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title: intercessor — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «intercessor» in the Judaism dictionary: A person who pleads with another for someone else's sake. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# intercessor

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**Who acts:** person, first father, intercessors, Mine, you · **What happens:** plead, sin, transgress, be, pour out, vouch · **To what, where:** intercessors, tears, Writings

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A person who pleads with another for someone else's sake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:intercessor:m1:1
# text = A person who pleads with another for someone else's sake.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pleads	plead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	nmod:poss	_	_
9	else	else	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
11	sake	sake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plead** *speech: request* | present | a person |  |  |  |  | with another; for someone's sake | 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Thy first father sinned, and thine intercessors have transgressed against Me. (Prophets ISA.43.27, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Thy first father sinned, and thine intercessors have transgressed against Me.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:intercessor:x1:1
# text = Thy first father sinned, and thine intercessors have transgressed against Me.
1	Thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sinned	sin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	thine	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	intercessors	intercessor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	transgressed	transgress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
11	against	against	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sin** | past | Thy first father |  |  |  |  |  | vn rebel-71.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **transgress** | present · perfect | thine intercessors |  |  |  |  | against Me | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.43.27, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:intercessor:x1:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.43.27, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.43.27	ISA.43.27	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}

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Mine inward thoughts are my intercessors, mine eye poureth out tears unto God; (Writings JOB.16.20, JPS 1917)

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:intercessor:x2:1
# text = Mine inward thoughts are my intercessors, mine eye poureth out tears unto God; (Writings JOB.16.20, JPS 1917)
1	Mine	my	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	inward	inward	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	intercessors	intercessor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	mine	my	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	poureth	pour	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	appos	_	_
18	JOB.16.20	JOB.16.20	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	flat	_	_
21	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	18	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mine | my intercessors |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pour out** | present | mine | tears |  |  |  | unto God | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tear=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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If there be for him an angel, an intercessor, one among a thousand, to vouch for a man's uprightness; (Writings JOB.33.23, JPS 1917)

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:intercessor:x3:1
# text = If there be for him an angel, an intercessor, one among a thousand, to vouch for a man's uprightness; (Writings JOB.33.23, JPS 1917)
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	3	expl	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	cop	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	angel	angel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	intercessor	intercessor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	appos	_	_
13	among	among	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	vouch	vouch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	acl:relcl	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	's	's	PART	POS	_	21	case	_	_
23	uprightness	uprightness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	26	punct	_	_
25	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
27	JOB.33.23	JOB.33.23	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
29	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	flat	_	_
30	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	27	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	26	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vouch** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for a man's uprightness | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | imperative | you *not said here* | Writings |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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