PURIM


Meaning of PURIM in English

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

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