prophesy
Who acts: prophecy, you, Son, wise woman, daisy, old man · What happens: say, happen, be, prophesy, speak, win · To what, where: future, foretelling, son, Lord GOD, Prophets, storm · Speech: someone speaks here
«prophesy» 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: prophesy in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
To say what will happen in the future, by special power or by a strong guess.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 say | mark |
| 2 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 happen | nsubj |
| 4 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 happen | aux |
| 5 | happen | happen | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 say | ccomp |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 future | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 future | det |
| 8 | future | future | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 happen | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 power | punct |
| 10 | by | by | ADP | _ | 12 power | case |
| 11 | special | special | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 power | amod |
| 12 | power | power | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 happen | conj |
| 13 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 17 guess | cc |
| 14 | by | by | ADP | _ | 17 guess | case |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 guess | det |
| 16 | strong | strong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 guess | amod |
| 17 | guess | guess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 power | conj |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 say | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | to-infinitive | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 2 | happen | future | the future | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in future=Location |
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: noun form: prophecy — kept apart, not parsed.
A prophecy is such a foretelling.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 prophecy | det |
| 2 | prophecy | prophecy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 foretelling | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 foretelling | cop |
| 4 | such | such | DET | PronType=Ind | 6 foretelling | det:predet |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 foretelling | det |
| 6 | foretelling | foretelling | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 foretelling | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a prophecy | such foretelling | tree rules |
Example 1
Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man.' (Prophets EZK.11.4, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man.'
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Therefore | therefore | ADV | _ | 2 prophesy | advmod |
| 2 | prophesy | prophesy | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | against | against | ADP | _ | 4 them | case |
| 4 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 prophesy | obl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 prophesy | punct |
| 6 | prophesy | prophesy | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 prophesy | conj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 son | punct |
| 8 | O | of | ADP | Abbr=Yes | 9 son | case |
| 9 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 prophesy | obj |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 man | case |
| 11 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 son | nmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 prophesy | punct |
| 13 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 2 prophesy | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prophesy | imperative | you not said here | against them = they; therefore property | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | prophesy | infinitive | you not said here | son of man | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Theme |
Sentence 2: (Prophets EZK.11.4, 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 | EZK.11.4 | EZK.11.4 | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Prophets | appos |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 EZK.11.4 | flat |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 EZK.11.4 | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Prophets | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
The Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy? (Prophets AMO.3.8, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: The Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 GOD | det |
| 2 | Lord | Lord | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 GOD | compound |
| 3 | GOD | GOD | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 spoken | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | hath | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 spoken | aux:pass |
| 5 | spoken | speak | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 prophesy | punct |
| 7 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 prophesy | nsubj |
| 8 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 prophesy | aux |
| 9 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 10 prophesy | cc |
| 10 | prophesy | prophesy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 spoken | conj |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 spoken | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | speak speech: other | present · passive | the Lord GOD | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | prophesy | can | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
Sentence 2: (Prophets AMO.3.8, 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 | AMO.3.8 | AMO.3.8 | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Prophets | appos |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 AMO.3.8 | flat |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 AMO.3.8 | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Prophets | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 3
'Son of man, set thy face toward Zidon, and prophesy against it, (Prophets EZK.28.21, JPS 1917)
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 2 Son | punct |
| 2 | Son | Son | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 man | case |
| 4 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Son | nmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 face | punct |
| 6 | set | set | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 face | amod |
| 7 | thy | thy | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 8 face | nmod:poss |
| 8 | face | face | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Son | appos |
| 9 | toward | toward | ADP | _ | 10 Zidon | case |
| 10 | Zidon | Zidon | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 face | nmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 prophesy | punct |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 prophesy | cc |
| 13 | prophesy | prophesy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 Son | acl:relcl |
| 14 | against | against | ADP | _ | 15 it | case |
| 15 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 prophesy | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 Prophets | punct |
| 17 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 18 Prophets | punct |
| 18 | Prophets | prophet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 prophesy | obl |
| 19 | EZK.28.21 | EZK.28.21 | PROPN | Number=Sing | 18 Prophets | appos |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 JPS | punct |
| 21 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 EZK.28.21 | flat |
| 22 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 19 EZK.28.21 | flat |
| 23 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Son | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prophesy | infinitive | Son of man not said here | Prophets | against face | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
Example 4
The wise woman prophesied a storm.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 woman | det |
| 2 | wise | wise | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 woman | amod |
| 3 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 prophesied | nsubj |
| 4 | prophesied | prophesy | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 storm | det |
| 6 | storm | storm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 prophesied | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 prophesied | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prophesy | past | the wise woman | a storm | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent storm=Theme |
Example 5
Can you prophesy who will win the race?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 prophesy | aux |
| 2 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 prophesy | nsubj |
| 3 | prophesy | prophesy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 win | nsubj |
| 5 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 win | aux |
| 6 | win | win | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 prophesy | ccomp |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 race | det |
| 8 | race | race | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 win | obj |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 prophesy | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prophesy | can | you | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | win | future | the race | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Eventuality |
Example 6
In the tale, the daisy can prophesy the truth of love.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 tale | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 tale | det |
| 3 | tale | tale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 prophesy | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 tale | punct |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 daisy | det |
| 6 | daisy | daisy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 prophesy | nsubj |
| 7 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 prophesy | aux |
| 8 | prophesy | prophesy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 truth | det |
| 10 | truth | truth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 prophesy | obj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 love | case |
| 12 | love | love | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 truth | nmod |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 prophesy | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prophesy | can | the daisy | the truth of love | the tale | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent truth=Theme |
Example 7
The old man prophesied a happy ending.
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 prophesied | nsubj |
| 4 | prophesied | prophesy | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 ending | det |
| 6 | happy | happy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 ending | amod |
| 7 | ending | ending | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 prophesied | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 prophesied | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prophesy | past | the old man | a happy ending | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ending=Theme |
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