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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Pur (Name of a festival)
It means a lot, the thing Haman cast to pick a date for killing the Jews. Purim takes its name from it, which reads like a joke at his expense.
First, in plain English
It means a lot, the thing Haman cast to pick a date for killing the Jews. Purim takes its name from it, which reads like a joke at his expense.
Who this is
Pur is the Hebrew and Akkadian word for a lot, cast by Haman to select a date for destroying the Jews, and the festival of Purim takes its name directly from this word, commemorating the reversal of Haman's plot.
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The word
H6332
Where it appears
- Esther 3:7
- Esther 9:24
- Esther 9:26
- Esther 9:28
- Esther 9:29
- Esther 9:31
- Esther 9:32
