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title: benediction — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «benediction» in the Judaism dictionary: A benediction is a blessing; a kind wish said over someone, often asking for good luck or God's care. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# benediction

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**Who acts:** benediction, kind wish, God, first Path, Path, divine influence · **What happens:** be, say, ask, care, call, receive · **To what, where:** blessing, someone, Intelligence, divine influence, Path, benediction · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«benediction» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 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: [benediction in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/benediction.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A benediction is a blessing; a kind wish said over someone, often asking for good luck or God's care.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:benediction:m1:1
# text = A benediction is a blessing; a kind wish said over someone, often asking for good luck or God's care.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	benediction	benediction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	blessing	blessing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	wish	wish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	over	over	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	often	often	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	luck	luck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	's	PART	POS	_	20	case	_	_
22	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a benediction | a blessing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | a kind wish |  |  | someone |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | a kind wish *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for good luck or God's care; often *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **care** |  | God |  |  |  |  |  | nom care «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Twenty-first Path is the Intelligence of Conciliation, and is so called because it receives the divine influence which flows into it from its benediction upon all and each existence. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The Twenty-first Path is the Intelligence of Conciliation, and is so called because it receives the divine influence which flows into it from its benediction upon all and each existence.

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:benediction:x1:1
# text = The Twenty-first Path is the Intelligence of Conciliation, and is so called because it receives the divine influence which flows into it from its benediction upon all and each existence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	Twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	Path	Path	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Intelligence	Intelligence	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Conciliation	Conciliation	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
16	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	receives	receive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	divine	divine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	influence	influence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
22	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	23	nsubj	_	_
23	flows	flow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	acl:relcl	_	_
24	into	into	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obl	_	_
26	from	from	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	28	nmod:poss	_	_
28	benediction	benediction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
29	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	28	nmod	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
32	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	33	det	_	_
33	existence	existence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the first Path | the Intelligence |  |  |  | of Conciliation | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | present · passive |  | the Intelligence *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V» |
| 3 | **receive** | present | Path | the divine influence |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent influence=Theme |
| 4 | **flow** | present | the divine influence |  |  | Path |  | from Path's benediction upon all | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:benediction:x1:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	1887	1887	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Twenty-first Path is the Intelligence of Con- ciliation, and is so called because it receives the divine influence which flows into it from its benediction upon all and each existence. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The Twenty-first Path is the Intelligence of Con- ciliation, and is so called because it receives the divine influence which flows into it from its benediction upon all and each existence.

<!-- fold The tree, 32 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:benediction:x2:1
# text = The Twenty-first Path is the Intelligence of Con- ciliation, and is so called because it receives the divine influence which flows into it from its benediction upon all and each existence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	Twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	Path	Path	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Intelligence	Intelligence	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	Con	con	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	_
12	ciliation	ciliation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
16	so	so	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
18	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	receives	receive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	advcl	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	divine	divine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	influence	influence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
24	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	25	nsubj	_	_
25	flows	flow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	acl:relcl	_	_
26	into	into	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	obl	_	_
28	from	from	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	30	nmod:poss	_	_
30	benediction	benediction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
31	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	30	nmod	_	_
33	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	35	cc	_	_
34	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	35	det	_	_
35	existence	existence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the first Path | the Intelligence |  |  |  | of Con ciliation | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | present · passive |  | the Intelligence *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V» |
| 3 | **receive** | present | Path | the divine influence |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent influence=Theme |
| 4 | **flow** | present | the divine influence |  |  | Path |  | from Path's benediction upon all | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:benediction:x2:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	1893	1893	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	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 -->
The old priest gave a benediction for the wedding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:benediction:x3:1
# text = The old priest gave a benediction for the wedding.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	benediction	benediction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the old priest | a benediction |  |  |  | for the wedding | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent benediction=Theme for wedding=Asset |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her kind smile was a benediction to the sad boy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:benediction:x4:1
# text = Her kind smile was a benediction to the sad boy.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	smile	smile	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	benediction	benediction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	boy	boy	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 | Her kind smile | a benediction |  |  |  | to the sad boy | tree rules |
| 2 | **smile** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom smile «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The soft curls were a benediction to the queen's eyes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:benediction:x5:1
# text = The soft curls were a benediction to the queen's eyes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	curls	curl	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	benediction	benediction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the soft curls | a benediction |  |  |  | to the queen's eyes | tree rules |

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