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# rouse

«rouse» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To wake someone up** — 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

verb (rouse, rouses, roused, rousing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To wake someone up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rouse/#m1)

2) To make someone feel a strong emotion like anger or excitement, or make them act: rouse a crowd. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rouse/#m2)

3) (Australia, informal) "Rouse on" someone means to tell them off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rouse/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means to stir up or wake; Israel roused God to jealousy by idols, and Judah is a lion no one dares rouse. In Job and Psalms it also means to wake someone from sleep, or to stir up a sea monster or God to act. Interpretation: Tradition reads the lion image as Judah's royal strength, from whom David's kingly line comes. The psalmist's cry "Rouse Thee" is a prayer asking God to act for justice, as if He were asleep. In the primary lessons: In stories, a sleeper is roused by a noise, and a leader rouses people with a speech. A "rousing" song or cheer is loud and exciting. In Australia, a teacher may "rouse on" a pupil. Phrases: rouse from sleep, rouse suspicion, rousing speech, rouse on (Australia).

### examples

- They roused Him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations did they provoke Him. (Torah DEU.32.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rouse/#x1)
- He stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? (Torah GEN.49.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rouse/#x2)
- He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? (Torah NUM.24.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rouse/#x3)
- Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to rouse up leviathan. (Writings JOB.3.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rouse/#x4)
- Rouse Thee, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord. (Writings PSA.35.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rouse/#x5)
- So man lieth down and riseth not; till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep. (Writings JOB.14.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rouse/#x6)
- The alarm roused me at six o'clock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rouse/#x7)
- The barking dog roused the whole street. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rouse/#x8)
- The captain's speech roused the team to win. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rouse/#x9)
- His strange behaviour roused suspicion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rouse/#x10)
- We sang a rousing song at the end of assembly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rouse/#x11)
- (Australia) Mum roused on me for leaving the gate open. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rouse/#x12)
- Then Marzavan awoke and roused the prince without disturbing anyone else. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rouse/#x13)

### note

Past form: roused. Rhymes with "cows". Similar: arouse (to cause a feeling), but "arouse" can sound adult, so "rouse" or "wake" is safer for waking someone. Do not confuse "rouse" with "rose" or "ruse" (a trick).

### In the corpora

- [He stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1608/)
- [He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.875/)
- [They roused Him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations did they provoke Him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.901/)
- [Rouse Thee, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.553/)
- [Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to rouse up leviathan.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.44/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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