordialNOUNתֹּהוּNOUNtohuX,PUNCT'PUNCTchaosNOUN,PUNCTvoidNOUN,PUNCTwasteNOUN(PUNCTlandNOUN)PUNCT'PUNCT[PUNCTGenesisPROPN1:2NUM]PUNCT,PUNCTallowingVERBstructureNOUNandCCONJorderNOUNtoPARTexistVERBinADPcreationNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_3 interpretationcase
2thisthisDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem3 interpretationdet
3interpretationinterpretationNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
4,,PUNCT_3 interpretationpunct
5theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs9 entitiesnsubj
6arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 entitiescop
7tentenNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card9 entitiesnummod
8elementalelementalADJDegree=Pos9 entitiesamod
9entitiesentityNOUNNumber=Plur3 interpretationconj
10ororCCONJ_11 propertiescc
11propertiespropertyNOUNNumber=Plur9 entitiesconj
12whichwhichPRONPronType=Rel13 bindnsubj
13bindbindVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 entitiesacl:relcl
14ororCCONJ_15 restraincc
15restrainrestrainVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin13 bindconj
16primordialprimordialNOUNNumber=Sing17 תֹּהוּcompound
17תֹּהוּתֹּהוּNOUNNumber=Sing15 restrainobj
18tohutohuXForeign=Yes17 תֹּהוּdep
19,,PUNCT_21 chaospunct
20''PUNCT_21 chaospunct
21chaoschaosNOUNNumber=Sing9 entitiesappos
22,,PUNCT_23 voidpunct
23voidvoidNOUNNumber=Sing21 chaosconj
24,,PUNCT_25 wastepunct
25wastewasteNOUNNumber=Sing21 chaosconj
26((PUNCT_27 landpunct
27landlandNOUNNumber=Sing25 wasteappos
28))PUNCT_27 landpunct
29''PUNCT_27 landpunct
30[[PUNCT_31 Genesispunct
31GenesisGenesisPROPNNumber=Sing27 landparataxis
321:21:2NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card31 Genesisflat
33]]PUNCT_31 Genesispunct
34,,PUNCT_35 allowingpunct
35allowingallowVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part31 Genesisadvcl
36structurestructureNOUNNumber=Sing35 allowingobj
37andandCCONJ_38 ordercc
38orderorderNOUNNumber=Sing36 structureconj
39totoPART_40 existmark
40existexistVERBVerbForm=Inf35 allowingadvcl
41ininADP_42 creationcase
42creationcreationNOUNNumber=Sing40 existobl
43..PUNCT_3 interpretationpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentinterpretationten elemental entities or propertiestree rules
2bindpresentten elemental entities or propertiesvn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
3restrainpresentten elemental entities or properties not said hereprimordial תֹּהוּvn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer תֹּהוּ=Eventuality
4allowgerundinterpretation not said herestructure and ordervn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent structure=Beneficiary
5existto-infinitiveinterpretation not said herecreationvn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in creation=Location

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

punctflatpunctcompoundcompoundappospunctroot(PUNCTSeferPROPNYetzirahPROPN,PUNCTSefariaPROPNcommunityNOUNtranslationNOUN)PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1((PUNCT_2 Seferpunct
2SeferSeferPROPNNumber=Singrootroot
3YetzirahYetzirahPROPNNumber=Sing2 Seferflat
4,,PUNCT_7 translationpunct
5SefariaSefariaPROPNNumber=Sing7 translationcompound
6communitycommunityNOUNNumber=Sing7 translationcompound
7translationtranslationNOUNNumber=Sing2 Seferappos
8))PUNCT_2 Seferpunct

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

Example 3

The Eighth Path is called Absolute or Perfect, because it is the means of the primordial, which has no root by which it can cleave, nor rest, except in the hidden places Of GEDULAH. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)

Sentence 1: The Eighth Path is called Absolute or Perfect, because it is the means of the primordial, which has no root by which it can cleave, nor rest, except in the hidden places Of GEDULAH.

The tree, 34 words
detcompoundnsubj:passaux:passxcompccconjpunctmarknsubjcopnsubjparataxiscasedetoblpunctnsubjacl:relcldetobjcaseoblnsubjauxacl:relclpunctccconjpunctcasecasedetamodoblcasenmodpunctrootTheDETEighthPROPNPathPROPNisAUXcalledVERBAbsoluteADJorCCONJPerfectADJ,PUNCTbecauseSCONJitPRONisAUXtheDETmeansVERBofADPtheDETprimordialNOUN,PUNCTwhichPRONhasVERBnoDETrootNOUNbyADPwhichPRONitPRONcanAUXcleaveVERB,PUNCTnorCCONJrestNOUN,PUNCTexceptADPinADPtheDEThiddenADJplacesNOUNOfADPGEDULAHPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 Pathdet
2EighthEighthPROPNNumber=Sing3 Pathcompound
3PathPathPROPNNumber=Sing5 callednsubj:pass
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 calledaux:pass
5calledcallVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
6AbsoluteabsoluteADJDegree=Pos5 calledxcomp
7ororCCONJ_8 Perfectcc
8PerfectperfectADJDegree=Pos6 Absoluteconj
9,,PUNCT_14 meanspunct
10becausebecauseSCONJ_14 meansmark
11ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs14 meansnsubj
12isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin14 meanscop
13thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art14 meansnsubj
14meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 calledparataxis
15ofofADP_17 primordialcase
16thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art17 primordialdet
17primordialprimordialNOUNNumber=Sing14 meansobl
18,,PUNCT_20 haspunct
19whichwhichPRONPronType=Rel20 hasnsubj
20hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin17 primordialacl:relcl
21nonoDETPronType=Neg22 rootdet
22rootrootNOUNNumber=Sing20 hasobj
23bybyADP_24 whichcase
24whichwhichPRONPronType=Rel27 cleaveobl
25ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs27 cleavensubj
26cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin27 cleaveaux
27cleavecleaveVERBVerbForm=Inf22 rootacl:relcl
28,,PUNCT_30 restpunct
29nornorCCONJPolarity=Neg30 restcc
30restrestNOUNNumber=Sing5 calledconj
31,,PUNCT_36 placespunct
32exceptexceptADP_36 placescase
33ininADP_36 placescase
34thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art36 placesdet
35hiddenhiddenADJDegree=Pos36 placesamod
36placesplaceNOUNNumber=Plur5 calledobl
37OfofADP_38 GEDULAHcase
38GEDULAHGEDULAHPROPNNumber=Sing36 placesnmod
39..PUNCT_5 calledpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1call speech: assertpresent · passivethe Eighth Pathexcept the hidden places of GEDULAH; absolute propertyvn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
2ispresentPathof the primordial; mean propertytree rules
3havepresentthe primordialno rootvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent root=Patient
4cleavecanPathby no rootvn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)

punctflatpunctconjflatpunctroot(PUNCTSeferPROPNYetzirahPROPN,PUNCTWestcottPROPN1887NUM)PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1((PUNCT_2 Seferpunct
2SeferSeferPROPNNumber=Singrootroot
3YetzirahYetzirahPROPNNumber=Sing2 Seferflat
4,,PUNCT_5 Westcottpunct
5WestcottWestcottPROPNNumber=Sing2 Seferconj
618871887NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card5 Westcottflat
7))PUNCT_2 Seferpunct

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

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