behalf

Who acts: you, I, heart, right hand, She, head · What happens: suffer, tell, be, have, say, seek · To what, where: me, thee, words, behalf, ye, majesty · Speech: someone speaks here

«behalf» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: behalf in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

For someone, as their representative, or in their place.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	2 someone	case
2	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 representative	punct
4	as	as	ADP	_	6 representative	case
5	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 representative	nmod:poss
6	representative	representative	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 someone	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 place	punct
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 place	cc
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 place	case
10	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 place	nmod:poss
11	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 someone	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 someone	punct

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

Meaning 2

For the good of someone.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	3 good	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 good	det
3	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 someone	case
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 good	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 good	punct

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

Example 1

Suffer me a little, and I will tell thee; for there are yet words on God's behalf. (Writings JOB.36.2, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Suffer me a little, and I will tell thee; for there are yet words on God's behalf.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Suffer	suffer	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	1 Suffer	obj
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 little	det
4	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Suffer	obl:unmarked
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 tell	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 tell	cc
7	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 tell	nsubj
8	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 tell	aux
9	tell	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Suffer	conj
10	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	9 tell	iobj
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	16 words	punct
12	for	for	SCONJ	_	14 are	mark
13	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	14 are	expl
14	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 words	cop
15	yet	yet	ADV	_	14 are	advmod
16	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 tell	obl
17	on	on	ADP	_	20 behalf	case
18	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 behalf	nmod:poss
19	's	's	PART	_	18 God	case
20	behalf	behalf	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 words	nmod
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Suffer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	suffer	imperative	you not said here	me			a little obl:unmarked	vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus
2	tell speech: assert	future	I		thee			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent thou=Recipient
3	is a	present		words		God's behalf		tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.36.2, 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.36.2	JOB.36.2	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOB.36.2	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOB.36.2	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 2

In Thy behalf my heart hath said: 'Seek ye My face'; Thy face, LORD, will I seek. (Writings PSA.27.8, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: In Thy behalf my heart hath said: 'Seek ye My face'; Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 behalf	case
2	Thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	3 behalf	nmod:poss
3	behalf	behalf	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 said	obl
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 heart	nmod:poss
5	heart	heart	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hath	nsubj
6	hath	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 behalf	acl:relcl
7	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 Seek	punct
9	'	'	PUNCT	_	10 Seek	punct
10	Seek	seek	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 said	ccomp
11	ye	ye	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	10 Seek	obj
12	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 face	nmod:poss
13	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 Seek	obj
14	'	'	PUNCT	_	10 Seek	punct
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	17 face	punct
16	Thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	17 face	nmod:poss
17	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 Seek	parataxis
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 LORD	punct
19	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 face	appos
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 seek	punct
21	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	23 seek	aux
22	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	23 seek	nsubj
23	seek	seek	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 face	conj
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	have	present	my heart	Thy behalf not said here		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent behalf=Patient
2	say speech: assert	past			Thy behalf	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	seek	infinitive		ye		tree rules
4	seek	future	I			vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.27.8, 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.27.8	PSA.27.8	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.27.8	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.27.8	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 3

And in thy majesty prosper, ride on, in behalf of truth and meekness and righteousness; and let thy right hand teach thee tremendous things. (Writings PSA.45.5, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And in thy majesty prosper, ride on, in behalf of truth and meekness and righteousness; and let thy right hand teach thee tremendous things.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	5 prosper	cc
2	in	in	ADP	_	4 majesty	case
3	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	4 majesty	nmod:poss
4	majesty	majesty	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 prosper	obl
5	prosper	prosper	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 ride	punct
7	ride	ride	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	5 prosper	conj
8	on	on	ADV	_	7 ride	advmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 behalf	punct
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 behalf	case
11	behalf	behalf	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ride	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 truth	case
13	truth	truth	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 behalf	nmod
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 meekness	cc
15	meekness	meekness	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 truth	conj
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 righteousness	cc
17	righteousness	righteousness	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 truth	conj
18	;	;	PUNCT	_	20 let	punct
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 let	cc
20	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	5 prosper	conj
21	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	23 hand	nmod:poss
22	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 hand	amod
23	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 teach	nsubj
24	teach	teach	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	20 let	ccomp
25	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	24 teach	obj
26	tremendous	tremendous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	27 things	amod
27	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	24 teach	obj
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 prosper	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	prosper	imperative	you not said here		thy majesty	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in majesty=Location
2	ride on	infinitive	you not said here		behalf of truth and meekness and righteousness	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent
3	let	infinitive	you not said here			tree rules
4	teach speech: other	present	thy right hand	thee		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent thou=Recipient thing=Topic

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.45.5, 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.45.5	PSA.45.5	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.45.5	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.45.5	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 4

On behalf of the class, I'd like to thank Mrs Lee.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	On	on	ADP	_	2 behalf	case
2	behalf	behalf	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 like	obl
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 class	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 class	det
5	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 behalf	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 behalf	punct
7	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 like	nsubj
8	'd	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 like	aux
9	like	like	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
10	to	to	PART	_	11 thank	mark
11	thank	thank	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 like	xcomp
12	Mrs	Mrs	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 thank	obj
13	Lee	Lee	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 Mrs	flat
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 like	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like	would	I			behalf of the class			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	thank speech: thank not said to happen	to-infinitive	I not said here		Mrs				vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mrs=Theme

Example 5

She accepted the prize on her brother's behalf.

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	2 accepted	nsubj
2	accepted	accept	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 prize	det
4	prize	prize	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 accepted	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	9 behalf	case
6	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 brother	nmod:poss
7	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 behalf	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 brother	case
9	behalf	behalf	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 accepted	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 accepted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	accept	past	She	the prize		her brother's behalf			vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prize=Theme

Example 6

Please don't worry on my behalf.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Please	please	INTJ	_	4 worry	discourse
2	do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 worry	aux
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 worry	advmod
4	worry	worry	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 behalf	case
6	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 behalf	nmod:poss
7	behalf	behalf	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 worry	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 worry	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not worry	imperative · do-support	you not said here			my behalf			vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 7

The head spoke on behalf of the school.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 head	det
2	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spoke	nsubj
3	spoke	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	5 behalf	case
5	behalf	behalf	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spoke	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 school	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 school	det
8	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 behalf	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 spoke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	past	the head			behalf of the school			vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 8

He signed the card on behalf of us all.

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 signed	nsubj
2	signed	sign	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 card	det
4	card	card	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 signed	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	6 behalf	case
6	behalf	behalf	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 signed	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 us	case
8	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 behalf	nmod
9	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	8 us	nmod:unmarked
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 signed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sign	past	He	the card		behalf of us			vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent card=Theme on behalf=Destination

Example 9

The charity collects money on behalf of sick children.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 charity	det
2	charity	charity	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 collects	nsubj
3	collects	collect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 collects	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	6 behalf	case
6	behalf	behalf	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 collects	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 children	case
8	sick	sick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 children	amod
9	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 behalf	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 collects	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	collect	present	the charity	money		behalf of sick children			vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme

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