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# incite

«incite» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To stir up or encourage people to do something bad or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (incite, incites, incited, inciting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To stir up or encourage people to do something bad or violent, or to feel angry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/incite/#m1)

2) (law) To urge someone to commit a crime, which can itself be a crime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/incite/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means to stir up or urge, as in turning a city against its ruler or praying for death to come on enemies. Interpretation: The psalm shows a person asking God to deal with the wicked, and the story of Gaal shows how rebels stir up trouble. In the primary lessons: In history and law it describes people who encourage riots or hatred. In ethics it shows how words can lead others to harm. Phrases: incite violence, incite a riot, incite hatred.

### examples

- May He incite death against them, let them go down alive into the nether-world; for evil is in their dwelling, and within them. (Writings PSA.55.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/incite/#x1)
- And he sent messengers unto Abimelech in Tormah, saying: 'Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren are come to Shechem; and, behold, they will incite the city against thee. (Prophets JDG.9.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/incite/#x2)
- The man was arrested for inciting a riot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/incite/#x3)
- Posting hateful messages can incite violence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/incite/#x4)
- The villain incited the crowd to storm the castle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/incite/#x5)
- Words can incite hatred, so choose them with care. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/incite/#x6)
- He incited his friends to break the rules. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/incite/#x7)

### note

Noun: incitement. Do not confuse with «insight» (deep understanding) — they sound similar. Usually about bad actions.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «incite» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/incite/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.