Verbum 9 Tip 9af: Guide section: Lemma in Passage

MJ. Smith

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Lemma in Passage

While Important Words identified the words most frequently discussed by commentaries, it simply showed us where those word occurred in the Biblical text. Lemma in Passage allows us to relate the discussion of a lemma to commentaries in our library.

From Verbum Help:[quote]

Lemma in Passage Section

This section searches the Library for resources that discuss a given lemma, as opposed to a normal search which would search for that lemma. For example, a commentary where the significance of ἀγάπη is discussed, instead of just finding where it is used in a text.

The results are divided into Lemmas in Reference and Other Lemmas.

•     Lemmas in Reference displays where lemmas in the guide passage are quoted in another resource such as a commentary.

•     Other Lemmas displays lemmas that are discussed in a resource but not quoted directly from the original source material.

This section is available by default in Bible Word Study and Exegetical Guide. It can be added to Passage Guide.

Hovering over the section header displays the Settings menu, which allows users to specify which Collection the section will search. Multiple Lemma in Passage sections can be added to a Guide, each specifying a different collection.

In Bible Word Study

The Bible Word Study is keyed on a specific lemma, so the Lemma in Passage section displays instances where that lemma is discussed in the library. Results can be viewed by Passage or Resource:

•     Passage groups results by biblical book first, then resource.

•     Resource groups results by resource first, then biblical book.

Each passage is also a link to open the resource to the relevant section. Two lines of text are displayed with instances of the particular lemma highlighted. Click more to view additional references.

In Exegetical Guide and Passage Guide

These guides are keyed from a reference, so this section lists results for the lemmas present within the guide’s reference range. Results can be viewed either by Lemma or Resource:

•     Lemma groups results by lemma first, and then resource.

•     Resource groups results by resource first, then lemma.

The text of the lemma is hyperlinked to open a Bible Word Study for that lemma. Each passage is also a link to open the resource to the relevant section. Two lines of text are displayed with instances of the particular lemma highlighted. Click more to view additional references.^[1]

 

Prerequisite reading: Brannan, Rick. Lemma in Passage: Dataset Documentation. Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2017.

Resources included: Potentially all Bible commentaries

Section heading bar

The Section heading bar and Section heading bar menu both contain a Settings option – a standard option that allows the user to specify a collection of resources to be considered in the results.

Contents

The data in Lemma in Passage may be shown in two sequences:

• By lemma
• By resource

By lemma

By resource

Note that in either sequence, the results are divided into two parts:

• Lemmas in your chosen passage
• Lemmas in the commentary discussion of your chosen passage where the lemma does not occur in your passage.

Detail by lemma

Detail by resource

There is no difference in the data provided by the two sequences, only in the order in which the expandable/collapsible headings appear.

Content of lemma header line which appears in frequency sequence:

• Expand/contract triangle
• Lemma icon
• Lemma in original script
• Transliterated lemma
• Pronunciation icon
• Gloss
• Number of results

Content of resource header line which appears in frequency sequence:

• Expand/contract triangle
• Book cover thumbnail
• Resource title
• Number of results

Content of detail line which appears in canonical sequence:

• Bible reference
• Excerpt of commentary text discussing lemma with occurrences of the lemma highlighted.

Interactions on data

Visual cue	Data element	Action	Response
Heading line	Expand/contract triangle; Lemma icon; Transliteration; Gloss	Click	Toggles display section between expanded and contracted.
Blue text	More	Click	Displays an additional block of data in the Guide
	Lemma	Mouse over	Displays a standard preview info card.
		Click	Opens a Bible Word Study to the lemma.
		Right click	Opens Context Menu
		Drag and drop	Opens a Bible Word Study to the lemma in the location of the user’s choice.
Speech icon	Megaphone icon	Mouse over	n/a
		Click	Pronounces the lemma.
		Right click	n/a
		Drag and drop	n/a
Book cover and title	Resource heading	Mouse over	Opens a preview of the resource information
		Click	Toggles display section between expanded and contracted.
		Right click	n/a
		Drag and drop	n/a
Blue text	Bible reference	Mouse over	Opens a standard popup preview text commentary discussion of the lemma.
		Click	Opens the commentary to the start of the discussion of the lemma
		Right click	Opens a Context Menu
		Drag and drop	Opens the commentary to the start of the discussion of the lemma in a location of the user’s choice.
Orange text	Occurrence of lemma in commentary text	Mouse over	Opens a standard popup preview text commentary discussion of the lemma.
		Click	Opens the commentary to the discussion of the lemma beginning at the highlighted lemma.
		Right click	Open Context Menu
		Drag and drop	Opens the commentary to the discussion of the lemma beginning at the highlighted lemma in a location of the user’s choice.

 

Search

One can search for the mention of a lemma but not for a discussion of the lemma. Therefore, one cannot replicate this section.

Supplemental materials

The Important Words guide section supplements this guide by focusing on identification of the lemmas most frequently discussed.

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^[1] Verbum Help (Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2018).