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# impoverish

noun

«impoverish» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

God will strip Tyre of its wealth and power, though it was proud and rich.

**Interpretation.** Zechariah's vision shows God judging proud nations, and tradition reads such passages as proof that human might is not lasting.

### Meaning

To make someone poor, or to take away what they own. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impoverish/#m1)

### Examples

- Behold, the Lord will impoverish her, and He will smite her power into the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire. (Prophets ZEC.9.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impoverish/#x1)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «impoverish» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impoverish/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«impoverish» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/impoverish.html) on Mova free.