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title: bethink — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bethink» in the Judaism dictionary: To bethink yourself is to stop and think, to consider what you are doing. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bethink

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**Who acts:** you, they, We, He, his · **What happens:** bethink, be, think, consider, do, mean · **To what, where:** yourself, senses, themselves, land, they, supplication · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«bethink» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [bethink in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/bethink.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To bethink yourself is to stop and think, to consider what you are doing.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bethink:m1:1
# text = To bethink yourself is to stop and think, to consider what you are doing.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bethink	bethink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	think	think	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	consider	consider	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
12	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	15	obj	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bethink** | to-infinitive |  | yourself |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | stop *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **consider** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V whether/if S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 5 | **do** | present · progressive | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To bethink yourself can also mean to come to your senses and behave better.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bethink:m2:1
# text = To bethink yourself can also mean to come to your senses and behave better.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bethink	bethink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
3	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	senses	sens	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	behave	behave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
14	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bethink** | to-infinitive |  | yourself |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **come** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | your senses |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to sens=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **behave** | present |  |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn, and make supplication unto Thee in the land of their captivity, saying: We have sinned, we have done iniquitously, and have dealt wickedly; (Writings 2CH.6.37, JPS 1917)

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bethink:x1:1
# text = yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn, and make supplication unto Thee in the land of their captivity, saying: We have sinned, we have done iniquitously, and have dealt wickedly; (Writings 2CH.6.37, JPS 1917)
1	yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	bethink	bethink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	whither	whither	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
14	captive	captive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	conj	_	_
21	supplication	supplication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
22	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	Thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	20	obl	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	_
29	captivity	captivity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
31	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	35	punct	_	_
33	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	35	nsubj	_	_
34	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	35	aux	_	_
35	sinned	sin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	31	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
37	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	39	nsubj	_	_
38	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	39	aux	_	_
39	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	35	conj	_	_
40	iniquitously	iniquitously	ADV	RB	_	39	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	44	punct	_	_
42	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	44	cc	_	_
43	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	44	aux	_	_
44	dealt	deal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	35	conj	_	_
45	wickedly	wickedly	ADV	RB	_	44	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	48	punct	_	_
47	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	48	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
49	2CH.6.37	2CH.6.37	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	48	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	_
51	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	48	appos	_	_
52	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	51	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	51	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bethink** | shall | they | themselves *= they* |  | the land |  | Writings *obl* | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | present · passive |  | they |  |  |  | captive, whither *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **turn** | infinitive | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **make** | infinitive | they *not said here* | supplication |  | the land of their captivity |  | unto Thee | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset supplication=Product |
| 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 6 | **sin** | present · perfect | We |  |  |  |  |  | vn rebel-71.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **do** | present · perfect | we |  |  |  |  | iniquitously *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 8 | **deal** | present · perfect | We *not said here* |  |  |  |  | wickedly *property* | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bethink yourself, rogue, and say you are sorry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bethink:x2:1
# text = Bethink yourself, rogue, and say you are sorry.
1	Bethink	bethink	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	rogue	rogue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bethink** | imperative | you *not said here* | yourself |  |  |  | rogue *obl* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | sorry *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stop and bethink yourself before you act in anger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bethink:x3:1
# text = Stop and bethink yourself before you act in anger.
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	bethink	bethink	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
4	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obj	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	act	act	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **bethink** | infinitive | you *not said here* | yourself |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **act** | present | you |  |  | anger |  |  | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He bethought himself of his promise and went home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bethink:x4:1
# text = He bethought himself of his promise and went home.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bethought	bethink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	home	home	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bethink** | past | He | himself *= he* |  |  |  | of his promise | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **promise** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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