KJV dictionary & concordance
A loud, confused, disorderly public disturbance, riot, tumult, agitation, or violent commotion.
Definition sources
First occurrence: 1 Kings 1:41
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
¶ And Adoniiah and all the ghests that were with him, heard it as they had made an end of eating: and when Ioab heard the sound of the trumpet, hee said, Wherefore is this noise of the citie, being in an vproare?
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there bee an vproare among the people.
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an vprore of the people.
¶ But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
¶ But the Iewes which beleeued not, mooued with enuie, tooke vnto them certaine lewd fellowes of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the citie on an vprore, and assaulted the house of Iason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
For we are in danger to be called in question for this day’s uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.
For we are in danger to be called in question for this dayes vprore, there being no cause whereby we may giue an accompt of this concourse.
AND after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia.
¶ And after the vprore was ceased, Paul called vnto him the disciples, and imbraced them, & departed, for to go into Macedonia.
And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
And as they went about to kil him, tidings came vnto the chiefe captaine of the band, that all Hierusalem was in an vprore.
Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?
Art not thou that Egyptian which before these daies madest an vprore, and leddest out into the wildernesse foure thousand men that were murtherers?
1611 marginal noteChap. 5.36.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Great tumult; violent disturbance and noise; bustle and clamor.
