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title: berith — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «berith» in the Judaism dictionary: A Hebrew word meaning "covenant," a solemn agreement. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# berith

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**Who acts:** men, they, Abimelech, vain fellows, it, Gideon · **What happens:** hear, enter, hold, give, hire, follow · **To what, where:** hold, house, threescore ten pieces, him, vain fellows, Abimelech

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Hebrew word meaning "covenant," a solemn agreement.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:berith:m1:1
# text = A Hebrew word meaning "covenant," a solemn agreement.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Hebrew	hebrew	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	covenant	covenant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	solemn	solemn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the hold of the house of El-berith. (Prophets JDG.9.46, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the hold of the house of El-berith.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:berith:x1:1
# text = And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the hold of the house of El-berith.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
2	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	5	det:predet	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Shechem	Shechem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
12	thereof	thereof	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	entered	enter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	into	into	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	hold	hold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	El	El	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	berith	berith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past | all men of the tower of Shechem |  |  |  |  | thereof *property* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **enter** | past | men *= man* |  |  | the hold of the house of El berith |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into hold=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **hold** |  |  | the house of El berith |  |  |  |  | nom hold «act transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JDG.9.46, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:berith:x1:2
# text = (Prophets JDG.9.46, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JDG.9.46	JDG.9.46	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him. (Prophets JDG.9.4, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:berith:x2:1
# text = And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	threescore	threescore	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	Baal	Baal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	berith	berith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	wherewith	wherewith	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	22	advmod	_	_
21	Abimelech	Abimelech	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	hired	hire	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
23	vain	vain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	conj	_	_
26	fellows	fellow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
28	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	29	nsubj	_	_
29	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	acl:relcl	_	_
30	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | they | threescore ten pieces of silver | him *= he* | the house of Baal berith |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient piece=Theme |
| 2 | **hire** | past | Abimelech | vain fellows |  |  |  | wherewith *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fellow=Theme |
| 3 | **follow** | past | vain fellows | Abimelech |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JDG.9.4, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:berith:x2:2
# text = (Prophets JDG.9.4, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JDG.9.4	JDG.9.4	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel again went astray after the Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god. (Prophets JDG.8.33, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel again went astray after the Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:berith:x3:1
# text = And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel again went astray after the Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	as	as	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	Gideon	Gideon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Israel	Israel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
19	again	again	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
21	astray	astray	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	xcomp	_	_
22	after	after	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	Baalim	Baalim	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
28	Baal	Baal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	berith	berith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	_
31	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	32	nmod:poss	_	_
32	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | it |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pass** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | past | Gideon |  |  |  |  | dead *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **go** | past | the children of Israel |  |  |  | after the Baalim; again | astray *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **make** | past |  | Baal berith |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset berith=Product |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JDG.8.33, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:berith:x3:2
# text = (Prophets JDG.8.33, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JDG.8.33	JDG.8.33	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	_	_
```

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

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