[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wound/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [W](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/w/) / wound # wound noun (a wound, wounds); verb (wound, wounds, wounded, wounding) — said «woond»; also the past of «wind» (wind, wound, wound) — said «wownd» «wound» 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 1. A wound (said «woond») is an injury where the skin or body is cut, broken or damaged, especially by a weapon or sharp object. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wound/#m1) 2. To wound is to hurt someone so they get a wound; it can also mean to hurt someone's feelings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wound/#m2) 3. Wound (said «wownd», rhyming with «round») is the past form of «wind»: you wind a clock or a string, and yesterday you wound it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wound/#m3) ### In the lessons In first aid lessons you learn to clean a wound, press on it to stop bleeding, and cover it with a plaster or bandage. In stories, heroes and animals are wounded in battles, and words can wound feelings. In everyday life you wind up toys, wool and clocks: «I wound the string around the kite stick». Phrases: «a deep wound», «clean the wound», «wounded pride», «wound up» (wound tightly, or informal: very nervous or annoyed). ### Examples - The nurse cleaned the wound on my knee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wound/#x1) - Press a clean cloth on the wound to stop the bleeding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wound/#x2) - The soldier had a wound on his arm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wound/#x3) - The bird was wounded, so we called the animal rescue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wound/#x4) - His unkind words wounded her feelings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wound/#x5) - I wound the wool into a ball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wound/#x6) - The road wound up the hill like a snake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wound/#x7) - She was so wound up before the test that she couldn't sleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wound/#x8) - “And with what was he wounded?” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wound/#x9) ### Note A homograph: same spelling, two sounds and meanings. «Woond» = injury; «wownd» = past of wind. «Wounded» is used for injuries from a weapon or accident and also for hurt feelings. First-aid tip: wash hands, clean with water, cover, and tell an adult; deep wounds need a doctor. ## In Jewish tradition Interpretation: "Wound for wound" is read by the rabbis as a rule for payment of damages, not literal revenge. Deuteronomy 32:39 teaches that God both wounds and heals. In the Psalms a wound can be a sickness or a hurt of the heart, and God is the one who heals the broken-hearted and binds up their wounds. In the primary lessons: In first aid lessons you learn to clean a wound, press on it to stop bleeding, and cover it with a plaster or bandage. In stories, heroes and animals are wounded in battles, and words can wound feelings. In everyday life you wind up toys, wool and clocks: «I wound the string around the kite stick». Phrases: «a deep wound», «clean the wound», «wounded pride», «wound up» (wound tightly, or informal: very nervous or annoyed). ### Examples - burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. (Torah EXO.21.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wound/#x1) - And Lamech said unto his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech; for I have slain a man for wounding me, and a young man for bruising me; (Torah GEN.4.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wound/#x2) - See now that I, even I, am He, and there is no god with Me; I kill, and I make alive; I have wounded, and I heal; and there is none that can deliver out of My hand. (Torah DEU.32.39, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wound/#x3) - My wounds are noisome, they fester, because of my foolishness. (Writings PSA.38.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wound/#x4) - Who healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. (Writings PSA.147.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wound/#x5) - For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. (Writings PSA.109.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wound/#x6) ### Note A homograph: same spelling, two sounds and meanings. «Woond» = injury; «wownd» = past of wind. «Wounded» is used for injuries from a weapon or accident and also for hurt feelings. First-aid tip: wash hands, clean with water, cover, and tell an adult; deep wounds need a doctor. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «wound» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wound/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«wound» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wound.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «wound» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wound/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«wound» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/wound.html) on Mova free.