havoc

«havoc» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Great damage, mess or destruction caused by something or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (no plural in common use)

meaning for a pupil

Great damage, mess or destruction caused by something or someone. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Means complete destruction, here of the places where people met to worship God. Interpretation: Psalm 74 is read as a lament over the destruction of the Temple and sacred places. In the primary lessons: in stories a wild animal or a storm causes havoc; in the lessons it names the damage done by a wolf, a cat or a plague; phrases: «cause havoc», «wreak havoc», «play havoc»

examples

• They said in their heart: 'Let us make havoc of them altogether'; they have burned up all the meeting-places of God in the land. (Writings PSA.74.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• The cat caused havoc among the mice. tree →
• The storm wrought havoc on the village. tree →
• A pestilence made terrible havoc among the people. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

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