בְּיָעַר חָמֵץ, בִּבְעוּר חָמֵץ

ביטוי (אנגלית)

removal of leavened bread (on the eve of Passover) / mopping-up operation

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Cleaning the place of leaven on the eve of Passover. Figuratively: removal of all forbidden items, general cleaning (li’bo’er means to clear, remove, or purify).

("Rabbi Yehuda says: the removal of leaven is only by burning, and the sages say: it may also be crumbled and sifted to the wind or thrown into the sea"—Pesachim 2a; and also: "About half an hour after the removal of leaven, Moses finally moved the cart from its place and I was inside it"—Bialik, HaChatzotzera Nitbasha, 3, 135).