astir

«astir» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Up and moving, out of bed and busy, with people or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (no change in form; used after a verb, as in 'was astir')

meaning for a pupil

Up and moving, out of bed and busy, with people or animals awake and active. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Ruth the whole town is excited and stirred up by the return of Naomi. Interpretation: Tradition reads the townswomen's question as showing how greatly Naomi had changed, from a rich woman to a poor widow. It is a moment in the story of Ruth, read at Shavuot. In the primary lessons: in tales the morning when the whole household or the forest is awake and busy

examples

• And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was astir concerning them, and the women said: 'Is this Naomi?' (Writings RUT.1.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• All were astir early that morning. tree →
• Not even a bird was astir. tree →
• The village was astir before dawn. tree →
• Are you up and astir yet? tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «astir» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.