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# purple

«purple» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a colour you get by mixing red and blue, like grapes…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (purple, purpler, purplest); noun (purple)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Purple is a colour you get by mixing red and blue, like grapes, plums or violets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purple/#m1)

2) Purple was once a colour worn by kings and queens, because the dye was very costly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purple/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is a costly dye, often made from sea snails, used for the cloth of the Tabernacle and the priests' clothes. Interpretation: Purple wool (argaman) was one of the holy colors of the Tabernacle and the high priest's garments, and its richness marked honor and holiness. In the primary lessons: In maths: a colour that sorts things into groups to count or compare; parts add up to the whole. In art: mix red and blue paint to make purple. In science: some vegetables like red cabbage and beetroot are purple. Phrases: dark purple, light purple, purple with rage, go purple in the face.

### examples

- and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair; (Torah EXO.25.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purple/#x1)
- And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. (Torah EXO.39.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purple/#x2)
- And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon. (Torah NUM.4.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purple/#x3)
- She maketh for herself coverlets; her clothing is fine linen and purple. (Writings PRO.31.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purple/#x4)
- And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubim thereon. (Writings 2CH.3.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purple/#x5)
- Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thy head like purple; the king is held captive in the tresses thereof. (Writings SNG.7.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purple/#x6)
- There are 6 purple and 9 yellow balloons. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purple/#x7)
- How many more red beads than purple beads? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purple/#x8)
- She has 14 crayons; 3 are purple. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purple/#x9)
- Each purple box holds 8 pens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purple/#x10)
- Mix red and blue paint to make purple. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purple/#x11)
- Grapes can be green or purple. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purple/#x12)
- Her favourite colour is purple. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purple/#x13)
- Violets are small purple flowers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purple/#x14)

### note

Colour words are adjectives (a purple hat) and nouns (purple is my favourite). Light purple is also called violet or lilac. A colour that makes groups; parts add up to the whole. No clue by itself.

### In the corpora

- [and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.704/)
- [And they shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.803/)
- [and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1052/)
- [And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1185/)
- [And they made upon the skirts of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1207/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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