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# wen

«wen» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a soft lump that grows under the skin, often on the face…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (wens)

### meaning for a pupil

(old use) A wen is a soft lump that grows under the skin, often on the face or neck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wen/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is listed among the blemishes that make an animal unfit as an offering. Interpretation: The law demands that offerings be perfect and without blemish, which tradition reads as giving God one's best. In the primary lessons: in tales, a wen on an old man's cheek is a strange mark that can be lost or taken away

### examples

- Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scabbed, or scurvy, ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD. (Torah LEV.22.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wen/#x1)
- The old man had a wen on his right cheek. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wen/#x2)
- Some people think a wen brings good luck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wen/#x3)
- The doctor said the wen was harmless. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wen/#x4)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

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