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title: chaldean — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «chaldean» in the Judaism dictionary: A person from Chaldea, the land in southern Babylonia, or a member of the people who ruled Babylon. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# chaldean

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**Who acts:** people, Chaldean king, He, Chaldean · **What happens:** rule, be, provoke, give, destroy, carry away · **To what, where:** Babylon, that, fathers, hand, house, people

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«chaldean» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 2 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: [chaldean in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/chaldean.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A person from Chaldea, the land in southern Babylonia, or a member of the people who ruled Babylon.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:chaldean:m1:1
# text = A person from Chaldea, the land in southern Babylonia, or a member of the people who ruled Babylon.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Chaldea	Chaldea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	southern	southern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	Babylonia	Babylonia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	_
18	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	ruled	rule	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
20	Babylon	Babylon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rule** | past | the people | Babylon |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent babylon=Result |

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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}

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In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was slain. (Writings DAN.5.30, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was slain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:chaldean:x1:1
# text = In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was slain.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
4	Belshazzar	Belshazzar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Chaldean	Chaldean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	slain	slain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the Chaldean king |  |  |  | night | slain *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings DAN.5.30, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:chaldean:x1:2
# text = (Writings DAN.5.30, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	DAN.5.30	DAN.5.30	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}

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But because that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven, He gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon. (Writings EZR.5.12, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* But because that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven, He gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:chaldean:x2:1
# text = But because that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven, He gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
2	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	fathers	father	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	provoked	provoke	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	heaven	heaven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
13	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	iobj	_	_
16	into	into	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	Nebuchadnezzar	Nebuchadnezzar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	Babylon	Babylon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	Chaldean	Chaldean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
28	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	29	nsubj	_	_
29	destroyed	destroy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	acl:relcl	_	_
30	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	31	det	_	_
31	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
33	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
34	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	34	obj	_	_
37	away	away	ADV	RB	_	34	advmod	_	_
38	into	into	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
39	Babylon	Babylon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	34	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **provoke** | past · perfect · passive |  | that |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer god=Result |
| 2 | **give** | past | He |  | fathers *= father* | the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the Chaldean |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 3 | **destroy** | past | the Chaldean | this house |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Patient |
| 4 | **carry away** | past | He *not said here* | the people |  | Babylon |  | away *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings EZR.5.12, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:chaldean:x2:2
# text = (Writings EZR.5.12, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	EZR.5.12	EZR.5.12	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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