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title: deputy — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «deputy» in the Judaism dictionary: A deputy is a person who acts for another and takes their place when needed. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# deputy

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**Who acts:** deputy, person, king, you, I, captain · **What happens:** be, act, take, need, prepare, shatter · **To what, where:** person, place, second command, king, nations, shepherd

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A deputy is a person who acts for another and takes their place when needed.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:deputy:m1:1
# text = A deputy is a person who acts for another and takes their place when needed.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	deputy	deputy	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	acts	act	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
15	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a deputy | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **act** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | for another | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **take** | present | a person *not said here* | their place |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Theme |
| 4 | **need** | participle | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

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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 -->
A deputy is the second in command, the one just below the leader.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:deputy:m2:1
# text = A deputy is the second in command, the one just below the leader.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	deputy	deputy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	command	command	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	below	below	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a deputy |  |  | the second command |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And there was no king in Edom: a deputy was king. (Prophets 1KI.22.48, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And there was no king in Edom: a deputy was king.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:deputy:x1:1
# text = And there was no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	3	expl	_	_
3	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Edom	Edom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	deputy	deputy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | no king in Edom |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | past | a deputy | king |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets 1KI.22.48, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:deputy:x1:2
# text = (Prophets 1KI.22.48, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	1KI.22.48	1KI.22.48	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	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 -->
Prepare against her the nations, the kings of the Medes, the governors thereof, and all the deputies thereof, and all the land of his dominion. (Prophets JER.51.28, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Prepare against her the nations, the kings of the Medes, the governors thereof, and all the deputies thereof, and all the land of his dominion.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:deputy:x2:1
# text = Prepare against her the nations, the kings of the Medes, the governors thereof, and all the deputies thereof, and all the land of his dominion.
1	Prepare	prepare	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	against	against	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	nations	nation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	kings	king	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Medes	Mede	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	governors	governor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
15	thereof	thereof	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	20	det:predet	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	deputies	deputy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
21	thereof	thereof	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
24	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	26	det:predet	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	_
29	dominion	dominion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prepare** | imperative | you *not said here* | the nations and the kings of the Medes and the governors |  |  |  | against her *= she*; all deputies *obl*; all land of his dominion *obl*; thereof *property* | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nation=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JER.51.28, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:deputy:x2:2
# text = (Prophets JER.51.28, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JER.51.28	JER.51.28	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 with thee will I shatter the shepherd and his flock, and with thee will I shatter the husbandman and his yoke of oxen, and with thee will I shatter governors and deputies. (Prophets JER.51.23, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And with thee will I shatter the shepherd and his flock, and with thee will I shatter the husbandman and his yoke of oxen, and with thee will I shatter governors and deputies.

<!-- fold The tree, 33 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:deputy:x3:1
# text = And with thee will I shatter the shepherd and his flock, and with thee will I shatter the husbandman and his yoke of oxen, and with thee will I shatter governors and deputies.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	6	obl	_	_
4	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	shatter	shatter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shepherd	shepherd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	flock	flock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	18	obl	_	_
16	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	shatter	shatter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	husbandman	husbandman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	yoke	yoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	oxen	ox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
28	with	with	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	32	obl	_	_
30	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	32	aux	_	_
31	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	32	nsubj	_	_
32	shatter	shatter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	conj	_	_
33	governors	governor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	32	obj	_	_
34	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	35	cc	_	_
35	deputies	deputy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	33	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shatter** | future | I | the shepherd and his flock |  |  |  | with thee | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent shepherd=Patient with thou=Instrument |
| 2 | **shatter** | future | I | the husbandman and his yoke of oxen |  |  |  | with thee | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent husbandman=Patient with thou=Instrument |
| 3 | **shatter** | future | I | governors and deputies |  |  |  | with thee | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent governor=Patient with thou=Instrument |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JER.51.23, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:deputy:x3:2
# text = (Prophets JER.51.23, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JER.51.23	JER.51.23	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 -->
The queen's deputy brought the news.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:deputy:x4:1
# text = The queen's deputy brought the news.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	deputy	deputy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past | the queen's deputy | the news |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent news=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our teacher's deputy took the class today.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:deputy:x5:1
# text = Our teacher's deputy took the class today.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	deputy	deputy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | Our teacher's deputy | the class |  |  | today |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent class=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The captain was away, so the deputy was in charge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:deputy:x6:1
# text = The captain was away, so the deputy was in charge.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	deputy	deputy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the captain and charge *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | the deputy |  |  | charge |  |  | tree rules |

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