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title: bereave — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bereave» in the Judaism dictionary: To take away someone dear by death; to leave someone without a loved one. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# bereave

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** thou, I, people, beasts, land, man · **What happens:** take away, leave, love, bereave, slay, suckle · **To what, where:** someone, chambers terror, young man, men, nations, Lord GOD · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«bereave» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: [bereave in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/bereave.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To take away someone dear by death; to leave someone without a loved one.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bereave:m1:1
# text = To take away someone dear by death; to leave someone without a loved one.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	away	away	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
5	dear	dear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obj	_	_
12	without	without	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	loved	love	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take away** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  | by death | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |
| 2 | **leave** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  | without a loved one | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |
| 3 | **love** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |

<!-- .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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Without shall the sword bereave, and in the chambers terror; slaying both young man and virgin, the suckling with the man of gray hairs. (Torah DEU.32.25, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Without shall the sword bereave, and in the chambers terror; slaying both young man and virgin, the suckling with the man of gray hairs.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bereave:x1:1
# text = Without shall the sword bereave, and in the chambers terror; slaying both young man and virgin, the suckling with the man of gray hairs.
1	Without	without	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
5	bereave	bereave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	chambers	chamber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	compound	_	_
11	terror	terror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
13	slaying	slay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
14	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc:preconj	_	_
15	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	virgin	virgin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	suckling	suckle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	conj	_	_
22	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	gray	gray	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	hairs	hair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bereave** | present |  |  |  | the chambers terror |  | without the sword | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **slay** | gerund |  | young man and virgin |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Patient |
| 3 | **suckle** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with the man of gray hairs | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah DEU.32.25, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bereave:x1:2
# text = (Torah DEU.32.25, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	DEU.32.25	DEU.32.25	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 -->
therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord GOD; (Prophets EZK.36.14, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bereave:x2:1
# text = therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord GOD; (Prophets EZK.36.14, JPS 1917)
1	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	devour	devour	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	no	no	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	neither	neither	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	10	cc:preconj	_	_
10	bereave	bereave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
11	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	nations	nation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	any	any	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	saith	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	Lord	Lord	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	GOD	GOD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	parataxis	_	_
23	EZK.36.14	EZK.36.14	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	flat	_	_
26	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	23	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	22	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **devour** | shall | thou | men |  |  |  | therefore *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **bereave** | present |  | thy nations |  |  |  |  | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nation=Source |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present |  | the Lord GOD |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent god=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And I fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I bereave them of children, I destroy My people, since they return not from their ways. (Prophets JER.15.7, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And I fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I bereave them of children, I destroy My people, since they return not from their ways.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bereave:x3:1
# text = And I fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I bereave them of children, I destroy My people, since they return not from their ways.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fan	fan	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fan	fan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	gates	gate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
15	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	bereave	bereave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	destroy	destroy	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	_
23	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
26	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	_
27	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
28	return	return	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	conj	_	_
29	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	28	advmod	_	_
30	from	from	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	32	nmod:poss	_	_
32	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fan** | present | I | them *= they* |  |  |  | with a fan in the gates of the land | tree rules |
| 2 | **bereave** | present | I | gates *= gate* |  |  |  | of children | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent they=Source of child=Theme |
| 3 | **destroy** | present | I | My people |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient |
| 4 | **not** **return** | present | people |  |  | people's ways |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from way=Initial\_Location |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JER.15.7, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bereave:x3:2
# text = (Prophets JER.15.7, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JER.15.7	JER.15.7	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 -->
If I cause evil beasts to pass through the land, and they bereave it, and it be desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the beasts; (Prophets EZK.14.15, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 33 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bereave:x4:1
# text = If I cause evil beasts to pass through the land, and they bereave it, and it be desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the beasts; (Prophets EZK.14.15, JPS 1917)
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cause	cause	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	advcl	_	_
4	evil	evil	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	beasts	beast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	through	through	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	bereave	bereave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
19	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	cop	_	_
20	desolate	desolate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
22	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	27	mark	_	_
23	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	22	fixed	_	_
24	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	25	det	_	_
25	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj	_	_
26	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
27	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	conj	_	_
28	through	through	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
29	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	32	case	_	_
30	of	of	ADP	IN	_	29	fixed	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	beasts	beast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	35	punct	_	_
34	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	35	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	parataxis	_	_
36	EZK.14.15	EZK.14.15	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	35	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
38	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	36	flat	_	_
39	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	36	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	35	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | I | evil beasts |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition beast=Patient |
| 2 | **pass** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  | the land |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through land=Location |
| 3 | **bereave** | present | beasts *= beast* | land |  |  |  |  | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Source |
| 4 | **is** | infinitive | land |  |  |  |  | desolate *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **pass through** | may | no man |  |  |  |  | because the beasts; through *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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