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# purple

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

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

## Everyday

1. Purple is a colour you get by mixing red and blue, like grapes, plums or violets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purple/#m1)
2. Purple was once a colour worn by kings and queens, because the dye was very costly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purple/#m2)

### In the 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

- There are 6 purple and 9 yellow balloons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purple/#x1)
- How many more red beads than purple beads? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purple/#x2)
- She has 14 crayons; 3 are purple. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purple/#x3)
- Each purple box holds 8 pens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purple/#x4)
- Mix red and blue paint to make purple. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purple/#x5)
- Grapes can be green or purple. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purple/#x6)
- Her favourite colour is purple. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purple/#x7)
- Violets are small purple flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purple/#x8)

### 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 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.

### Examples

- and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair; (Torah EXO.25.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://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://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://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://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purple/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

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