murmur

«murmur» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A soft, low sound of voices, or of water, wind or bees… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a murmur, murmurs); verb (murmur, murmurs, murmured, murmuring)

meaning for a pupil

1) A soft, low sound of voices, or of water, wind or bees, that goes on and on. tree →

2) (verb) To say something very quietly. tree →

3) A quiet complaint: «They paid without a murmur.» tree →

4) (medicine) A heart murmur is an extra sound a doctor hears in the heartbeat; many are harmless. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The people's grumbling about water, food and leaders is seen as complaining against God Himself, not only against Moses. Interpretation: The rabbis see the murmuring as a lack of trust, and it leads to the punishment that the generation does not enter the land. In the primary lessons: In stories, a murmur sets a quiet, gentle mood, or shows a crowd reacting: «a murmur of surprise ran round the room». In The Wind in the Willows, the river murmurs and the reeds whisper. Phrases: «without a murmur» (without complaining), «a murmur of agreement».

examples

• And the people murmured against Moses, saying: 'What shall we drink?' (Torah EXO.15.24, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness; (Torah EXO.16.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• Therefore thou and all thy company that are gathered together against the LORD — ; and as to Aaron, what is he that ye murmur against him?' (Torah NUM.16.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• And all the congregation murmured against the princes. (Prophets JOS.9.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• And they murmured in their tents, they hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD. (Writings PSA.106.25, JPS 1917) tree →
• They also that err in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmur shall learn instruction. (Prophets ISA.29.24, JPS 1917) tree →
• A murmur of excitement ran through the audience. tree →
• «Goodnight,» she murmured sleepily. tree →
• We heard the murmur of the stream. tree →
• He did his chores without a murmur. tree →
• The doctor heard a small heart murmur, but said it was nothing to worry about. tree →
• The murmur of bees filled the garden. tree →
• “Tell on, my love,” Finnian murmured tree →

note

Spelling: m-u-r-m-u-r; past murmured, -ing murmuring (no double r). Similar: mutter (grumbly), whisper (with breath), mumble (unclear).

In the corpora

• And the people murmured against Moses, saying: 'What shall we drink?'
• And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness;
• 'How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, that keep murmuring against Me?
• I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they keep murmuring against Me.
• And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

Trees and pragmatics

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