TIP OF THE DAY 5: Name.identify > Semantic domains continued

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QUESTION: How do I open Louw-Nida quickly without remembering the title?

SOFTWARE: How I do things now that I’m comfortable with Logos/verbum:

1. Open my highest priority bible which I know has a reverse interlinear by clicking on the Bible icon on the tool bar.
2. Anywhere in the New Testament, I right click on a random personal name.
3. Right click to open the Context menu.
4. Select Louw-Nida number on the left side
5. On the right (action) side, select louw-Nida under Lookup.

QUESTION: How do Louw-Nida semantic domain numbers indicate that multiple people share a name?

SOFTWARE:Using “John” in the New Testament as an example – note Louw Nida only covers the New Testament.

1. Open my highest priority bible which I know has a reverse interlinear by clicking on the Bible icon on the tool bar.
2. In the Navigation box, enter Mark 1.
3. In verse 4, select the word John or its equivalent in other languages.
4. Right click to open the Context menu.
5. Select the Louw-Nida number on the selection side (left side) of the Context menu.
6. Select Louw-Nida in the Look up section on the action side (right side of the Context menu.
7. In the Louw-Nida resource which was just opened (or the focus moved to an existing panel containing it), read the article that shows six persons using the name. Especially note that there is a disagreement among scholars whether John 2 and John 3 refer to the same or different people.

VOCABULARY for precise search arguments

The elements although not necessarily the definitions are drawn from the Logos wiki New Search HELP (logos.com)

Search argument a.k.a. search query

The Search argument is the logical criteria which you enter into the search text box giving the criteria to be met for a result to be returned. There are other criteria supplied by the search type, the scope (corpus) of the search, the range of the search, etc. which further restrict the search.

Search term

A search term is the specification of a value to be considered as a criterion. In Logos/Verbum, search terms may be a text term, a reference term, or a field term.

The field term is an advanced concept which will be defined when needed.

Text term

A text term is simple text – no marking for single words, enclosed within quotation marks for phrases. Specifying languages is possible in advanced usage.

Reference term

A reference term a.k.a. datatype term is in the format of datatype:[Op]value where Op can be:

• = —> exact match e.g. bible:=”Jn 3:16” will only find Jn 3:16
• << —> result wholly included in value, or value with any dependents e.g. Jn 3:16 with Jn 3:16b
• >> —> result includes the whole value, or value with any ancestors e.g. Jn 3:16 with Jn 2:23-3:31, 3:16-17
• ~ —> broad intersection, or value with all its dependents and ancestors i.e. << with >>
•  —> narrow intersection when no Op is specified e.g. Jn 3:16 with Jn 3:16b, 3:16-17
  • it finds any bible reference within a range of verses in the same chapter.

• same as << with other datatypes.

Note that value requires quotes if it contains spaces.[1]

 Examples:

• andersenForbesSemanticDomain:Deity
• louwNida:93.190
• event:"John the Baptist appears in the wilderness"

Simple search

A simple search contains only one term and no operators other than NOT.

Logical operators

There are three logical operators: OR, AND, NOT. The first two define a logical relationship between two terms.

Compound search

A compound search consists of two or more terms connected by logical operators.

Proximity and order operators

Proximity and order operators set criterion for terms based on their physical positions in a sentence. They include EQUALS, NOT EQUALS, BEFORE, AFTER, WITHIN, NEAR, THEN, INTERSECTS, and IN.

Complex  search

A complex search consists of two or more terms with at least one operator that is not a logical operator.

QUESTION: How do I use the Context menu to automatically build a Louw-Nida semantic domain search?

SOFTWARE: Setup: Use one of the methods above to choose the Louw-Nida number or range you wish to search for.

Method 1: When the search argument contains nothing but the Louw-Nida search term i.e. a simple search:

1. Open my highest priority bible which I know has a reverse interlinear by clicking on the Bible icon on the tool bar.
2. Use the Navigation box to navigate to the New Testament as Louw-Nida tagging applies only to the New Testament.
3. Right click on a personal name in the New Testament to open the Context menu.
4. Select Louw-Nida number of the selection side (left side)
5. Select one of the options for books to be searched: inline (this book), Bible, This book, Series, All open, Books, or All
6. This will open (or switch focus to) a Search panel with the books to be searched based on your selection and a search argument for the datatype Louw-Nida and the value taken from your selected personal name. The search is automatically run.
7. You now simply need to change the Louw-Nida number or range  and the books to be searched to what you actually wanted as required.

Method 2: When the search argument is compound or complex with the Louw-Nida term simply being a term among others

1. Open my highest priority bible which I know has a reverse interlinear by clicking on the Bible icon on the tool bar.
2. Use the Navigation box to navigate to the New Testament as Louw-Nida tagging applies only to the New Testament.
3. Right click on a personal name in the New Testament to open the Context menu.
4. Select Louw-Nida number of the selection side (left side).
5. On the right side, in the Copy reference action select “Search.” That copies the search term onto your Clipboard.
6. Paste the search term into the search argument on your Search panel and add any necessary operators.

QUESTION: How do I use the Context menu to automatically build an Andersen-Forbes semantic domain search?

SOFTWARE: Setup: Use one of the methods above to choose the Andersen-Forbes semantic domain you wish to search for.

Method 1: When the search argument contains nothing but the Louw-Nida search term i.e. a simple search:

1. Open The Hebrew Bible: Andersen-Forbes Analyzed Text. Francis I. Andersen; A. Dean Forbes, 2008 using the command line on the tool bar.
2. Right click on a personal name to open the Context menu. A deity name could be chosen as well. They are separate domains.
3. Select Andersen-Forbes semantic domain of the selection side (left side)
4. Select one of the options for books to be searched: inline (this book), Bible, This book, Series, All open, Books, or All
5. This will open (or switch focus to) a Search panel with the books to be searched based on your selection and a search argument for the datatype Andersen-Forbes semantic domain and the value taken from your selected personal name (or deity name). The search is automatically run.
6. You can modify the search panel as desired.

Method 2: When the search argument is compound or complex with the Andersen-Forbes semantic domain term simply being a term among others

1. Open The Hebrew Bible: Andersen-Forbes Analyzed Text. Francis I. Andersen; A. Dean Forbes, 2008 using the command line on the tool bar.
2. Right click on a personal name to open the Context menu. A deity name could be chosen as well. They are separate domains.
3. Select Andersen-Forbes semantic domain of the selection side (left side)
4. On the right side, in the Copy reference action select “Search.” That copies the search term onto your Clipboard.
5. Paste the search term into the search argument on your Search panel and add any necessary operators.

[1] New Search HELP (logos.com) accessed 9/21/2024 9:19:45 PM