n.
Pronunciation: ' pu ̇ r-im, ' pyu ̇ r-, - ˌ ē m; pu ̇ - ' rim, pyu ̇ -, - ' r ē m
Function: noun
Etymology: Hebrew p ū r ī m, literally, lots; from the casting of lots by Haman (Esth 9:24-26)
Date: 1535
: a Jewish holiday celebrated on the 14th of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews from the massacre plotted by Haman