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title: delilah — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «delilah» in the Judaism dictionary: The woman Samson loved in the valley of Sorek. She was a Philistine who got his secret and betrayed him. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# delilah

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**Who acts:** woman, Philistine, it, he, name, Delilah · **What happens:** love, be, get, betray, come, pass · **To what, where:** valley, Philistine, secret, Sorek, woman, Delilah · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The woman Samson loved in the valley of Sorek. She was a Philistine who got his secret and betrayed him.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The woman Samson loved in the valley of Sorek.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:delilah:m1:1
# text = The woman Samson loved in the valley of Sorek.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	Samson	Samson	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
4	loved	love	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	valley	valley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Sorek	Sorek	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | past | the woman |  |  | the valley of Sorek |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* She was a Philistine who got his secret and betrayed him.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:delilah:m1:2
# text = She was a Philistine who got his secret and betrayed him.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Philistine	philistine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	betrayed	betray	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | woman | a Philistine |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | past | a Philistine | Sorek's secret |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer secret=Stimulus |
| 3 | **betray** | past | a Philistine *not said here* | Sorek |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. (Prophets JDG.16.4, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:delilah:x1:1
# text = And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
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	_	_
6	afterward	afterward	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	loved	love	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	valley	valley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	Sorek	Sorek	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
21	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	Delilah	Delilah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	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 |  |  |  |  |  | afterward *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **love** | past | he | a woman |  | the valley of Sorek and Delilah |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer woman=Stimulus |
| 4 | **is a** | past | Delilah's name | Delilah |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **name** |  | Delilah |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JDG.16.4, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:delilah:x1:2
# text = (Prophets JDG.16.4, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JDG.16.4	JDG.16.4	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 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And Delilah said to Samson: 'Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.' (Prophets JDG.16.6, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And Delilah said to Samson: 'Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.'

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:delilah:x2:1
# text = And Delilah said to Samson: 'Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	Delilah	Delilah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Samson	Samson	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
9	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	pray	pray	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
13	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	wherein	wherein	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	19	advmod	_	_
16	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	lieth	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
22	wherewith	wherewith	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	26	advmod	_	_
23	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	26	nsubj	_	_
24	mightest	might	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
25	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	cop	_	_
26	bound	bound	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
27	to	to	PART	TO	_	28	mark	_	_
28	afflict	afflict	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	xcomp	_	_
29	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	28	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Delilah |  | Samson |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Pivot to samson=Experiencer clause=Topic |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  | me |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient |
| 3 | **pray** | present | I | thee |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **lie** | present | thy great strength |  |  |  |  | wherein *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is** | might | thou |  |  |  |  | bound, wherewith *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **afflict** | to-infinitive | thou *not said here* | thee |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus thou=Experiencer |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JDG.16.6, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:delilah:x2:2
# text = (Prophets JDG.16.6, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JDG.16.6	JDG.16.6	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 Delilah said unto Samson: 'Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies; now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.' (Prophets JDG.16.10, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And Delilah said unto Samson: 'Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies; now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.'

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:delilah:x3:1
# text = And Delilah said unto Samson: 'Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies; now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	Delilah	Delilah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Samson	Samson	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
7	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Behold	behold	INTJ	UH	_	12	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	hast	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	mocked	mock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
13	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
17	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	iobj	_	_
18	lies	lie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
20	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	21	advmod	_	_
21	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
22	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	21	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
25	pray	pray	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	advcl	_	_
26	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
28	wherewith	wherewith	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	32	advmod	_	_
29	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	32	nsubj	_	_
30	mightest	might	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	32	aux	_	_
31	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	32	cop	_	_
32	bound	bound	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Delilah |  |  |  |  | unto Samson | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **mock** | present · passive |  | thou |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past |  | lies | me |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient lie=Topic |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  | me |  | now |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient |
| 5 | **pray** | present | I | thee |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **is** | might | thou |  |  |  |  | bound, wherewith *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JDG.16.10, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:delilah:x3:2
# text = (Prophets JDG.16.10, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JDG.16.10	JDG.16.10	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.

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