Webster 1828 · headword: purim
View source image ↗Among the Jews, the feast of lots, instituted to commemorate their deliverance from the machinations of Haman.
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Purim
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Meaning of Purim
The feast of lots, commemorating the Jews' deliverance from Haman's plot.
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Root: pur
The lots from which the feast of Purim received its name.
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