soothsayer

Who acts: person, LORD, one, I, thou, Balaam · What happens: claim, foretell, happen, dispossess, hearken, not suffer · To what, where: future, thee, one, son, fire, divination · Speech: someone speaks here

«soothsayer» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: soothsayer in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

A person who claims to foretell what will happen in the future.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 claims	nsubj
4	claims	claim	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 person	acl:relcl
5	to	to	PART	_	6 foretell	mark
6	foretell	foretell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 claims	xcomp
7	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	9 happen	nsubj
8	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 happen	aux
9	happen	happen	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 foretell	ccomp
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 future	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 future	det
12	future	future	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 happen	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	roles by
1	claim speech: other	present	a person		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	foretell	to-infinitive	a person not said here		vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	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.

Example 1

For these nations, that thou art to dispossess, hearken unto soothsayers, and unto diviners; but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do. (Torah DEU.18.14, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: For these nations, that thou art to dispossess, hearken unto soothsayers, and unto diviners; but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.

The tree, 29 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	3 nations	case
2	these	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	3 nations	det
3	nations	nation	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 art	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 art	punct
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 art	obj
6	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	7 art	nsubj
7	art	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	to	to	PART	_	9 dispossess	mark
9	dispossess	dispossess	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 art	xcomp
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 hearken	punct
11	hearken	hearken	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 dispossess	conj
12	unto	unto	ADP	_	13 soothsayers	case
13	soothsayers	soothsayer	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 hearken	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 diviners	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 diviners	cc
16	unto	unto	ADP	_	17 diviners	case
17	diviners	diviner	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 dispossess	obl
18	;	;	PUNCT	_	30 suffered	punct
19	but	but	CCONJ	_	30 suffered	cc
20	as	as	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	22 thee	case
21	for	for	ADP	_	20 as	fixed
22	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	30 suffered	obl
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 thee	punct
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 LORD	det
25	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	30 suffered	nsubj
26	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	27 God	nmod:poss
27	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	25 LORD	appos
28	hath	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	30 suffered	aux
29	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	30 suffered	advmod
30	suffered	suffer	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	7 art	conj
31	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	30 suffered	obj
32	so	so	ADV	_	34 do	advmod
33	to	to	PART	_	34 do	mark
34	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	30 suffered	advcl
35	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 art	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	dispossess	to-infinitive			unto diviners	vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	hearken	infinitive			unto soothsayers	tree rules
3	not suffer	present · perfect	the LORD	thee	as thee	vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thou=Stimulus
4	do	to-infinitive	the LORD not said here			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Torah DEU.18.14, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.18.14	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.18.14	compound
3	DEU.18.14	DEU.18.14	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.18.14	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.18.14	punct

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

Example 2

There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, a soothsayer, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer, (Torah DEU.18.10, JPS 1917)

The tree, 37 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	5 found	expl
2	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 found	aux
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 found	advmod
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 found	aux:pass
5	found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	among	among	ADP	_	7 you	case
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 found	obl
8	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	9 one	det
9	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 found	obj
10	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 maketh	nsubj
11	maketh	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 one	acl:relcl
12	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 son	nmod:poss
13	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 maketh	obj
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 daughter	cc
15	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 daughter	nmod:poss
16	daughter	daughter	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 son	conj
17	to	to	PART	_	18 pass	mark
18	pass	pass	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 maketh	advcl
19	through	through	ADP	_	21 fire	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 fire	det
21	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 pass	obl
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 one	punct
23	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	21 fire	appos
24	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	25 useth	nsubj
25	useth	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	23 one	acl:relcl
26	divination	divination	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 useth	obj
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 soothsayer	punct
28	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	29 soothsayer	det
29	soothsayer	soothsayer	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 divination	conj
30	,	,	PUNCT	_	33 enchanter	punct
31	or	or	CCONJ	_	33 enchanter	cc
32	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	33 enchanter	det
33	enchanter	enchanter	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 divination	conj
34	,	,	PUNCT	_	37 sorcerer	punct
35	or	or	CCONJ	_	37 sorcerer	cc
36	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	37 sorcerer	det
37	sorcerer	sorcerer	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 found	obl
38	,	,	PUNCT	_	41 DEU.18.10	punct
39	(	(	PUNCT	_	41 DEU.18.10	punct
40	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	41 DEU.18.10	compound
41	DEU.18.10	DEU.18.10	PROPN	Number=Sing	37 sorcerer	appos
42	,	,	PUNCT	_	43 JPS	punct
43	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	41 DEU.18.10	conj
44	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	43 JPS	flat
45	)	)	PUNCT	_	41 DEU.18.10	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	not find	shall · passive		any one	there	among you; a sorcerer obl	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: one=Topic
2	make	present	any one	his son or his daughter			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset son=Product
3	pass	to-infinitive	any one not said here		the fire		vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through fire=Location
4	use	present		divination and a soothsayer or a enchanter			vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent divination=Patient

Example 3

And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thy hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers; (Prophets MIC.5.11, JPS 1917)

