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# tumult

noun (tumults)

«tumult» 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

A tumult is a loud, noisy, confused disturbance, with shouting and people rushing about. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tumult/#m1)

### In the lessons

a noisy crowd or uproar in a hall, a court or a town; in stories the noise of a crowd is called a tumult; in lessons it describes a scene of noisy confusion

### Examples

- The playground was in tumult when the bell rang. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tumult/#x1)
- The banqueting hall was in tumult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tumult/#x2)
- Amid the tumult, nobody heard the bugle call. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tumult/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

A loud roaring noise or uproar of crowds, armies or nations. It can also mean rising turmoil.

**Interpretation.** The prophets use it for armies gathering, and the psalmist uses it for nations in turmoil, which God calms with His voice.

### Examples

- Hark, a tumult in the mountains, like as of a great people! (Prophets ISA.13.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tumult/#x1)
- Nations were in tumult, kingdoms were moved; He uttered His voice, the earth melted. (Writings PSA.46.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tumult/#x2)
- He scorneth the tumult of the city, neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver. (Writings JOB.39.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tumult/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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