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title: perchance — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «perchance» in the Judaism dictionary: Perhaps; possibly, by chance. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# perchance

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**Who acts:** I, David, thy, image perchance, goldsmith, he · **What happens:** walk, bring, perchance, humble, pay, punish · **To what, where:** them, land, uncircumcised heart, enemies, iniquity, Jonathan · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Perhaps; possibly, by chance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:perchance:m1:1
# text = Perhaps; possibly, by chance.
1	Perhaps	perhaps	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	possibly	possibly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I also will walk contrary unto them, and bring them into the land of their enemies; if then perchance their uncircumcised heart be humbled, and they then be paid the punishment of their iniquity; (Torah LEV.26.41, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 38 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:perchance:x1:1
# text = I also will walk contrary unto them, and bring them into the land of their enemies; if then perchance their uncircumcised heart be humbled, and they then be paid the punishment of their iniquity; (Torah LEV.26.41, JPS 1917)
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	contrary	contrary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	enemies	enemy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
19	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
20	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	21	advmod	_	_
21	perchance	perchance	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
22	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
23	uncircumcised	uncircumcised	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj:pass	_	_
25	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	aux:pass	_	_
26	humbled	humble	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
29	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	32	nsubj:pass	_	_
30	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	32	advmod	_	_
31	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	32	aux:pass	_	_
32	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	parataxis	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	obj	_	_
35	of	of	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	37	nmod:poss	_	_
37	iniquity	iniquity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	41	punct	_	_
39	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	41	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	41	compound	_	_
41	LEV.26.41	LEV.26.41	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
43	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	41	flat	_	_
44	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	41	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	41	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | future | I |  |  |  |  | contrary *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **bring** | infinitive | I *not said here* | them *= they* |  | the land of their enemies |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme into land=Destination |
| 3 | **perchance** | present |  |  |  |  | then |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **humble** | infinitive · passive |  | enemies's uncircumcised heart |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 5 | **pay** | infinitive · passive |  | enemies *= enemy* |  |  | then |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Recipient punishment=Asset |
| 6 | **punish** |  |  | enemies's iniquity |  |  |  |  | nom punishment «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then said David to Jonathan: 'Who shall tell me if perchance thy father answer thee roughly?' (Prophets 1SA.20.10, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Then said David to Jonathan: 'Who shall tell me if perchance thy father answer thee roughly?'

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:perchance:x2:1
# text = Then said David to Jonathan: 'Who shall tell me if perchance thy father answer thee roughly?'
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	David	David	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Jonathan	Jonathan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
11	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	iobj	_	_
12	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	perchance	perchance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	xcomp	_	_
14	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	16	nmod:poss	_	_
15	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
17	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	10	iobj	_	_
18	roughly	roughly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | David |  | Jonathan |  | then |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to jonathan=Recipient |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | shall |  | perchance | thee |  |  | roughly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **answer** |  | thy |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets 1SA.20.10, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:perchance:x2:2
# text = (Prophets 1SA.20.10, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	1SA.20.10	1SA.20.10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	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 -->
The image perchance, which the craftsman hath melted, and the goldsmith spread over with gold, the silversmith casting silver chains? (Prophets ISA.40.19, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The image perchance, which the craftsman hath melted, and the goldsmith spread over with gold, the silversmith casting silver chains?

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:perchance:x3:1
# text = The image perchance, which the craftsman hath melted, and the goldsmith spread over with gold, the silversmith casting silver chains?
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	image	image	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	perchance	perchance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	craftsman	craftsman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	hath	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	melted	melt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	goldsmith	goldsmith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	spread	spread	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
15	over	over	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
20	silversmith	silversmith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	casting	casting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	chains	chain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **craftsman** |  | the image perchance and the craftsman |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | the image perchance and the craftsman |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **melt** | participle | the image perchance and the craftsman *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **spread over** | past | the goldsmith |  |  |  |  | with gold and the silver chains; over *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.40.19, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:perchance:x3:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.40.19, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.40.19	ISA.40.19	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 -->
Well, my lord King, were you frightened, perchance?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:perchance:x4:1
# text = Well, my lord King, were you frightened, perchance?
1	Well	well	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	frightened	frighten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	perchance	perchance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **frighten** | past · passive |  | my lord |  |  |  | perchance *obl* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Was he thinking, perchance, of his fair young wife?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:perchance:x5:1
# text = Was he thinking, perchance, of his fair young wife?
1	Was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	perchance	perchance	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
9	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past · progressive | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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