---
title: handmaiden — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «handmaiden» in the Judaism dictionary: A handmaiden is a young woman servant who waits on a princess or lady; the same as a handmaid. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/handmaiden/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/) / [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/) / handmaiden

# handmaiden

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** handmaiden, young woman servant, she, me, I, thy · **What happens:** be, wait, say, let, find, comfort · **To what, where:** young woman servant, me, favour, sight, that, order · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«handmaiden» 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: [handmaiden in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/handmaiden.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A handmaiden is a young woman servant who waits on a princess or lady; the same as a handmaid.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:handmaiden:m1:1
# text = A handmaiden is a young woman servant who waits on a princess or lady; the same as a handmaid.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	handmaiden	handmaiden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	waits	wait	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
18	as	as	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	handmaid	handmaid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a handmaiden | a young woman servant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wait** | present | a young woman servant |  |  |  |  | on a princess or lady | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on princess=Location |
| 3 | **be** |  | a handmaiden *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as a handmaid | tree rules |

<!-- .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 -->
Then she said: 'Let me find favour in thy sight, my LORD; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken to the heart of thy handmaid, though I be not as one of thy handmaidens.' (Writings RUT.2.13, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Then she said: 'Let me find favour in thy sight, my LORD; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken to the heart of thy handmaid, though I be not as one of thy handmaidens.'

<!-- fold The tree, 39 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:handmaiden:x1:1
# text = Then she said: 'Let me find favour in thy sight, my LORD; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken to the heart of thy handmaid, though I be not as one of thy handmaidens.'
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	favour	favour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
20	hast	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	comforted	comfort	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
22	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
25	for	for	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	29	nsubj:pass	_	_
27	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	29	nsubj:pass	_	_
28	hast	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	29	aux:pass	_	_
29	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
30	to	to	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obl	_	_
33	of	of	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
34	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	35	nmod:poss	_	_
35	handmaid	handmaid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	42	punct	_	_
37	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	42	mark	_	_
38	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	42	nsubj	_	_
39	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	42	cop	_	_
40	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	42	advmod	_	_
41	as	as	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
42	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	29	parataxis	_	_
43	of	of	ADP	IN	_	45	case	_	_
44	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	45	nmod:poss	_	_
45	handmaidens	handmaiden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	42	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | she |  |  |  | then |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive |  | me |  |  |  | my LORD *obl* | tree rules |
| 3 | **find** | infinitive | me *not said here* | favour |  | thy sight |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent favour=Topic |
| 4 | **comfort** | present · passive |  | that |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer i=Result |
| 5 | **speak** *speech: other* | present · passive |  | that |  |  |  | to the heart of thy handmaid | tree rules |
| 6 | **not** **is** | infinitive | I |  |  |  |  | as one; of thy handmaidens | tree rules |
| 7 | **sight** |  | thy |  |  |  |  |  | nom sight «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings RUT.2.13, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:handmaiden:x1:2
# text = (Writings RUT.2.13, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	RUT.2.13	RUT.2.13	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 -->
The handmaiden obeyed the princess's order.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:handmaiden:x2:1
# text = The handmaiden obeyed the princess's order.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	handmaiden	handmaiden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	obeyed	obey	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **obey** | past | the handmaiden | the princess's order |  |  |  |  | vn abide\_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent order=Theme |
| 2 | **order** |  | the princess |  |  |  |  |  | nom order «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The princess sent her handmaiden to the traveller.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:handmaiden:x3:1
# text = The princess sent her handmaiden to the traveller.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	handmaiden	handmaiden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	traveller	traveller	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 | **send** | past | the princess | princess's handmaiden |  | the traveller |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent handmaiden=Theme to traveller=Destination |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the Judaism dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [handmaid](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/handmaid/)
- next →: [handsome](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/handsome/)
- ↑ back to [H in Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/)