KJV dictionary & concordance

purify

Meaning of “purify”

Sense 1: To make or declare ceremonially clean. Sense 2: To cleanse from moral defilement. Sense 3: To refine as metal.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

14 occurrences13 verses9 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Numbers 19:12

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KJV PCE

Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Ezekiel 43:26 · retained source text

Seuen dayes shal they purge the Altar and purifie it, and they shall consecrate themselues.

1611 marginal noteHeb. fill their hands.

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Historical English dictionary sources

To make pure or clear; to free from ceremonial pollution; to free from guilt or the defilement of sin.

volume 2, leaf 392, column 1 (main_dictionary)