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# afflict

«afflict» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To cause pain, suffering or trouble to someone or something** — 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 (afflict, afflicts, afflicted, afflicting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To cause pain, suffering or trouble to someone or something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afflict/#m1)

2) (often passive) To be afflicted with an illness or problem is to suffer from it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afflict/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Often means to oppress or humble someone. The Egyptians afflict Israel with hard labor, and God commands Israel not to afflict widows and orphans. Interpretation: On Yom Kippur "afflict your souls" is read as a command to fast and deny oneself. Tradition also reads the commands about widows and orphans as a moral duty to protect the weak. In the primary lessons: Formal; met in news, history and stories: diseases, droughts and floods afflict people. Phrases: «afflicted with/by», «afflict a region».

### examples

- Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. (Torah EXO.22.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afflict/#x1)
- Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. (Torah EXO.1.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afflict/#x2)
- It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; it is a statute for ever. (Torah LEV.16.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afflict/#x3)
- They crush Thy people, O LORD, and afflict Thy heritage. (Writings PSA.94.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afflict/#x4)
- Wilt Thou hold Thy peace, and afflict us very sore? (Prophets ISA.64.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afflict/#x5)
- For He doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men. (Writings LAM.3.33, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afflict/#x6)
- Floods afflicted the town every spring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afflict/#x7)
- The plague afflicted much of Europe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afflict/#x8)
- He was afflicted with a terrible cough. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afflict/#x9)
- Hunger afflicts millions of people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afflict/#x10)
- The old tree was afflicted by a fungus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afflict/#x11)
- Shyness afflicted her as a child. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afflict/#x12)
- “Do not thus afflict yourself, my good master. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afflict/#x13)

### note

Noun: affliction. Used mostly about illness and trouble. Do not confuse with «inflict» (to make someone suffer something: «inflict pain on»).

### In the corpora

- [Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.10/)
- [But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.12/)
- [(22-21) Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.637/)
- [It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; it is a statute for ever.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.490/)
- [For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from his people.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.693/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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