movement

noun (a movement, movements; movement, uncountable)

«movement» 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

Movement is changing position or place; moving. tree →
A movement is one action of moving, like a movement of the hand. tree →
A movement is a group of people working together to change something, like a peace movement. tree →
A movement is one main part of a long piece of music. tree →

In the lessons

In science and PE, movement is made by muscles pulling on bones at joints; all living things move in some way (one of the life processes). Plants show movement too, turning towards light. In history and social studies, movements like the civil rights movement changed laws. In safety, keep still if an animal is near; sudden movements can scare it. Phrases: freedom of movement, a sudden movement, the movement of the Earth, the environmental movement.

Examples

I saw a movement in the bushes. tree →
Muscles and bones work together for movement. tree →
Movement is one of the signs of life. tree →
Don't make any sudden movements near the bees. tree →
The civil rights movement fought for fair laws. tree →
Dance is movement to music. tree →
The first movement of the symphony was fast. tree →
He made a movement towards her. tree →

Note

Countable (a movement, many movements) or uncountable (movement in general). Verb: move. Spelling: move + ment, keep the e.

In Jewish tradition

In Sefer Yetzirah it is one of the twelve simple letters' foundations, an activity of living beings, and Zain is said to rule it.

Interpretation. The book links each simple letter to an activity, a month and a part of the body, so Zain stands for Movement, Sivan, Gemini and the left foot.

Examples

God produced Zain, predominant in movement, crowned, combined, and formed Gemini in the world, Sivan in the year, and the left foot of man. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
He produced Zain, predominant in Movement, crowned it, combined and formed it with Gemini in the Universe, Sivan in the Year, and the left foot of Man. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
== Chapter 5 == [5:1] Twelve Simple Letters, Heh-Waw Zayin-Chet Tet-Yod Lamed-Nun ʽAyin-Samekh Tzadi-Qof—Their foundation is Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Talking, Eating, Sex, Work, Movement, Excitement, Play, Contemplation, Sleep. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

Note

Countable (a movement, many movements) or uncountable (movement in general). Verb: move. Spelling: move + ment, keep the e.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «movement» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«movement» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «movement» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«movement» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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