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title: wield — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wield» in the Judaism dictionary: To wield a sword, axe or tool is to hold it and use it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wield

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**Who acts:** It, men, appointed staff, staff, battles, knight · **What happens:** wield, be, use, seem, appoint, pass · **To what, where:** sword, tool, power, influence, axes, thicket

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To wield a sword, axe or tool is to hold it and use it.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wield:m1:1
# text = To wield a sword, axe or tool is to hold it and use it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	wield	wield	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	axe	axe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	tool	tool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	hold	hold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wield** | to-infinitive |  | a sword and axe or tool |  |  |  |  | vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sword=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | hold *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **use** | infinitive |  | tool |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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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 -->
To wield power or influence is to have it and use it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wield:m2:1
# text = To wield power or influence is to have it and use it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	wield	wield	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
3	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	influence	influence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	have	have	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wield** | to-infinitive |  | power or influence |  |  |  |  | vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | have *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **use** | infinitive |  | influence |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It seemed as when men wield upwards axes in a thicket of trees. (Writings PSA.74.5, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* It seemed as when men wield upwards axes in a thicket of trees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wield:x1:1
# text = It seemed as when men wield upwards axes in a thicket of trees.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	wield	wield	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	upwards	upwards	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	axes	ax	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	thicket	thicket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | past | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **wield** | present | men | axes |  | a thicket of trees |  | upwards *property* | vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ax=Theme |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.74.5, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wield:x1:2
# text = (Writings PSA.74.5, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.74.5	PSA.74.5	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 -->
And in every place where the appointed staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps; and in battles of wielding will He fight with them. (Prophets ISA.30.32, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* And in every place where the appointed staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps; and in battles of wielding will He fight with them.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wield:x2:1
# text = And in every place where the appointed staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps; and in battles of wielding will He fight with them.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	appointed	appoint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	lay	lay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
17	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
21	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
22	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	cop	_	_
23	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	tabrets	tabret	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	harps	harp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	35	punct	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
29	in	in	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	battles	battle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	35	nsubj	_	_
31	of	of	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	wielding	wielding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	nmod	_	_
33	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	35	aux	_	_
34	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	35	nsubj	_	_
35	fight	fight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
36	with	with	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
37	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	35	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appoint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **pass** | shall | the appointed staff |  |  | every place |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in place=Location |
| 3 | **lay** | shall |  |  |  |  |  | upon LORD | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent upon he=Destination |
| 4 | **is** | shall | staff |  |  |  |  | with tabrets and harps | tree rules |
| 5 | **fight** | future | battles of wielding |  |  |  |  | with harps *= harp* | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with they=Co-Agent |
| 6 | **battle** |  |  | wielding |  |  |  |  | nom battle «act transitive»: of=patient |

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*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.30.32, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wield:x2:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.30.32, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.30.32	ISA.30.32	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 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The knight wielded his shining sword.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wield:x3:1
# text = The knight wielded his shining sword.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wielded	wield	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	shining	shine	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wield** | past | the knight | knight's shining sword |  |  |  |  | vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sword=Theme |
| 2 | **shine** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The woodcutter wielded his axe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wield:x4:1
# text = The woodcutter wielded his axe.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	woodcutter	woodcutter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wielded	wield	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	axe	axe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wield** | past | the woodcutter | woodcutter's axe |  |  |  |  | vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent axe=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The queen wields great power in the land.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wield:x5:1
# text = The queen wields great power in the land.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wields	wield	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wield** | present | the queen | great power |  | the land |  |  | vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Theme |

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