Strong's Hebrew #6332 - פוּר Pur ("a lot")
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Pur, Purim Also (plural) Puwriym {poo-reem'}; or Puriym {poo-reem'}; from puwr; a lot (as by means of a broken piece) -- Pur, Purim. see HEBREW puwr Englishman's Concordance 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 Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H6331 Same Word by TWOT Number: 1749 Brown-Driver-Briggs מּוּר noun masculine lot (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; perhaps Assyrian loanword from puru, buru, stone JenZA x. 339 f. and in WildEst p. 173 f.); **Scheft49f. compare Old Iranian fravi, etc., progress, fortune, fate, lot. — explained by הַגּוֺרָל Esther 3:7; Esther 9:24; שֵׁם הַמּוּר Esther 9:26 explains name of feast מּוּרִים Esther 9:26; יְמֵי הַמֻּרִים days of Purim Esther 9:28; Esther 9:31; ׳אִגֶּרֶת הַמּ Esther 9:29, ׳דִּבְרֵי הַמּ Esther 9:32. — See on Purim especially NowArchaeology ii. 194 ff and references. I. פור (check of following; possibly foam, compare Arabic ( Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Hebrew: 6332. פּוּר (Pur) — 8 OccurrencesEsther 3:7 Esther 9:24 Esther 9:26 Esther 9:26 Esther 9:28 Esther 9:29 Esther 9:31 Esther 9:32 |