wound

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 →
2. To wound is to hurt someone so they get a wound; it can also mean to hurt someone's feelings. tree →
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 →

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 →
• Press a clean cloth on the wound to stop the bleeding. tree →
• The soldier had a wound on his arm. tree →
• The bird was wounded, so we called the animal rescue. tree →
• His unkind words wounded her feelings. tree →
• I wound the wool into a ball. tree →
• The road wound up the hill like a snake. tree →
• She was so wound up before the test that she couldn't sleep. tree →
• “And with what was he wounded?” tree →

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 →
• 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 →
• 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 →
• My wounds are noisome, they fester, because of my foolishness. (Writings PSA.38.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• Who healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. (Writings PSA.147.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. (Writings PSA.109.22, JPS 1917) tree →

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.