cleanse

«cleanse» in Mova's judaism dictionary: To clean something thoroughly, especially skin or a… — 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

verb (cleanse, cleanses, cleansed, cleansing)

meaning for a pupil

1) To clean something thoroughly, especially skin or a wound: «Cleanse the cut with water.» tree →

2) To make someone or something pure, free from sin or guilt (church, Bible): «Cleanse me from my sin.» tree →

3) To remove harmful or unwanted things: «cleanse the air». tree →

4) (history) «Ethnic cleansing» means driving out or killing a whole group of people because of who they are — a terrible crime. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it means to make ritually clean again after being unclean, often by water or an offering. The prophets and Psalms also use it for making a person or the land free of sin. Interpretation: A person might be cleansed by washing in a mikveh and waiting seven days. Tradition sees this as a chance to start again. David's prayer "cleanse me from my sin" is read as a plea for God's forgiveness and a new start. In the primary lessons: In health and first aid, you cleanse a wound to stop germs. In adverts «cleanser» is soap for the face. In church and the Bible, Christians believe God can cleanse people from sin; Psalm 51 asks «cleanse me from my sin». In history lessons «ethnic cleansing» is a grave crime against humanity.

examples

• 'Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them. (Torah NUM.8.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar-wood, and scarlet, and hyssop. (Torah LEV.14.49, JPS 1917) tree →
• But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. (Torah LEV.15.28, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thus shall they cleanse the land. (Prophets EZK.39.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. (Writings PSA.51.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days. (Prophets EZK.44.26, JPS 1917) tree →
• Cleanse the scratch with clean water before putting on a plaster. tree →
• Mum uses a face cleanser every night. tree →
• «Wash me and cleanse me from my sin,» says the psalm. tree →
• The rain seemed to cleanse the dusty city. tree →
• The nurse cleansed the wound carefully. tree →
• Christians believe that God's forgiveness cleanses the heart. tree →
• Then the hall was cleansed and the banquet recommenced. tree →

note

Say «klenz»: the «ea» sounds like the «e» in «bed», not like «clean». Formal or medical; everyday word: clean, wash. Noun: cleanser.

In the corpora

• And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar-wood, and scarlet, and hyssop.
• 'Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
• Then washed I thee with water; yea, I cleansed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.
• And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying them, that they may cleanse the land.
• Thus shall they cleanse the land.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «cleanse» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.