afar

Who acts: sister, Abraham, people, Moses, men, man · What happens: use, stand, know, do, lift up, see off · To what, where: afar, him, eyes, place afar, Thou, it · Speech: someone speaks here

«afar» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 13 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: afar in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: old-fashioned or literary — kept apart, not parsed.

Far away, at a great distance. Used mostly in "from afar".

Sentence 1: Far away, at a great distance.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Far	far	ADV	Degree=Pos	2 away	advmod
2	away	away	ADV	_	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 away	punct
4	at	at	ADP	_	7 distance	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 distance	det
6	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 distance	amod
7	distance	distance	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 away	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 away	punct

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

Sentence 2: Used mostly in "from afar".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	mostly	mostly	ADV	_	1 Used	advmod
3	in	in	ADP	_	6 afar	case
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 afar	punct
5	from	from	ADP	_	6 afar	case
6	afar	afar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Used	obl
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 afar	punct
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle				afar		mostly property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him. (Torah EXO.2.4, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 stood	cc
2	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 sister	nmod:poss
3	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stood	nsubj
4	stood	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	afar	afar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 stood	xcomp
6	off	off	ADP	_	5 afar	compound:prt
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 know	punct
8	to	to	PART	_	9 know	mark
9	know	know	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 stood	conj
10	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	13 done	obj
11	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	13 done	aux
12	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	13 done	aux:pass
13	done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 know	ccomp
14	to	to	ADP	_	15 him	case
15	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 done	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 stood	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	to whom	other	roles by
1	stand	past	his sister		afar property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	know	to-infinitive	his sister not said here			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
3	do	would · passive		him = he		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: what=Eventuality

Sentence 2: (Torah EXO.2.4, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.2.4	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.2.4	compound
3	EXO.2.4	EXO.2.4	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.2.4	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.2.4	punct

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

Example 2

On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. (Torah GEN.22.4, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	On	on	ADP	_	4 day	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 day	det
3	third	third	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	4 day	amod
4	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lifted	obl
5	Abraham	Abraham	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 lifted	nsubj
6	lifted	lift	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	up	up	ADP	_	6 lifted	compound:prt
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 eyes	nmod:poss
9	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 lifted	obj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 saw	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 saw	cc
12	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 lifted	conj
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 afar	det
14	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 afar	compound
15	afar	afar	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 saw	obj
16	off	off	ADP	_	12 saw	compound:prt
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 lifted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lift up	past	Abraham	Abraham's eyes			day		vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Theme
2	see off	past	Abraham not said here	the place afar					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer afar=Stimulus

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.22.4, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.22.4	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.22.4	compound
3	GEN.22.4	GEN.22.4	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.22.4	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.22.4	punct

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

Example 3

And the people stood afar off; but Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. (Torah EXO.20.21, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the people stood afar off; but Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 stood	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 people	det
3	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 stood	nsubj
4	stood	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	afar	afar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 stood	xcomp
6	off	off	ADP	_	5 afar	compound:prt
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 drew	punct
8	but	but	CCONJ	_	10 drew	cc
9	Moses	Moses	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 drew	nsubj
10	drew	draw	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 stood	conj
11	near	near	ADV	_	10 drew	advmod
12	unto	unto	ADP	_	15 darkness	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 darkness	det
14	thick	thick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 darkness	amod
15	darkness	darkness	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 drew	obl
16	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	18 was	advmod
17	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 was	nsubj
18	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 darkness	acl:relcl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 stood	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	past	the people					afar property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	draw	past	Moses					unto the thick darkness; near property	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Torah EXO.20.21, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.20.21	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.20.21	compound
3	EXO.20.21	EXO.20.21	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.20.21	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.20.21	punct

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

Example 4

Why standest Thou afar off, O LORD? (Writings PSA.10.1, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Why standest Thou afar off, O LORD?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	2 standest	advmod
2	standest	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	Thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	2 standest	obj
4	afar	afar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 standest	xcomp
5	off	off	ADP	_	4 afar	compound:prt
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 standest	punct
7	O	o	INTJ	_	8 LORD	discourse
8	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 standest	obl
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 standest	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	present		Thou				LORD obl; afar property	vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thou=Stimulus

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.10.1, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	PSA.10.1	PSA.10.1	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.10.1	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.10.1	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 5

