--- title: 2 Chronicles 9:1 (JPS 1917) — And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came t… · tree and pragmatics description: And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great train, and camels that bore spices and gold in abundance, and precious stones; and when she was come to Solomon, she spoke with him of all that was in her heart. 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The page gives the sentence's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, parsed by Mova and checked by a teacher model — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (queen, camels), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it. The original of the verse links back to its own tree and to the Targum. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = jps:2CH:180 # text = And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great train, and camels that bore spices and gold in abundance, and precious stones; and when she was come to Solomon, she spoke with him of all that was in her heart. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 2 when when SCONJ WRB _ 7 mark _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 queen queen NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 Sheba Sheba PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 7 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 advcl _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 fame fame NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 Solomon Solomon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 nmod _ _ 13 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 14 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 15 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 16 to to PART TO _ 17 mark _ _ 17 prove prove VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 xcomp _ _ 18 Solomon Solomon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 obj _ _ 19 with with ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 hard hard ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 amod _ _ 21 questions question NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 obl _ _ 22 at at ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 23 Jerusalem Jerusalem PROPN NNP Number=Sing 21 nmod _ _ 24 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 25 with with ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 26 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 27 very very ADV RB _ 28 advmod _ _ 28 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 amod _ _ 29 train train NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ _ 30 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 31 and and CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ _ 32 camels camel NOUN NNS Number=Plur 29 conj _ _ 33 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 34 nsubj _ _ 34 bore bear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 acl:relcl _ _ 35 spices spice NOUN NNS Number=Plur 34 obj _ _ 36 and and CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 37 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 conj _ _ 38 in in ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 39 abundance abundance NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obl _ _ 40 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 41 and and CCONJ CC _ 43 cc _ _ 42 precious precious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 43 amod _ _ 43 stones stone NOUN NNS Number=Plur 32 conj _ _ 44 ; ; PUNCT : _ 54 punct _ _ 45 and and CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 46 when when SCONJ WRB _ 49 mark _ _ 47 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 nsubj _ _ 48 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 49 aux:pass _ _ 49 come come VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 54 advcl _ _ 50 to to ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 51 Solomon Solomon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 49 obl _ _ 52 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 53 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 54 nsubj _ _ 54 spoke speak VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 conj _ _ 55 with with ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 56 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 54 obl _ _ 57 of of ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 58 all all PRON DT PronType=Tot 54 obl _ _ 59 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 63 nsubj _ _ 60 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 63 cop _ _ 61 in in ADP IN _ 63 case _ _ 62 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 63 nmod:poss _ _ 63 heart heart NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 acl:relcl _ _ 64 . . PUNCT . _ 15 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: changed polarity=none | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | past | the queen of Sheba | | | | | of the fame of Solomon | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer of fame=Stimulus | | 2 | **come** | past | queen | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **prove** | to-infinitive | queen *not said here* | Solomon | | | | with hard questions at Jerusalem; with a great train and camels and precious stones | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent solomon=Theme | | 4 | **bear** | past | camels and precious stones | spices and gold | | abundance | | | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spice=Patient | | 5 | **come** | past · passive | | queen | Solomon | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme | | 6 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | queen | | | | | with Solomon; of all | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with he=Co-Agent | | 7 | **is** | past | | | | queen's heart | | | tree rules | 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. ## The Hebrew of this verse {#hebrew} וּמַֽלְכַּת־שְׁבָ֗א שָֽׁמְעָה֮ אֶת־שֵׁ֣מַע שְׁלֹמֹה֒ וַתָּב֣וֹא לְנַסּוֹת֩ אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹ֨ה בְחִיד֜וֹת בִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗ם בְּחַ֣יִל כָּבֵ֣ד מְאֹ֡ד וּ֠גְמַלִּים נֹשְׂאִ֨ים בְּשָׂמִ֧ים וְזָהָ֛ב לָרֹ֖ב וְאֶ֣בֶן יְקָרָ֑ה וַתָּבוֹא֙ אֶל־שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה וַתְּדַבֵּ֣ר עִמּ֔וֹ אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה עִם־לְבָבָֽהּ׃ [2 Chronicles 9:1: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/2CH.9.1/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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