wax
part of speech
noun (wax); verb (wax, waxes, waxed, waxing)
meaning for a pupil
1) Wax is a soft material that melts when warm, used to make candles and crayons. tree →
2) Bees make wax for their honeycomb. tree →
3) To wax something is to rub wax on it to make it shiny or smooth, like a car or a floor. tree →
4) Earwax is the soft yellow stuff in your ears. tree →
5) The moon waxes when it looks bigger each night. tree →
6) Wax can also mean to grow gradually stronger or to become more of something, such as angry or furious. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here "wax" is an old verb meaning to grow or become, not the candle material: "waxed great" means grew great. The Writings use it the same way, for the wicked growing mighty and for David and Jehoshaphat growing great. In the primary lessons: In school maths: an amount of material measured to make candles; material per item is a rate; things waxed. In science: wax melts when heated and goes hard when it cools (a reversible change); bees make beeswax; the moon waxes and wanes. In everyday life: candles, crayons, wax seals, waxed jackets. Phrases: «candle wax», «beeswax», «wax and wane».
examples
- And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great. (Torah GEN.26.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. (Torah EXO.1.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. (Torah DEU.8.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, wax mighty in power? (Writings JOB.21.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- And David waxed greater and greater; for the LORD of hosts was with him. (Writings 1CH.11.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store. (Writings 2CH.17.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Each candle needs 200 grams of wax. tree →
- She has 1 kg of wax. tree →
- How many candles can she make? tree →
- He waxed 4 cars. tree →
- The candle wax melted and dripped onto the table. tree →
- Bees build their honeycomb out of wax. tree →
- The moon is waxing, so it will be full next week. tree →
- We drew with wax crayons and then painted over them. tree →
- Meanwhile, the battle waxed more and more furious. tree →
note
Wax is uncountable: «some wax», «a lump of wax». Melting wax is a reversible change, but burning a candle is not. Maths: material per item is a rate; items made = material ÷ amount per item, and leftover wax is a remainder. Change kilograms to grams first (1 kg is 1000 grams). Safety: hot wax burns.
In the corpora
- And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great.
- And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
- And they gathered it morning by morning, every man according to his eating; and as the sun waxed hot, it melted.
- And when the voice of the horn waxed louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.
- And if a man have no one to redeem it, and he be waxen rich and find sufficient means to redeem it;
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «wax» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.