scourge

Who acts: scourge, thing, He, They, Thou, neither · What happens: be, cause, use, beat, whip, slay · To what, where: person, great trouble, whip, someone, calamity, children

«scourge» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: scourge in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

A scourge is a person, animal or thing that causes great trouble or suffering, a plague.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 scourge	det
2	scourge	scourge	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	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 animal	punct
7	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 person	conj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 thing	cc
9	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 person	conj
10	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 causes	nsubj
11	causes	cause	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 thing	acl:relcl
12	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 trouble	amod
13	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 causes	obj
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 suffering	cc
15	suffering	suffering	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 trouble	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 plague	punct
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 plague	det
18	plague	plague	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 trouble	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a scourge	a person and animal or thing					tree rules
2	cause	present	thing	great trouble or suffering and a plague					vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition trouble=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.

Meaning 2

Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

A scourge is a whip used to beat someone.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 scourge	det
2	scourge	scourge	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 whip	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 whip	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 whip	det
5	whip	whip	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 whip	acl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 beat	mark
8	beat	beat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 used	advcl
9	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 beat	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 whip	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a	present	a scourge	a whip	tree rules
2	use	participle		a whip not said here	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	beat	to-infinitive		someone	vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location someone=Theme

Meaning 3

To scourge is (old use) to whip or beat someone as a punishment.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 scourge	mark
2	scourge	scourge	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 scourge	cop
4	(	(	PUNCT	_	6 use	punct
5	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 use	amod
6	use	use	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 scourge	obj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	6 use	punct
8	to	to	PART	_	9 whip	mark
9	whip	whip	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 scourge	advcl
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 beat	cc
11	beat	beat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 whip	conj
12	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	11 beat	obj
13	as	as	ADP	_	15 punishment	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 punishment	det
15	punishment	punishment	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 beat	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 scourge	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	present		scourge property	tree rules
2	whip	to-infinitive			vn shake-22.3-1-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
3	beat	infinitive	someone	as a punishment	vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location someone=Theme

Example 1

If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the calamity of the guiltless. (Writings JOB.9.23, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the calamity of the guiltless.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	4 slay	mark
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 scourge	det
3	scourge	scourge	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 slay	nsubj
4	slay	slay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 mock	advcl
5	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	_	4 slay	advmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 slay	punct
7	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 mock	nsubj
8	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 mock	aux
9	mock	mock	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
10	at	at	ADP	_	12 calamity	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 calamity	det
12	calamity	calamity	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 mock	obl
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 guiltless	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 guiltless	det
15	guiltless	guiltless	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 calamity	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 mock	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	slay a condition, not said to happen	infinitive	the scourge					suddenly property	vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	mock	future	He			the calamity of the guiltless			vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.9.23, 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	JOB.9.23	JOB.9.23	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOB.9.23	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOB.9.23	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 2

They are children of churls, yea, children of ignoble men; they were scourged out of the land. (Writings JOB.30.8, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: They are children of churls, yea, children of ignoble men; they were scourged out of the land.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 children	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 children	cop
3	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 churls	case
5	churls	churl	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 children	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 children	punct
7	yea	yea	INTJ	_	9 children	discourse
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 yea	punct
9	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 children	conj
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 men	case
11	ignoble	ignoble	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 men	amod
12	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 children	nmod
13	;	;	PUNCT	_	16 scourged	punct
14	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 scourged	nsubj
15	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 scourged	aux:pass
16	scourged	scourge	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 children	acl
17	out	out	ADP	_	20 land	case
18	of	of	ADP	_	20 land	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 land	det
20	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 scourged	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 children	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	They	children and children of ignoble men				of churls	tree rules
2	scourge	past · passive		men = man		the land			tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.30.8, 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	JOB.30.8	JOB.30.8	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOB.30.8	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOB.30.8	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 3

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. (Writings JOB.5.21, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	4 hid	nsubj
2	shalt	shall	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	4 hid	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 hid	cop
4	hid	hide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 scourge	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 scourge	det
7	scourge	scourge	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hid	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 tongue	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 tongue	det
10	tongue	tongue	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 scourge	nmod
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	16 afraid	punct
12	neither	neither	DET	PronType=Neg	16 afraid	nsubj
13	shalt	shall	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	16 afraid	aux
14	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	16 afraid	nsubj
15	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	16 afraid	cop
16	afraid	afraid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 hid	advcl
17	of	of	ADP	_	18 destruction	case
18	destruction	destruction	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 afraid	obl
19	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	21 cometh	advmod
20	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 cometh	nsubj
21	cometh	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 afraid	ccomp
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 hid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	is	shall	Thou	the scourge of the tongue	hide property	tree rules
2	is	shall	neither		of destruction; afraid property	tree rules
3	come	present	destruction			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.5.21, 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	JOB.5.21	JOB.5.21	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOB.5.21	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOB.5.21	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 4

The dragon was the scourge of the land.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dragon	det
2	dragon	dragon	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 scourge	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 scourge	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 scourge	det
5	scourge	scourge	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 land	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 land	det
8	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 scourge	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 scourge	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the dragon	the scourge				of the land	tree rules

Example 5

Snakes can be the scourge of a village.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Snakes	snake	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 scourge	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 scourge	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 scourge	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 scourge	det
5	scourge	scourge	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 village	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 village	det
8	village	village	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 scourge	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 scourge	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	can	Snakes	the scourge				of a village	tree rules

Example 6

The fire was the scourge of the old town.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

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

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the fire	the scourge				of the old town	tree rules

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