transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpu̇r-im, ˈpyu̇r-, -ˌēm; pu̇-ˈrim, pyu̇-, -ˈrēm ]
noun
Etymology: Hebrew pūrīm, literally, lots; from the casting of lots by Haman (Esther 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