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title: myriad — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «myriad» in the Judaism dictionary: A myriad is a very great number, far more than anyone could count: a myriad of stars. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# myriad

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**Who acts:** myriad, anyone, he, LORD, chariots, myriads · **What happens:** be, count, mean, say, come, rise · **To what, where:** great number, many, Sinai, Seir, mount, myriads · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«myriad» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: [myriad in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/myriad.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A myriad is a very great number, far more than anyone could count: a myriad of stars.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:myriad:m1:1
# text = A myriad is a very great number, far more than anyone could count: a myriad of stars.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	myriad	myriad	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	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
10	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	parataxis	_	_
11	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	14	nsubj	_	_
13	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	myriad	myriad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a myriad | a great number |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **count** | could | anyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

<!-- .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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Myriad» can also mean countless, very many: myriad lights.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:myriad:m2:1
# text = «Myriad» can also mean countless, very many: myriad lights.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Myriad	myriad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	countless	countless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	myriad	myriad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Myriad | many and myriad lights |  |  |  | countless *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent many=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And he said: The LORD came from Sinai, and rose from Seir unto them; He shined forth from mount Paran, and He came from the myriads holy, at His right hand was a fiery law unto them. (Torah DEU.33.2, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And he said: The LORD came from Sinai, and rose from Seir unto them; He shined forth from mount Paran, and He came from the myriads holy, at His right hand was a fiery law unto them.

<!-- fold The tree, 37 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:myriad:x1:1
# text = And he said: The LORD came from Sinai, and rose from Seir unto them; He shined forth from mount Paran, and He came from the myriads holy, at His right hand was a fiery law unto them.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Sinai	Sinai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	rose	rise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Seir	Seir	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	shined	shin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
20	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
21	from	from	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	mount	mount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
23	Paran	Paran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
26	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
27	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
28	from	from	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	myriads	myriad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	obl	_	_
31	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
33	at	at	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
34	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	36	nmod:poss	_	_
35	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	36	amod	_	_
36	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	obl	_	_
37	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	40	cop	_	_
38	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	40	det	_	_
39	fiery	fiery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	40	amod	_	_
40	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	_
41	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
42	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	40	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **come** | past | the LORD |  |  | Sinai |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from sinai=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **rise** | past | the LORD *not said here* |  |  | Seir |  | unto them *= they* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from seir=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **shin** | past | LORD |  |  | mount |  | forth *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **come** | past | LORD |  |  | the myriads |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from myriad=Initial\_Location |
| 6 | **is a** | past |  | a fiery law |  | LORD's right hand |  | unto myriads *= myriad* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah DEU.33.2, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:myriad:x1:2
# text = (Torah DEU.33.2, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	DEU.33.2	DEU.33.2	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The chariots of God are myriads, even thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in holiness. (Writings PSA.68.18, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The chariots of God are myriads, even thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in holiness.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:myriad:x2:1
# text = The chariots of God are myriads, even thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in holiness.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chariots	chariot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	myriads	myriad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	even	even	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Lord	Lord	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	among	among	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	as	as	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	Sinai	Sinai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	holiness	holiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the chariots of God | myriads and thousands upon thousands |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | among Lord | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.68.18, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:myriad:x2:2
# text = (Writings PSA.68.18, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.68.18	PSA.68.18	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 -->
There were myriads of gnats dancing over the lake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:myriad:x3:1
# text = There were myriads of gnats dancing over the lake.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	myriads	myriad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	gnats	gnat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	dancing	dance	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | myriads of gnats |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **dance** | gerund | gnats *not said here* |  |  | the lake |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over lake=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The palace glowed with myriad lights.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:myriad:x4:1
# text = The palace glowed with myriad lights.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	glowed	glow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	myriad	myriad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glow** | participle |  | the palace *not said here* |  |  |  | with myriad lights | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with light=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A myriad of stars filled the sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:myriad:x5:1
# text = A myriad of stars filled the sky.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	myriad	myriad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	filled	fill	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	sky	sky	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 | **fill** | past | a myriad of stars | the sky |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent sky=Patient |

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