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title: parallelism — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «parallelism» in the Judaism dictionary: A likeness or matching between two things, such as two phrases or ideas placed side by side. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# parallelism

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**Who acts:** two phrases, spatial anatomical parallelism, enigmatic expression, expression · **What happens:** match, place, be, employ, conceal, appear · **To what, where:** side, terms, tongue, genitals, Tanakh, Genesis

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A likeness or matching between two things, such as two phrases or ideas placed side by side.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:parallelism:m1:1
# text = A likeness or matching between two things, such as two phrases or ideas placed side by side.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	likeness	likeness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	matching	match	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	12	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	phrases	phrase	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
15	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
16	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **match** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | between two things such two phrases or ideas | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **place** | participle | two phrases or ideas *not said here* | side by side |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent |

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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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There is also a spatial-anatomical parallelism between the terms employed by the SY: the tongue concealed above, the genitals concealed below. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

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*Sentence 1:* There is also a spatial-anatomical parallelism between the terms employed by the SY: the tongue concealed above, the genitals concealed below.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:parallelism:x1:1
# text = There is also a spatial-anatomical parallelism between the terms employed by the SY: the tongue concealed above, the genitals concealed below.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	spatial	spatial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	anatomical	anatomical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	parallelism	parallelism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
9	between	between	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
12	employed	employ	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	SY	SY	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
19	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	acl	_	_
20	above	above	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	genitals	genitals	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	18	conj	_	_
24	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	23	acl	_	_
25	below	below	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a spatial anatomical parallelism between the terms |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **employ** | participle |  | the terms *not said here* |  |  |  | by the SY | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **conceal** | participle |  | the tongue and the genitals *not said here* |  |  |  | above *property* | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **conceal** | participle |  | the genitals *not said here* |  |  |  | below *property* | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:parallelism: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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This enigmatic expression appears only once in the Tanakh, in \[Job 26:7\], where in a harkening back to \[Genesis 1:2\] it serves as a parallelism of primarial tohu. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

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*Sentence 1:* This enigmatic expression appears only once in the Tanakh, in \[Job 26:7\], where in a harkening back to \[Genesis 1:2\] it serves as a parallelism of primarial tohu.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:parallelism:x2:1
# text = This enigmatic expression appears only once in the Tanakh, in [Job 26:7], where in a harkening back to [Genesis 1:2] it serves as a parallelism of primarial tohu.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	enigmatic	enigmatic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	expression	expression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	appears	appear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	advmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Tanakh	Tanakh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Job	Job	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
14	26:7	26:7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
17	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	24	advmod	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
20	harkening	harken	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	24	csubj	_	_
21	back	back	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	Genesis	Genesis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
25	1:2	1:2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	24	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	24	punct	_	_
27	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
28	serves	serve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	acl:relcl	_	_
29	as	as	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	parallelism	parallelism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	_
32	of	of	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	primarial	primarial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	amod	_	_
34	tohu	tohu	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	33	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | present | this enigmatic expression |  |  | the Tanakh and a Genesis |  | once *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tanakh=Location |
| 2 | **harken back** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **serve** | present | expression | a Genesis *not said here* |  |  |  | as a parallelism | vn spend\_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent genesis=Duration as parallelism=Attribute |

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:parallelism: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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