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title: noonday — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «noonday» in the Judaism dictionary: The middle of the day, about twelve o'clock; midday. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# noonday

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** thou, blind, none, They, pestilence, destruction · **What happens:** grope, not make, oppress, rob, be, save · **To what, where:** noonday, darkness, ways, thou, alway, thee

<!-- .vabout -->
«noonday» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: [noonday in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/noonday.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The middle of the day, about twelve o'clock; midday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:noonday:m1:1
# text = The middle of the day, about twelve o'clock; midday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	about	about	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	o'clock	o'clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
11	midday	midday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not make thy ways prosperous; and thou shalt be only oppressed and robbed alway, and there shall be none to save thee. (Torah DEU.28.29, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not make thy ways prosperous; and thou shalt be only oppressed and robbed alway, and there shall be none to save thee.

<!-- fold The tree, 37 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:noonday:x1:1
# text = And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not make thy ways prosperous; and thou shalt be only oppressed and robbed alway, and there shall be none to save thee.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	grope	grope	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	noonday	noonday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	blind	blind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	nsubj	_	_
11	gropeth	grope	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	darkness	darkness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	19	nsubj	_	_
17	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
19	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
20	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	_
22	prosperous	prosperous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
25	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	29	nsubj:pass	_	_
26	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	29	aux	_	_
27	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	29	aux:pass	_	_
28	only	only	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
29	oppressed	oppress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
31	robbed	rob	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	29	conj	_	_
32	alway	alway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
34	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	37	cc	_	_
35	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	37	expl	_	_
36	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	37	aux	_	_
37	be	be	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
38	none	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	37	nsubj	_	_
39	to	to	PART	TO	_	40	mark	_	_
40	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	38	acl	_	_
41	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	40	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grope** | shall | thou |  |  | noonday |  |  | vn rummage-35.5-1 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent at noonday=Location |
| 2 | **grope** | present | the blind |  |  | darkness |  |  | vn rummage-35.5-1 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent in darkness=Location |
| 3 | **not** **make** | shall | thou | thy ways |  |  |  | prosperous *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset way=Product |
| 4 | **oppress** | shall · passive |  | thou |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **rob** | participle |  | alway |  |  |  |  | vn cheat-10.6.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alway=Source |
| 6 | **be** | shall | none |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **save** | to-infinitive | none *not said here* | thee |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thou=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah DEU.28.29, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:noonday:x1:2
# text = (Torah DEU.28.29, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	DEU.28.29	DEU.28.29	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 -->
They meet with darkness in the day-time, and grope at noonday as in the night. (Writings JOB.5.14, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* They meet with darkness in the day-time, and grope at noonday as in the night.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:noonday:x2:1
# text = They meet with darkness in the day-time, and grope at noonday as in the night.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	meet	meet	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	darkness	darkness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	grope	grope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	noonday	noonday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | present | They | grope at noonday |  |  | night; time | with darkness | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with darkness=Co-Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings JOB.5.14, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:noonday:x2:2
# text = (Writings JOB.5.14, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JOB.5.14	JOB.5.14	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 -->
Of the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor of the destruction that wasteth at noonday. (Writings PSA.91.6, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Of the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor of the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:noonday:x3:1
# text = Of the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor of the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pestilence	pestilence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	walketh	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	darkness	darkness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	12	cc	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	destruction	destruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	wasteth	waste	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	noonday	noonday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | the pestilence nor the destruction |  |  | darkness |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in darkness=Trajectory |
| 2 | **waste** | present | the destruction |  |  | noonday |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.91.6, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:noonday:x3:2
# text = (Writings PSA.91.6, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.91.6	PSA.91.6	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 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And He will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy right as the noonday. (Writings PSA.37.6, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And He will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy right as the noonday.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:noonday:x4:1
# text = And He will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy right as the noonday.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	righteousness	righteousness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
9	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	noonday	noonday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | future | He | thy righteousness |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | to-infinitive | thy righteousness *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as the light; forth *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.37.6, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:noonday:x4:2
# text = (Writings PSA.37.6, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.37.6	PSA.37.6	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 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had our picnic at noonday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:noonday:x5:1
# text = We had our picnic at noonday.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	noonday	noonday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | our picnic |  | noonday |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picnic=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sun was hot at noonday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:noonday:x6:1
# text = The sun was hot at noonday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	noonday	noonday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the sun |  |  | noonday |  | hot *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shadows are shortest at noonday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:noonday:x7:1
# text = Shadows are shortest at noonday.
1	Shadows	shadow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	shortest	short	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	noonday	noonday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Shadows |  |  | noonday |  | short *property* | tree rules |

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