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title: imminence — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «imminence» in the Judaism dictionary: The state of being about to happen, or of being very near. (The text uses it where "immanence", God's presence within the world, is meant.). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# imminence

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**Who acts:** state, text, Wind, material wind, Holy Wisp · **What happens:** be, happen, use, mean, make, capture · **To what, where:** state, wind, intermediary concept, wisp, small breeze, underwhelming expression

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The state of being about to happen, or of being very near. (The text uses it where "immanence", God's presence within the world, is meant.).

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*Sentence 1:* The state of being about to happen, or of being very near.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:imminence:m1:1
# text = The state of being about to happen, or of being very near.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
5	about	about	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	cop	_	_
12	very	very	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	near	near	ADV	RB	_	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund | the state |  |  |  |  | about *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **happen** | to-infinitive | the state *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | gerund | the state *not said here* |  |  |  |  | near *property* | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* (The text uses it where "immanence", God's presence within the world, is meant.).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:imminence:m1:2
# text = (The text uses it where "immanence", God's presence within the world, is meant.).
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	8	advmod	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	immanence	immanence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
14	within	within	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	meant	mean	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | the text | state |  |  |  | immanence and God's presence within the world *obl* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present · passive | the text *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S» |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Wind is of course the herald of the storm, the Biblical symbol par excellence of the divine theophany, making wind a potent symbol of divine imminence. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

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*Sentence 1:* Wind is of course the herald of the storm, the Biblical symbol par excellence of the divine theophany, making wind a potent symbol of divine imminence.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:imminence:x1:1
# text = Wind is of course the herald of the storm, the Biblical symbol par excellence of the divine theophany, making wind a potent symbol of divine imminence.
1	Wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	fixed	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	herald	herald	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
12	Biblical	biblical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
13	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
14	par	par	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	excellence	excellence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	divine	divine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	theophany	theophany	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
22	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	potent	potent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	divine	divine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	imminence	imminence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Wind |  |  |  |  | of the herald and the Biblical symbol par excellence of the divine theophany; of the storm | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | gerund | Wind *not said here* | wind |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset wind=Beneficiary symbol=Product |

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*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:imminence:x1:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	Sefaria	Sefaria	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	community	community	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	translation	translation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Perhaps capturing an intermediary concept between the immaterial divine imminence and the material wind is ‘wisp’, meaning both a small breeze and a phantom presence, but ‘Holy Wisp’ is a rather underwhelming expression. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

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*Sentence 1:* Perhaps capturing an intermediary concept between the immaterial divine imminence and the material wind is ‘wisp’, meaning both a small breeze and a phantom presence, but ‘Holy Wisp’ is a rather underwhelming expression.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:imminence:x2:1
# text = Perhaps capturing an intermediary concept between the immaterial divine imminence and the material wind is ‘wisp’, meaning both a small breeze and a phantom presence, but ‘Holy Wisp’ is a rather underwhelming expression.
1	Perhaps	perhaps	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	capturing	capture	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	intermediary	intermediary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	concept	concept	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	immaterial	immaterial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	divine	divine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	imminence	imminence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	wisp	wisp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
21	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc:preconj	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	breeze	breeze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	phantom	phantom	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
30	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	39	cc	_	_
31	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	33	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	Holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	amod	_	_
33	Wisp	Wisp	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	39	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	33	punct	_	_
35	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	39	cop	_	_
36	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	39	det	_	_
37	rather	rather	ADV	RB	_	38	advmod	_	_
38	underwhelming	underwhelming	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	39	amod	_	_
39	expression	expression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **capture** | gerund |  | a intermediary concept |  |  |  | between the immaterial divine imminence and wisp; perhaps *property* | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent concept=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the material wind | wisp |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | gerund |  | a small breeze and a phantom presence but a underwhelming expression |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breeze=Topic |
| 4 | **is a** | present | Holy Wisp | a underwhelming expression |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:imminence:x2:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	Sefaria	Sefaria	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	community	community	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	translation	translation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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