[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/affliction/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [A](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/a/) / affliction

# affliction

noun (affliction, afflictions)

«affliction» 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

Great suffering, trouble or sadness, such as a serious illness or a grief that will not go away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affliction/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, the sorrow or illness that a person suffers, which others try to ease

### Examples

- There is much affliction in this world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affliction/#x1)
- She was under a grievous affliction. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affliction/#x2)
- I can end your affliction with this potion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affliction/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

In the Torah it often means the oppression and hardship of Israel in Egypt, or a person's own trouble that God sees.

**Interpretation.** The Passover Haggadah quotes "saw our affliction" and explains it. Passover recalls God seeing Israel's suffering and rescuing them.

### Examples

- God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and gave judgment yesternight.' (Torah GEN.31.42, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affliction/#x1)
- And the name of the second called he Ephraim: 'for God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.' (Torah GEN.41.52, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affliction/#x2)
- And we cried unto the LORD, the God of our fathers, and the LORD heard our voice, and saw our affliction, and our toil, and our oppression. (Torah DEU.26.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affliction/#x3)
- LORD, remember unto David all his affliction; (Writings PSA.132.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affliction/#x4)
- See mine affliction and my travail; and forgive all my sins. (Writings PSA.25.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affliction/#x5)
- Remember mine affliction and mine anguish, the wormwood and the gall. (Writings LAM.3.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affliction/#x6)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «affliction» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affliction/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«affliction» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/affliction.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «affliction» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affliction/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«affliction» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/affliction.html) on Mova free.