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# purge

«purge» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To get rid of people, things or ideas that are not…** — 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 (purge, purges, purged, purging); noun (a purge, purges)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To get rid of people, things or ideas that are not wanted, often harshly: «The ruler purged his enemies from the army.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purge/#m1)

2) (history) A purge: a time when a government or leader removes or punishes lots of people, sometimes killing them, as in the purges under Stalin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purge/#m2)

3) To clean out completely: «purge the pipes», «purge old files from the computer». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purge/#m3)

4) (church) To make free from sin or guilt; to cleanse the soul. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purge/#m4)

5) (old, medicine) To empty the bowels with strong medicine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purge/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Tanakh to purge is to cleanse from sin, idols or dross, by removing what is wrong. Interpretation: David asks God to cleanse him with hyssop, a plant used in purification rites. The tradition reads purging as forgiveness and renewal, as with a king who removes idols from the land. In the primary lessons: In history lessons it describes cruel removals of people by dictators; in computing and everyday life it means a big clear-out; in religion it means cleansing from sin. Phrases: «purge of», «a political purge», «purge the system».

### examples

- And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem. (Writings 2CH.34.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purge/#x1)
- Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. (Writings PSA.51.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purge/#x2)
- And I will turn My hand upon thee, and purge away thy dross as with lye, and will take away all thine alloy; (Prophets ISA.1.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purge/#x3)
- In the 1930s Stalin's purges killed and imprisoned huge numbers of people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purge/#x4)
- I purged all the old photos from my tablet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purge/#x5)
- The plumber purged the air from the radiators. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purge/#x6)
- The new king purged the palace of his brother's friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purge/#x7)
- In the story, the hero tried to purge his guilt by helping others. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purge/#x8)
- Mum had a big purge of the toy cupboard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purge/#x9)
- Mansion, who has purged it of many errors without detracting from its old-fashioned quality. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purge/#x10)

### note

Countable noun: a purge, purges. Related: purgatory (in Catholic belief, a state of cleansing after death), purification. In history, «purge» usually means something violent and unjust; in a tidy-up it is light.

### In the corpora

- [Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.850/)
- [And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/2CH.800/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «purge» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purge/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.