subtle

Who acts: Subtle, serpent, Thou, pure, crooked, Amnon · What happens: mean, notice, think, be, make, do · To what, where: small, LORD God, myself, Thyself, friend, Jonadab

«subtle» 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: subtle in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Subtle means very small, delicate or hard to notice.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Subtle	subtle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	very	very	ADV	_	4 small	advmod
4	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 delicate	punct
6	delicate	delicate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 small	conj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 hard	cc
8	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 small	conj
9	to	to	PART	_	10 notice	mark
10	notice	notice	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 hard	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Subtle	small					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent small=Topic
2	notice	to-infinitive	Subtle not said here						vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

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

Subtle means clever in a quiet, sly way, good at thinking of tricks.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Subtle	subtle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	xcomp
4	in	in	ADP	_	9 way	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 way	det
6	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 way	amod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 quiet	punct
8	sly	sly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 way	amod
9	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 good	punct
11	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 way	amod
12	at	at	SCONJ	_	13 thinking	mark
13	thinking	think	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 good	advcl
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 tricks	case
15	tricks	trick	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 thinking	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Subtle					in a quiet sly way; clever property	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute
2	think speech: other	gerund	Subtle not said here					of tricks	vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. (Torah GEN.3.1, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	6 subtle	advmod
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 serpent	det
3	serpent	serpent	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 subtle	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 subtle	cop
5	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	6 subtle	advmod
6	subtle	subtle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	than	than	ADP	_	9 beast	case
8	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	9 beast	det
9	beast	beast	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 subtle	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 field	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 field	det
12	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 beast	nmod
13	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	18 made	obj
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 God	det
15	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 God	compound
16	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 made	nsubj:pass
17	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 made	aux
18	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 field	acl:relcl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 subtle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the serpent				now	than any beast of the field; subtle property	tree rules
2	make	past · perfect · passive		the LORD God					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary which=Product

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.3.1, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.3.1	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.3.1	compound
3	GEN.3.1	GEN.3.1	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.3.1	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.3.1	punct

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

Example 2

With the pure Thou dost show myself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle. (Prophets 2SA.22.27, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: With the pure Thou dost show myself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	With	with	ADP	_	3 pure	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 pure	det
3	pure	pure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 show	nsubj
4	Thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	5 dost	nsubj
5	dost	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 pure	acl:relcl
6	show	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	myself	myself	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	6 show	iobj
8	pure	pure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 show	xcomp
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	16 show	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 show	cc
11	with	with	ADP	_	13 crooked	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 crooked	det
13	crooked	crooked	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 show	nsubj
14	Thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	13 crooked	nsubj
15	dost	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 crooked	aux
16	show	show	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 show	parataxis
17	Thyself	thyself	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes Style=Arch	16 show	obj
18	subtle	subtle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 show	xcomp
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 show	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	do	present	Thou				vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	show	present	the pure		myself	pure property	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent myself=Recipient
3	show	infinitive	the crooked	Thyself		subtle property	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent thyself=Recipient

Sentence 2: (Prophets 2SA.22.27, 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	2SA.22.27	2SA.22.27	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Prophets	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 1917	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 1917	nmod:unmarked
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 2SA.22.27	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 3

With the pure Thou dost show Thyself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle. (Writings PSA.18.27, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: With the pure Thou dost show Thyself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	With	with	ADP	_	3 pure	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 pure	det
3	pure	pure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	Thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	5 dost	nsubj
5	dost	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 pure	parataxis
6	show	show	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pure	nsubj
7	Thyself	thyself	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes Style=Arch	8 pure	nsubj
8	pure	pure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 dost	ccomp
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	15 dost	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 dost	cc
11	with	with	ADP	_	13 crooked	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 crooked	det
13	crooked	crooked	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 dost	nsubj
14	Thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	13 crooked	nsubj
15	dost	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 pure	parataxis
16	show	show	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 dost	xcomp
17	Thyself	thyself	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes Style=Arch	16 show	iobj
18	subtle	subtle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 show	xcomp
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pure	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	to whom	other	roles by
1	do	present	Thou			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	do	present	the crooked			tree rules
3	show	infinitive	the crooked not said here	Thyself	subtle property	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent thyself=Recipient

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.18.27, 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.18.27	PSA.18.27	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.18.27	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.18.27	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 4

But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man. (Prophets 2SA.13.3, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	3 had	cc
2	Amnon	Amnon	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 friend	det
5	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 Jonadab	punct
7	whose	whose	PRON	Poss=Yes PronType=Rel	8 name	nmod:poss
8	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 Jonadab	nsubj
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 Jonadab	cop
10	Jonadab	Jonadab	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 friend	appos
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 son	punct
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 son	det
13	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 Jonadab	appos
14	of	of	ADP	_	18 brother	case
15	Shimeah	Shimeah	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 David	compound
16	David	David	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 brother	nmod:poss
17	's	's	PART	_	16 David	case
18	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 son	nmod
19	;	;	PUNCT	_	26 man	punct
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 Jonadab	cc
21	Jonadab	Jonadab	PROPN	Number=Sing	26 man	nsubj
22	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	26 man	cop
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	26 man	det
24	very	very	ADV	_	25 subtle	advmod
25	subtle	subtle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 man	amod
26	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obl
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	have	past	Amnon	a friend	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Patient
2	is a	past	Jonadab's name	Jonadab	tree rules
3	is a	past	Jonadab	a subtle man	tree rules
4	name		Jonadab		nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Prophets 2SA.13.3, 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	2SA.13.3	2SA.13.3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Prophets	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 1917	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 1917	nmod:unmarked
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 2SA.13.3	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 5

The hare was subtle and clever.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hare	det
2	hare	hare	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 subtle	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 subtle	cop
4	subtle	subtle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 clever	cc
6	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 subtle	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 subtle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the hare					subtle property	tree rules
2	be		the hare not said here						tree rules

Example 6

There was a subtle smell of smoke.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 smell	det
4	subtle	subtle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 smell	amod
5	smell	smell	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 smoke	case
7	smoke	smoke	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 smell	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	a subtle smell of smoke			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	smell		smoke						nom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent

Example 7

Her smile was so subtle that I almost missed it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 smile	nmod:poss
2	smile	smile	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 subtle	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 subtle	cop
4	so	so	ADV	_	5 subtle	advmod
5	subtle	subtle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	that	that	SCONJ	_	9 missed	mark
7	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 missed	nsubj
8	almost	almost	ADV	_	9 missed	advmod
9	missed	miss	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 subtle	advcl
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 missed	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 subtle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	past	Her smile		subtle property	tree rules
2	miss	past	I	smile	almost property	vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
3	smile		Her = she			nom smile «communication transitive»: poss=agent

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