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# purse

«purse» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a small bag for carrying money and coins (UK, Ireland…** — 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

noun (purse, purses); verb (purse your lips)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A purse is a small bag for carrying money and coins (UK, Ireland, Australia). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purse/#m1)

2) In American English, a purse is a woman's handbag. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purse/#m2)

3) A purse is the money in a prize: the race had a big purse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purse/#m3)

4) To purse your lips is to squeeze them into a small round shape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purse/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Proverbs it means a shared money bag, in the words of robbers who invite someone to join them. Interpretation: The tradition reads this as a warning against joining bad company, even when it promises easy gain. In the primary lessons: In maths: a place where money is kept; amounts in the purse go up when money is put in and down when it is spent; the price of a purse. In everyday life: carrying coins and cards, keeping your purse safe. In stories: a magic purse that never empties; «she pursed her lips» shows she is cross or thinking.

### examples

- Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse' — (Writings PRO.1.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purse/#x1)
- Mom has $45 in her purse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purse/#x2)
- She takes $12 out of her purse to pay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purse/#x3)
- A purse costs $18. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purse/#x4)
- How much money is left in her purse? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purse/#x5)
- Grandma keeps her coins in a little purse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purse/#x6)
- She left her purse on the bus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purse/#x7)
- The winner of the race gets the whole purse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purse/#x8)
- Mum pursed her lips when she saw the mess. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purse/#x9)
- Keep your purse zipped in busy places. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purse/#x10)
- ‘Then give me back the purse,’ said John. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purse/#x11)

### note

A container for money, not a number; money taken out of the purse is subtracted, money put in is added. Trap: «a purse costs $18» is the price of the purse, not money inside it. US «purse» = UK «handbag»; UK «purse» = a small coin bag (US «change purse»); a man's is usually a wallet.

### In the corpora

- [Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse' —](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.13/)
- [Some sharks and rays lay eggs in leathery cases called mermaid's purses, while other sharks give birth to live pups.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/28-sharks/17/)
- [It is a mermaid's purse, an egg case that once held a baby shark or ray.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/311-sharks-by-kind-small-and-strange-walking-sharks-wobbegongs-cookiecutters-and-goblin-sharks/5/)
- [A found wallet or purse is given to a parent, a shop or the police without taking anything.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/260-learning-skills-and-coins/15/)
- [Taking money from a parent's purse without asking is stealing, even at home.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/262-prices-change-and-borrowing/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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