Wen

WEN Only in Leviticus 22:22, "maimed" or "having a wen (margin "sores"), or scurvy," for (yabbal), "running," hence, "a suppurating sore" (compare the Revised Version margin). A "wen" is a non-inflamed indolent tumor, and so "wen" is about as far as possible from the meaning of the Hebrew.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WEN'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.