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wearied

verb (weary, wearies, wearied, wearying)

«wearied» 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

To weary is to make someone tired, or to become tired. «Wearied» is the past form: it was tired and worn out. tree →

In the lessons

the state of a tired traveller or child who has become worn out, often at the end of a long journey

Examples

  • Oh, how tender and wearied her little feet were! tree →
  • Long she sat, and aye she wept, till she wearied. tree →
  • The walkers wearied after twenty miles. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

Made tired, or worn out from trying. In the Prophets, God says people have "wearied" Him, meaning they tried His patience by their words and deeds.

Interpretation. The prophets' words are read as a rebuke: people made God "weary" by wrong behavior and false offerings.

Examples

  • And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great; so that they wearied themselves to find the door. (Torah GEN.19.11, JPS 1917) tree →
  • And wherein have I wearied thee? (Prophets MIC.6.3, JPS 1917) tree →
  • Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. (Prophets MAL.2.17, JPS 1917) tree →
  • I have not burdened thee with a meal-offering, nor wearied thee with frankincense. (Prophets ISA.43.23, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

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