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# nitre

noun

«nitre» 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

The prophet says that even strong cleaning cannot wash away Israel's sin, which God still sees.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads this as meaning that real cleansing comes through repentance, not through outward washing.

### Meaning

A salty mineral, a kind of soda, that people used for washing and cleaning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nitre/#m1)

### Examples

- For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before Me, saith the Lord GOD. (Prophets JER.2.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nitre/#x1)
- As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart. (Writings PRO.25.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nitre/#x2)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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