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title: blandishment — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «blandishment» in the Judaism dictionary: Flattering words or coaxing charm used to tempt someone to do something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# blandishment

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**Who acts:** she, her, they, many, people, blandishments · **What happens:** flatter, coax, use, tempt, do, cause · **To what, where:** words, charm, someone, something, him, blandishment · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«blandishment» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [blandishment in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/blandishment.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal, old use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Flattering words or coaxing charm used to tempt someone to do something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blandishment:m1:1
# text = Flattering words or coaxing charm used to tempt someone to do something.
1	Flattering	flatter	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	coaxing	coax	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
5	charm	charm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	tempt	tempt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flatter** | gerund |  | words |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus word=Experiencer |
| 2 | **coax** | gerund |  | charm |  |  |  |  | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent charm=Patient |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  | charm *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **tempt** | to-infinitive |  |  | someone |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient |
| 5 | **do** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |

<!-- .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 -->
With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield, with the blandishment of her lips she enticeth him away. (Writings PRO.7.21, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield, with the blandishment of her lips she enticeth him away.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blandishment:x1:1
# text = With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield, with the blandishment of her lips she enticeth him away.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
3	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	causeth	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	yield	yield	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	blandishment	blandishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	lips	lip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	_
18	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	enticeth	entice	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
20	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
21	away	away	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present | she | him *= he* |  |  |  | with her much fair speech | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition he=Patient |
| 2 | **yield** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | the blandishment of her lips |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent blandishment=Theme |
| 3 | **entice away** | present | she | him *= he* |  |  |  | away *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer |
| 4 | **speak** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom speech «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **blandish** |  |  | her lips |  |  |  |  | nom blandishment «communication transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PRO.7.21, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blandishment:x1:2
# text = (Writings PRO.7.21, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PRO.7.21	PRO.7.21	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 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Now when they shall stumble, they shall be helped with a little help; but many shall join themselves unto them with blandishments. (Writings DAN.11.34, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Now when they shall stumble, they shall be helped with a little help; but many shall join themselves unto them with blandishments.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blandishment:x2:1
# text = Now when they shall stumble, they shall be helped with a little help; but many shall join themselves unto them with blandishments.
1	Now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
2	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
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	stumble	stumble	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	helped	help	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
16	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	nsubj	_	_
18	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	join	join	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
20	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	19	obj	_	_
21	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obl	_	_
23	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	blandishments	blandishment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stumble** | shall | they |  |  |  | now |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | shall · passive |  | they |  |  |  | with a little help | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Beneficiary with help=Theme |
| 3 | **join** | shall | many | themselves *= they* |  |  |  | unto them *= they*; with blandishments | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent themselves=Patient with blandishment=Co-Patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings DAN.11.34, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blandishment:x2:2
# text = (Writings DAN.11.34, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	DAN.11.34	DAN.11.34	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 -->
And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall be corrupt by blandishments; but the people that know their God shall show strength, and prevail. (Writings DAN.11.32, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall be corrupt by blandishments; but the people that know their God shall show strength, and prevail.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blandishment:x3:1
# text = And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall be corrupt by blandishments; but the people that know their God shall show strength, and prevail.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	4	case	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	2	fixed	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	advcl	_	_
5	wickedly	wickedly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	against	against	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	covenant	covenant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	corrupt	corrupt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	blandishments	blandishment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
15	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nsubj	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
20	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
23	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
24	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	prevail	prevail	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | the people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | wickedly *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **corrupt** | shall · passive | blandishments | the covenant |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 3 | **know** | present | the people | people's God |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer god=Stimulus |
| 4 | **show** | shall | the people | strength |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent strength=Recipient |
| 5 | **prevail** | infinitive | the people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings DAN.11.32, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blandishment:x3:2
# text = (Writings DAN.11.32, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	DAN.11.32	DAN.11.32	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 -->
She ignored all his blandishments.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blandishment:x4:1
# text = She ignored all his blandishments.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ignored	ignore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	5	det:predet	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	blandishments	blandishment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | past | She | his blandishments |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blandishment=Theme |
| 2 | **blandish** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom blandishment «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fox used sweet blandishments to fool the crow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blandishment:x5:1
# text = The fox used sweet blandishments to fool the crow.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	blandishments	blandishment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	fool	fool	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	crow	crow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | the fox | sweet blandishments |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blandishment=Patient |
| 2 | **fool** | to-infinitive | the fox *not said here* | the crow |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crow=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Do not be tempted by flattery and blandishments.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blandishment:x6:1
# text = Do not be tempted by flattery and blandishments.
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	tempted	tempt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	flattery	flattery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	blandishments	blandishment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **tempt** | infinitive · passive | flattery and blandishments |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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