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title: gentleness — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gentleness» in the Judaism dictionary: Gentleness is the quality of being kind, calm and careful, not rough or harsh. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# gentleness

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**Who acts:** Gentleness, quality, spirit, you, She, vet · **What happens:** be, not be, rise up, not leave, allay, hold · **To what, where:** quality, thee, place, great offences, baby bird, frightened dog · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«gentleness» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [gentleness in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/gentleness.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gentleness is the quality of being kind, calm and careful, not rough or harsh.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:gentleness:m1:1
# text = Gentleness is the quality of being kind, calm and careful, not rough or harsh.
1	Gentleness	gentleness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
7	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	harsh	harsh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Gentleness | the quality |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | gerund | the quality *not said here* |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | the quality *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | the quality *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **not** **be** |  | the quality *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 -->
Softness or mildness: the gentleness of a breeze or a slope.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:gentleness:m2:1
# text = Softness or mildness: the gentleness of a breeze or a slope.
1	Softness	softness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	mildness	mildness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	gentleness	gentleness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	breeze	breeze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	slope	slope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences. (Writings ECC.10.4, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:gentleness:x1:1
# text = If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	rise	rise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	against	against	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
12	leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
14	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	gentleness	gentleness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
19	allayeth	allay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
20	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	offences	offence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise up** *a condition, not said to happen* | infinitive | the spirit of the ruler |  |  | thee |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent against thou=Location |
| 2 | **not** **leave** | imperative | you *not said here* | thy place |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Theme |
| 3 | **allay** | present | you *not said here* | great offences |  |  |  | for gentleness | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings ECC.10.4, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:gentleness:x1:2
# text = (Writings ECC.10.4, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ECC.10.4	ECC.10.4	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	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She held the baby bird with great gentleness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:gentleness:x2:1
# text = She held the baby bird with great gentleness.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	gentleness	gentleness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | She | the baby bird |  |  |  | with great gentleness | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The vet treated the frightened dog with gentleness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:gentleness:x3:1
# text = The vet treated the frightened dog with gentleness.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	treated	treat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	frightened	frightened	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	gentleness	gentleness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **treat** | past | the vet |  | the frightened dog |  |  | with gentleness | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: agent=Agent dog=Recipient with gentleness=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gentleness is a strength, not a weakness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:gentleness:x4:1
# text = Gentleness is a strength, not a weakness.
1	Gentleness	gentleness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	weakness	weakness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Gentleness | a strength and a weakness |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christians count gentleness among the fruit of the Spirit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:gentleness:x5:1
# text = Christians count gentleness among the fruit of the Spirit.
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	count	count	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	gentleness	gentleness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	among	among	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Spirit	Spirit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | present | Christians | gentleness |  |  |  | among the fruit of the Spirit | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gentleness=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher spoke with gentleness to the crying boy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:gentleness:x6:1
# text = The teacher spoke with gentleness to the crying boy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	gentleness	gentleness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	amod	_	_
9	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | the teacher |  |  |  |  | with gentleness; to the crying boy | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to boy=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I like the gentleness of the summer breeze.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:gentleness:x7:1
# text = I like the gentleness of the summer breeze.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	gentleness	gentleness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	breeze	breeze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | I | the gentleness of the summer breeze |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot gentleness=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa's gentleness made everyone feel safe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:gentleness:x8:1
# text = Grandpa's gentleness made everyone feel safe.
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	gentleness	gentleness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	4	obj	_	_
6	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Grandpa's gentleness | everyone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | infinitive | everyone *not said here* |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gentleness and kind persuasion win where force and bluster fail.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:gentleness:x9:1
# text = Gentleness and kind persuasion win where force and bluster fail.
1	Gentleness	gentleness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	persuasion	persuasion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
5	win	win	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
7	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	bluster	bluster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	fail	fail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | present | Gentleness and kind persuasion | force fail |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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