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title: steadfast — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «steadfast» in the Judaism dictionary: Firm and loyal; not changing in what you believe or in who you support: a steadfast friend. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# steadfast

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**Who acts:** you, heart, I, my, Rat, tin soldier · **What happens:** not change, believe, support, not move, be, sing · **To what, where:** praises, steadfast friend, Mole, belief, steadfast look, her · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«steadfast» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [steadfast in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/steadfast.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Firm and loyal; not changing in what you believe or in who you support: a steadfast friend.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steadfast:m1:1
# text = Firm and loyal; not changing in what you believe or in who you support: a steadfast friend.
1	Firm	firm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	loyal	loyal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	changing	change	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	csubj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	obl	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	support	support	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	steadfast	steadfast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **change** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | in a steadfast friend | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **believe** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **support** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Firm and not moving: a steadfast gaze.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steadfast:m2:1
# text = Firm and not moving: a steadfast gaze.
1	Firm	firm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	steadfast	steadfast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	gaze	gaze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **move** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, even with my glory. (Writings PSA.108.2, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, even with my glory.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steadfast:x1:1
# text = My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, even with my glory.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	steadfast	steadfast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	O	of	ADP	IN	Abbr=Yes	7	case	_	_
7	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	sing	sing	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	yea	yea	INTJ	UH	_	17	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
15	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	sing	sing	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
18	praises	praise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	even	even	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	glory	glory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My heart |  |  |  |  | God *vocative*; steadfast *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | future | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |
| 3 | **sing** *speech: express* | future | I | praises |  |  |  | with my glory | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location praise=Theme |
| 4 | **glory** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom glory «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.108.2, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steadfast:x1:2
# text = (Writings PSA.108.2, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.108.2	PSA.108.2	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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rat was a steadfast friend to Mole.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steadfast:x2:1
# text = Rat was a steadfast friend to Mole.
1	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	steadfast	steadfast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Rat | a steadfast friend | Mole |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tin soldier stayed steadfast to the end.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steadfast:x3:1
# text = The tin soldier stayed steadfast to the end.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	steadfast	steadfast	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | the tin soldier |  |  |  | to the end | steadfast *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was steadfast in her belief that he was innocent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steadfast:x4:1
# text = She was steadfast in her belief that he was innocent.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	steadfast	steadfast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	innocent	innocent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  | her belief |  | steadfast *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | he | her belief *not said here* |  |  |  | innocent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **believe** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom belief «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Psalms speak of God's steadfast love.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steadfast:x5:1
# text = The Psalms speak of God's steadfast love.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Psalms	psalm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	speak	speak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	steadfast	steadfast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | the Psalms |  |  |  |  | of God's steadfast love | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **love** |  | God |  |  |  |  |  | nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog waited, steadfast, by the door.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steadfast:x6:1
# text = The dog waited, steadfast, by the door.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	steadfast	steadfast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | past | the dog |  |  |  |  | by the door | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by door=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He gave her a steadfast look.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steadfast:x7:1
# text = He gave her a steadfast look.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	steadfast	steadfast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	look	look	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | He | a steadfast look | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient look=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He looked at the little lady, she looked at him, and he felt that he was melting; but he remained steadfast, with his gun at his shoulder.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steadfast:x8:1
# text = He looked at the little lady, she looked at him, and he felt that he was melting; but he remained steadfast, with his gun at his shoulder.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
16	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	melting	melt	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	remained	remain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
24	steadfast	steadfast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
26	with	with	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	28	nmod:poss	_	_
28	gun	gun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
29	at	at	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	31	nmod:poss	_	_
31	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | He |  |  |  |  | at the little lady | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at lady=Theme |
| 2 | **look** | past | she |  |  |  |  | at him *= he* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at he=Theme |
| 3 | **feel** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **melt** | past · progressive | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **remain** | past | he |  |  |  |  | with his gun at his shoulder; steadfast *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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