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# wen

noun (wens)

«wen» 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

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

### In the lessons

in tales, a wen on an old man's cheek is a strange mark that can be lost or taken away

### Examples

- The old man had a wen on his right cheek. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wen/#x1)
- Some people think a wen brings good luck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wen/#x2)
- The doctor said the wen was harmless. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wen/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In 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.

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wen/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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