Purim
Meanings
name
- A Jewish festival, celebrated on the fourteenth day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a complete massacre at the hand of Haman the Amalekite.
- A surname.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew פּוּרִים (purím, literally “lots”).
Derived words
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