vex

«vex» in Mova's judaism dictionary: To annoy, worry or upset someone, especially about small… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (vex, vexes, vexed, vexing)

meaning for a pupil

1) To annoy, worry or upset someone, especially about small things. tree →

2) (formal) To puzzle someone; a "vexed question" is one that is hard to answer and that people argue about. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means to trouble, torment or provoke someone. Hannah's rival upsets her, and Delilah pressures Samson. Interpretation: Tradition takes Hannah's bitter prayer as a model of heartfelt prayer, and it sees Samson's weakness as a warning. In the primary lessons: It is an old-fashioned or written word; in everyday speech people say "annoy" or "bother". You find it in classic stories, the Bible and poems. "Vexed" means annoyed; "vexing" means annoying. "A vexed question" is a hard, much-argued problem. Phrases: "vexed with someone", "a vexed question", "a vexing problem".

examples

• How long will ye vex my soul, and crush me with words? (Writings JOB.19.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• And her rival vexed her sore, to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. (Prophets 1SA.1.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, that his soul was vexed unto death. (Prophets JDG.16.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• The noisy neighbours vexed my grandad. tree →
• She was vexed that her brother had eaten the last biscuit. tree →
• The missing piece of the puzzle vexed us all afternoon. tree →
• Do not vex your mother by being late. tree →
• Climate change is a vexed question that people argue about. tree →
• It was a vexing problem, but we solved it in the end. tree →
• The king was vexed when his orders were ignored. tree →
• "Well, I'm sorry if I've vexed you," said Lionel. tree →

note

Regular verb: vex, vexes, vexed. The -es ending is because it ends in x. It is an older, more formal word: in a story it often shows the character is cross. "Vexed" is not as strong as "furious".

In the corpora

• And her rival vexed her sore, to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.
• How long will ye vex my soul, and crush me with words?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «vex» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.