WAX. The noun דּﯴנַג, H1880, appears in the Bible only in poetry, where it is used as a simile of melting (Ps 22:14; 68:2; 97:5; Mic 1:4). In ancient times wax was used for sealing documents and for making writing tablets, but these uses of wax are not mentioned in the Bible.

The verb “to wax” is often used in the KJV as a tr. of various Heb. and Gr. words, but it is retained in the RSV only in Deuteronomy 32:15. It means to grow, but does not carry with it the connotation of increase of size or strength. Usually it is equivalent to become. When Luke wrote concerning the child John (Luke 1:80 KJV) and the child Jesus (2:40 KJV) that they “waxed strong,” he meant that they “became strong.”