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pūr פּוּר ‘Purim’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from pūr פּוּר ‘to break’
Roots: פור

pūr n, m
Pur or Purim = "lot" or "piece"
1) lot
 1a) a special feast among the post-exilic Jews, to celebrate their deliverance from Haman's destruction through queen Esther's heroic actions

Mentioned in Esther 9:24, 9:29, 9:26, 3:7, 9:28, 9:31, 9:32

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