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title: balm — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «balm» in the Judaism dictionary: A balm is a thick, oily cream or ointment that soothes, heals or protects the skin. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# balm

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**Who acts:** balm, thick oily cream, they, caravan, camels, Babylon · **What happens:** be, soothe, heal, protect, comfort, calm · **To what, where:** thick oily cream, skin, anything, you, her, Music

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«balm» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: [balm in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/balm.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A balm is a thick, oily cream or ointment that soothes, heals or protects the skin.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:balm:m1:1
# text = A balm is a thick, oily cream or ointment that soothes, heals or protects the skin.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	balm	balm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	oily	oily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	ointment	ointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	soothes	soothe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	heals	heal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	protects	protect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a balm | a thick oily cream or ointment |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **soothe** | present | a thick oily cream or ointment |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **heal** | present | a thick oily cream or ointment *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **protect** | present | a thick oily cream or ointment *not said here* | the skin |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skin=Beneficiary |

<!-- .note -->
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 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A balm is anything that comforts or calms you, as in «Music was a balm to her».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:balm:m2:1
# text = A balm is anything that comforts or calms you, as in «Music was a balm to her».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	balm	balm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	comforts	comfort	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	calms	calm	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	Music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	balm	balm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a balm | anything |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **comfort** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **calm** | present |  | you |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus you=Experiencer |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | past |  |  | her *= she* | Music |  | as a balm | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Balm can also be a sweet-smelling herb, such as lemon balm, used to make teas.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:balm:m3:1
# text = Balm can also be a sweet-smelling herb, such as lemon balm, used to make teas.
1	Balm	balm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	smelling	smell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	amod	_	_
9	herb	herb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	14	case	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	lemon	lemon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	balm	balm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	advcl	_	_
19	teas	tea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | can | Balm | a smelling herb and lemon balm |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  | lemon balm *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | teas |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tea=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And they sat down to eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and ladanum, going to carry it down to Egypt. (Torah GEN.37.25, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And they sat down to eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and ladanum, going to carry it down to Egypt.

<!-- fold The tree, 40 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:balm:x1:1
# text = And they sat down to eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and ladanum, going to carry it down to Egypt.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	lifted	lift	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	behold	behold	INTJ	UH	_	26	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	caravan	caravan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	Ishmaelites	Ishmaelite	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	23	nmod	_	_
26	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
27	from	from	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	Gilead	Gilead	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
30	with	with	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	32	nmod:poss	_	_
32	camels	camel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	obl	_	_
33	bearing	bear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	32	acl	_	_
34	spicery	spicery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	obj	_	_
35	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
36	balm	balm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	conj	_	_
37	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	38	cc	_	_
38	ladanum	ladanum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
40	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	33	conj	_	_
41	to	to	PART	TO	_	42	mark	_	_
42	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	40	xcomp	_	_
43	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	42	obj	_	_
44	down	down	ADP	RP	_	42	compound:prt	_	_
45	to	to	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
46	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	42	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit down** | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **eat** | to-infinitive | they *not said here* | bread |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bread=Patient |
| 3 | **lift up** | past | they | their eyes |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Theme |
| 4 | **look** | past | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 5 | **come** | past | a caravan of Ishmaelites |  |  | Gilead |  | with Ishmaelites's camels | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from gilead=Initial\_Location |
| 6 | **bear** | gerund | Ishmaelites's camels *not said here* | spicery and balm and ladanum |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spicery=Patient |
| 7 | **go** | gerund | Ishmaelites's camels *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 8 | **carry down** | to-infinitive | Ishmaelites's camels *not said here* | caravan | Egypt |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to egypt=Destination |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah GEN.37.25, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:balm:x1:2
# text = (Torah GEN.37.25, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	GEN.37.25	GEN.37.25	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is there no balm in Gilead? (Prophets JER.8.22, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Is there no balm in Gilead?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:balm:x2:1
# text = Is there no balm in Gilead?
1	Is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	1	expl	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	balm	balm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Gilead	Gilead	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | no balm in Gilead |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JER.8.22, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:balm:x2:2
# text = (Prophets JER.8.22, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JER.8.22	JER.8.22	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed, wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed. (Prophets JER.51.8, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed, wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:balm:x3:1
# text = Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed, wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
1	Babylon	Babylon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	fallen	fall	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	destroyed	destroy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	wail	wail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
13	balm	balm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
18	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
19	so	so	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
20	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	aux:pass	_	_
21	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
22	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
23	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	aux:pass	_	_
24	healed	heal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present · passive |  | Babylon |  |  |  | wail for her *obl*; suddenly *property* | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: subject=Result |
| 2 | **destroy** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **take** | infinitive |  | balm |  |  |  | for Babylon's pain | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent balm=Theme for pain=Beneficiary |
| 4 | **heal** | may · infinitive · passive |  | Babylon |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 5 | **pain** |  | Babylon |  |  |  |  |  | nom pain «state transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JER.51.8, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:balm:x3:2
# text = (Prophets JER.51.8, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JER.51.8	JER.51.8	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt; in vain dost thou use many medicines; there is no cure for thee. (Prophets JER.46.11, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt; in vain dost thou use many medicines; there is no cure for thee.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:balm:x4:1
# text = Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt; in vain dost thou use many medicines; there is no cure for thee.
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Gilead	Gilead	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	balm	balm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	O	o	INTJ	UH	_	12	discourse	_	_
11	virgin	virgin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	vain	vain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	obl	_	_
18	dost	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
19	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	18	obj	_	_
20	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
21	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	medicines	medicine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	25	punct	_	_
24	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	25	expl	_	_
25	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
26	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	27	det	_	_
27	cure	cure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
28	for	for	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	27	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go up** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | Gilead |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **take** | infinitive | you *not said here* | balm |  |  |  | virgin daughter of Egypt *obl* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent balm=Theme |
| 3 | **do** | present |  | thou |  | vain |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **use** | infinitive |  | many medicines |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medicine=Patient |
| 5 | **be** | present | no cure for thee |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JER.46.11, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:balm:x4:2
# text = (Prophets JER.46.11, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JER.46.11	JER.46.11	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put on lip balm so your lips don't crack.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:balm:x5:1
# text = Put on lip balm so your lips don't crack.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	lip	lip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	balm	balm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	lips	lip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
8	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	crack	crack	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | lip balm |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on balm=Destination |
| 2 | **not** **crack** | present · do-support | your lips |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma rubbed balm on my itchy bite.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:balm:x6:1
# text = Grandma rubbed balm on my itchy bite.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rubbed	rub	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	balm	balm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	itchy	itchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bite	bite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rub** | past | Grandma | balm |  | my itchy bite |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent balm=Theme on bite=Destination |
| 2 | **bite** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom bite «state transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cool breeze was a balm after the hot day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:balm:x7:1
# text = The cool breeze was a balm after the hot day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	breeze	breeze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	balm	balm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the cool breeze | a balm |  |  | day |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This balm smells of mint.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:balm:x8:1
# text = This balm smells of mint.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	balm	balm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smells	smell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	mint	mint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | present | this balm |  |  |  |  | of mint | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of mint=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lemon balm grows in our herb garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:balm:x9:1
# text = Lemon balm grows in our herb garden.
1	Lemon	lemon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	balm	balm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	herb	herb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Lemon balm |  |  | our herb garden |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in garden=Location |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His kind words were a balm to her sadness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:balm:x10:1
# text = His kind words were a balm to her sadness.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	balm	balm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	sadness	sadness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | His kind words | a balm |  |  |  | to her sadness | tree rules |
| 2 | **word** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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