revolt

«revolt» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A fight or protest by many people against their rulers or… — 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 revolt, revolts); verb (revolt, revolts, revolted, revolting)

meaning for a pupil

1) (noun) A fight or protest by many people against their rulers or the people in charge. tree →

2) (verb) To refuse to obey and rise up against the people in power. tree →

3) (verb) To revolt someone is to make them feel disgusted or sick. tree →

4) (informal) Revolting (adjective) means really disgusting. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it means to turn away from God and break faith with Him. In the books of Kings and the Prophets it also means to rebel against a ruler, as Edom and Libnah rose up against Judah, and the people's heart can be "revolting." Interpretation: The rabbis said Balaam's advice led Israel to worship Baal-peor, which brought a plague. The prophets treat rebelling against God as the deepest kind of revolt. In the primary lessons: In history lessons revolts happen against kings, empires or unfair taxes, like the Peasants' Revolt in England. In everyday talk revolting food or a revolting smell is disgusting. Phrases: rise in revolt, the Peasants' Revolt, be revolted by.

examples

• Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to revolt so as to break faith with the LORD in the matter of Peor, and so the plague was among the congregation of the LORD. (Torah NUM.31.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then did Libnah revolt at the same time. (Prophets 2KI.8.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, unto this day. (Prophets 2KI.8.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted, and gone. (Prophets JER.5.23, JPS 1917) tree →
• Long ago, thousands of English peasants joined a revolt against unfair taxes. tree →
• The people revolted against the cruel king. tree →
• The sailors revolted and took control of the ship. tree →
• The smell of the bins revolted me. tree →
• This school dinner is revolting! tree →
• The children staged a small revolt when the trip was cancelled. tree →
• The horrible donkey-skin which covered her from head to toe revolted her. tree →

note

Regular verb: revolted. Similar: rebellion, uprising, mutiny (on a ship or in an army). Revolting usually means disgusting, but it can mean taking part in a revolt.

In the corpora

• In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
• Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, unto this day.
• Then did Libnah revolt at the same time.
• But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted, and gone.
• In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

Trees and pragmatics

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