All men have looked thereon; man beholdeth it afar off. (Writings JOB.36.25, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: All men have looked thereon; man beholdeth it afar off.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	All	all	DET	PronType=Tot	2 men	det
2	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 looked	nsubj
3	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 looked	aux
4	looked	look	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	thereon	thereon	ADV	_	4 looked	advmod
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 beholdeth	punct
7	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 beholdeth	nsubj
8	beholdeth	behold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 looked	conj
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 beholdeth	obj
10	afar	afar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 beholdeth	xcomp
11	off	off	ADP	_	10 afar	compound:prt
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	present · perfect	all men					thereon property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
2	behold	present	man	it				afar property	vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus

Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.36.25, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	JOB.36.25	JOB.36.25	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOB.36.25	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOB.36.25	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 6

She is like the merchant-ships; she bringeth her food from afar. (Writings PRO.31.14, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: She is like the merchant-ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 ships	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 ships	cop
3	like	like	ADP	_	7 ships	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 ships	det
5	merchant	merchant	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ships	compound
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	5 merchant	punct
7	ships	ship	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 bringeth	punct
9	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 bringeth	nsubj
10	bringeth	bring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 ships	acl:relcl
11	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 food	nmod:poss
12	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 bringeth	obj
13	from	from	ADP	_	14 afar	case
14	afar	afar	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 bringeth	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 ships	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	She					like the merchant ships	tree rules
2	bring	present	she	her food		afar			vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent food=Theme from afar=Initial_Location

Sentence 2: (Writings PRO.31.14, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	PRO.31.14	PRO.31.14	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PRO.31.14	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PRO.31.14	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 7

Visitors came from afar to see the festival.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Visitors	visitor	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 came	nsubj
2	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	from	from	ADP	_	4 afar	case
4	afar	afar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 came	xcomp
5	to	to	PART	_	6 see	mark
6	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 afar	xcomp
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 festival	det
8	festival	festival	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 see	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	Visitors					afar property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	see	to-infinitive	Visitors not said here	the festival					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer festival=Stimulus

Example 8

We watched the fireworks from afar.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 watched	nsubj
2	watched	watch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 fireworks	det
4	fireworks	firework	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 watched	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	6 afar	case
6	afar	afar	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 watched	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 watched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	watch	past	We	the fireworks		afar			vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent firework=Theme

Example 9

He admired the famous singer from afar.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 admired	nsubj
2	admired	admire	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 singer	det
4	famous	famous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 singer	amod
5	singer	singer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 admired	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	7 afar	case
7	afar	afar	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 singer	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 admired	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	admire	past	He	the famous singer		afar			vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer singer=Stimulus

Example 10

From afar, the mountain looked blue.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	From	from	ADP	_	2 afar	case
2	afar	afar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 looked	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 afar	punct
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 mountain	det
5	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 looked	nsubj
6	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	blue	blue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 looked	xcomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	past	the mountain					from afar; blue property	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent from afar=Theme

Example 11

Wise men travelled from afar in the old story.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wise	wise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 men	amod
2	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 travelled	nsubj
3	travelled	travel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	from	from	ADP	_	5 afar	case
5	afar	afar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 travelled	obl
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 story	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 story	det
8	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 story	amod
9	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 travelled	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 travelled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	travel	past	Wise men			afar		in the old story	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from afar=Trajectory

Example 12

The castle could be seen from afar.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 castle	det
2	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 seen	nsubj:pass
3	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 seen	aux
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 seen	aux:pass
5	seen	see	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	from	from	ADP	_	7 afar	case
7	afar	afar	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 seen	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 seen	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	could · passive		the castle		afar			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus

Example 13

“Drown!” answered Pinocchio from afar, happy at his escape.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	“	"	PUNCT	_	2 Drown	punct
2	Drown	drown	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 answered	ccomp
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Drown	punct
4	”	"	PUNCT	_	2 Drown	punct
5	answered	answer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	Pinocchio	Pinocchio	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 answered	obj
7	from	from	ADP	_	8 afar	case
8	afar	afar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 answered	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 happy	punct
10	happy	happy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 afar	conj
11	at	at	ADP	_	13 escape	case
12	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 escape	nmod:poss
13	escape	escape	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 happy	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 answered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	roles by
1	drown in a quote	infinitive			vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	answer speech: express	past	Pinocchio	afar	tree rules
3	escape		Pinocchio		nom escape «act intransitive»: poss=agent

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