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 cut	cc
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 cut	nsubj
3	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 cut	aux
4	cut	cut	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	off	off	ADP	_	4 cut	compound:prt
6	witchcrafts	witchcraft	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 cut	obj
7	out	out	ADP	_	10 hand	case
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 hand	case
9	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	10 hand	nmod:poss
10	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cut	obl
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	15 have	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 have	cc
13	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	15 have	nsubj
14	shalt	shall	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	15 have	aux
15	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 cut	conj
16	no	no	ADV	_	17 more	advmod
17	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	18 soothsayers	amod
18	soothsayers	soothsayer	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 have	obj
19	;	;	PUNCT	_	4 cut	punct
20	(	(	PUNCT	_	21 Prophets	punct
21	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 ;	appos
22	MIC.5.11	MIC.5.11	PROPN	Number=Sing	21 Prophets	appos
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 JPS	punct
24	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	22 MIC.5.11	flat
25	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	22 MIC.5.11	flat
26	)	)	PUNCT	_	21 Prophets	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut off	future	I	witchcrafts		thy hand			vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent witchcraft=Theme out hand=Initial_Location
2	have	shall	thou	more soothsayers					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soothsayer=Patient

Example 4

Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among the rest of their slain. (Prophets JOS.13.22, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among the rest of their slain.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Balaam	Balaam	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 did	nsubj
2	also	also	ADV	_	4 son	advmod
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 son	det
4	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Balaam	appos
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 Beor	case
6	Beor	Beor	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 son	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 soothsayer	punct
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 soothsayer	det
9	soothsayer	soothsayer	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 Beor	appos
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Balaam	punct
11	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 children	det
13	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 slay	nsubj
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 Israel	case
15	Israel	Israel	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 children	nmod
16	slay	slay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 did	parataxis
17	with	with	ADP	_	19 sword	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 sword	det
19	sword	sword	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 slay	obl
20	among	among	ADP	_	22 rest	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 rest	det
22	rest	rest	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 slay	obl
23	of	of	ADP	_	25 slain	case
24	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	25 slain	nmod:poss
25	slain	slain	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 rest	nmod
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	past	Balaam						vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	slay	present	the children of Israel					with the sword; among the rest of children's slain	vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with sword=Instrument

Sentence 2: (Prophets JOS.13.22, 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	JOS.13.22	JOS.13.22	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOS.13.22	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOS.13.22	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 5

For Thou hast forsaken Thy people the house of Jacob; for they are replenished from the east, and with soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the brood of aliens. (Prophets ISA.2.6, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: For Thou hast forsaken Thy people the house of Jacob; for they are replenished from the east, and with soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the brood of aliens.

The tree, 32 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	SCONJ	_	4 forsaken	mark
2	Thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	4 forsaken	nsubj:pass
3	hast	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 forsaken	aux:pass
4	forsaken	forsake	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	Thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	6 people	nmod:poss
6	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 forsaken	obj
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 house	det
8	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 forsaken	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 Jacob	case
10	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 house	nmod
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	15 replenished	punct
12	for	for	SCONJ	_	15 replenished	mark
13	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 replenished	nsubj
14	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 replenished	aux:pass
15	replenished	replenish	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 forsaken	conj
16	from	from	ADP	_	18 east	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 east	det
18	east	east	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 replenished	obl
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 soothsayers	punct
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 soothsayers	cc
21	with	with	ADP	_	22 soothsayers	case
22	soothsayers	soothsayer	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 forsaken	conj
23	like	like	ADP	_	25 Philistines	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 Philistines	det
25	Philistines	Philistine	PROPN	Number=Plur	22 soothsayers	nmod
26	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 please	punct
27	and	and	CCONJ	_	29 please	cc
28	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	29 please	nsubj
29	please	please	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	25 Philistines	acl:relcl
30	themselves	themselves	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	29 please	obj
31	in	in	ADP	_	33 brood	case
32	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	33 brood	det
33	brood	brood	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 please	obl
34	of	of	ADP	_	35 aliens	case
35	aliens	alien	NOUN	Number=Plur	33 brood	nmod
36	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 forsaken	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	forsake	present · passive		Thou		tree rules
2	replenish	present · passive		people	the east	vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: subject=Destination
3	please	present	people	people	the brood of aliens	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus themselves=Experiencer

Sentence 2: (Prophets ISA.2.6, 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	ISA.2.6	ISA.2.6	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ISA.2.6	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ISA.2.6	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 6

The soothsayer told the king his fortune.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 soothsayer	det
2	soothsayer	soothsayer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 told	nsubj
3	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 king	det
5	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 told	obj
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 fortune	nmod:poss
7	fortune	fortune	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 told	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 told	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	past	the soothsayer	soothsayer's fortune	the king				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent king=Recipient fortune=Topic

Example 7

The soothsayer's son had no time to lose.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 soothsayer	det
2	soothsayer	soothsayer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 son	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 soothsayer	case
4	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 had	nsubj
5	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	7 time	det
7	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 had	obj
8	to	to	PART	_	9 lose	mark
9	lose	lose	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 time	acl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the soothsayer's son				time		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	lose	to-infinitive	the soothsayer's son not said here						vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 8

Everyone went to the soothsayer for advice.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	2 went	nsubj
2	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 soothsayer	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 soothsayer	det
5	soothsayer	soothsayer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 went	obl
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 advice	case
7	advice	advice	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 went	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	Everyone			the soothsayer		for advice	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to soothsayer=Initial_Location

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