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title: deceiver — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «deceiver» in the Judaism dictionary: A deceiver is a person who deceives, that is, tricks people into believing something false. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# deceiver

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**Who acts:** deceiver, person, that, Him, fox, Christians · **What happens:** be, deceive, trick, believe, promise, give · **To what, where:** person, people, something, His, gold, stones · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«deceiver» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: [deceiver in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/deceiver.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A deceiver is a person who deceives, that is, tricks people into believing something false.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:deceiver:m1:1
# text = A deceiver is a person who deceives, that is, tricks people into believing something false.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	deceiver	deceiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	deceives	deceive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	tricks	trick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	into	into	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	believing	believe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
16	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	obj	_	_
17	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a deceiver | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **deceive** | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **be** | present | that |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **trick** | present |  | people |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient |
| 5 | **believe** | gerund |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus |

<!-- .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 Him is strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are His. (Writings JOB.12.16, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* With Him is strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are His.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:deceiver:x1:1
# text = With Him is strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are His.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	Him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	wisdom	wisdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
10	deceived	deceive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	deceiver	deceiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Him *= he* |  |  |  |  | with strength and sound wisdom and His deceived deceiver | tree rules |
| 2 | **deceive** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings JOB.12.16, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:deceiver:x1:2
# text = (Writings JOB.12.16, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JOB.12.16	JOB.12.16	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 -->
The deceiver promised gold but gave only stones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:deceiver:x2:1
# text = The deceiver promised gold but gave only stones.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	deceiver	deceiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	promised	promise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | the deceiver | gold |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent gold=Theme |
| 2 | **give** | past | the deceiver *not said here* | stones |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stone=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the fable, the fox was a clever deceiver.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:deceiver:x3:1
# text = In the fable, the fox was a clever deceiver.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fable	fable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	deceiver	deceiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the fox | a clever deceiver |  | the fable |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christians believe the devil is «the great deceiver».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:deceiver:x4:1
# text = Christians believe the devil is «the great deceiver».
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	devil	devil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	deceiver	deceiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the devil | the great deceiver |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The online deceiver pretended to be a child.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:deceiver:x5:1
# text = The online deceiver pretended to be a child.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	online	online	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	deceiver	deceiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pretended	pretend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | past | the online deceiver |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive | the online deceiver *not said here* | a child |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The queen soon discovered the deceiver's lies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:deceiver:x6:1
# text = The queen soon discovered the deceiver's lies.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
4	discovered	discover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	deceiver	deceiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	lies	lie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **discover** | past | the queen | the deceiver's lies |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lie=Topic |
| 2 | **lie** |  | the deceiver |  |  |  |  |  | nom lie «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A deceiver hides the truth to get what they want.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:deceiver:x7:1
# text = A deceiver hides the truth to get what they want.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	deceiver	deceiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hides	hide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	obj	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | present | a deceiver | the truth |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent truth=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | a deceiver *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **want** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then the son of the king of Tisean was thrown into prison, and the next day they put down a great fire, and the deceiver was burned to ashes.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:deceiver:x8:1
# text = Then the son of the king of Tisean was thrown into prison, and the next day they put down a great fire, and the deceiver was burned to ashes.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Tisean	Tisean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl:unmarked	_	_
18	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
20	down	down	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	deceiver	deceiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nsubj:pass	_	_
28	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	29	aux:pass	_	_
29	burned	burn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	advcl	_	_
30	to	to	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	ashes	ash	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | past · passive |  | the son of the king of Tisean |  |  |  | into prison *result* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: subject=Theme into prison=Result |
| 2 | **put down** | past | they | a great fire |  |  | day |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent fire=Goal |
| 3 | **burn** | past · passive |  | the deceiver |  |  |  | to ashes | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |

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