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# rebellious

adjective (more rebellious, most rebellious)

«rebellious» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Refusing to obey, and fighting against rules or the people in charge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebellious/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, young giants, children or animals who will not obey their elders or masters

### Examples

- The rebellious pony kicked and would not go into the field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebellious/#x1)
- My little brother is rebellious at bedtime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebellious/#x2)
- The rebellious soldiers refused to follow orders. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebellious/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## In Jewish tradition

In the Torah it describes people who will not obey God, or a son who will not obey his parents. In Jeremiah, the people have a revolting and rebellious heart, and in Proverbs a rebellious person seeks only evil.

**Interpretation.** The law of the "stubborn and rebellious son" is read by the rabbis as so narrow that it almost never applied; they taught it was meant to warn and teach. Jeremiah's and Proverbs' words are read as warnings that a stubborn heart brings trouble.

### Examples

- Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you. — (Torah DEU.9.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rebellious/#x1)
- Take heed of him, and hearken unto his voice; be not rebellious against him; for he will not pardon your transgression; for My name is in him. (Torah EXO.23.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rebellious/#x2)
- and they shall say unto the elders of his city: 'This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he doth not hearken to our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.' (Torah DEU.21.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rebellious/#x3)
- She is riotous and rebellious, her feet abide not in her house; (Writings PRO.7.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rebellious/#x4)
- A rebellious man seeketh only evil; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. (Writings PRO.17.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rebellious/#x5)
- But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted, and gone. (Prophets JER.5.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rebellious/#x6)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rebellious» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebellious/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rebellious» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rebellious.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «rebellious» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rebellious/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rebellious» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/rebellious.html) on Mova free.