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Pur <a href="../hebrew/6333.htm" title="6333">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Pur: Lot</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">פוּר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Puwr<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>poor<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(poor)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Lot<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a lot<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Of foreign origin, akin to the Akkadian word "puru," meaning "lot."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for "Pur" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific term related to a Jewish festival. However, the concept of casting lots is present in the Greek New Testament, such as in the selection of Matthias in Acts 1:26 (Greek: κλῆρος, klēros - Strong's G2819).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "Pur" refers to a lot or a means of casting lots, which was an ancient practice used to make decisions or determine fate. In the biblical context, it is most notably associated with the Jewish festival of Purim, which commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to destroy them, as recorded in the Book of Esther.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The practice of casting lots was common in ancient Near Eastern cultures as a way to discern divine will or make decisions. In the Book of Esther, Haman, an official in the Persian Empire, cast lots (Pur) to determine the day on which he would execute his plan to annihilate the Jews. The term "Purim" (plural of Pur) thus became the name of the festival celebrating the Jews' deliverance from this plot. The festival of Purim is marked by feasting, rejoicing, and the giving of gifts, as well as the reading of the Megillah (the Book of Esther).<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain derivation<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>"a lot," a Jewish feast<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Pur (3), Purim (5).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מּוּר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>lot</b></font> (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; perhaps Assyrian loanword from <em>puru, buru, stone</em> Jen<sup>ZA x. 339 f.</sup> and in Wild<sup>Est p. 173 f.</sup>); <font size="+1">**</font>Scheft<sup>49f.</sup> compare Old Iranian <i><em>fravi</em></i>, etc., <em>progress, fortune, fate, lot.</em> — explained by <font class="hebrew2">הַגּוֺרָל</font> <a href="/interlinear/esther/3-7.htm">Esther 3:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/esther/9-24.htm">Esther 9:24</a>; <font class="hebrew2">שֵׁם</font> <font class="hebrew2">הַמּוּר</font> <a href="/interlinear/esther/9-26.htm">Esther 9:26</a> explains name of feast <font class="hebrew2">מּוּרִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/esther/9-26.htm">Esther 9:26</a>; <font class="hebrew2">יְמֵי</font> <font class="hebrew2">הַמֻּרִים</font> <em>days of Purim</em> <a href="/interlinear/esther/9-28.htm">Esther 9:28</a>; <a href="/interlinear/esther/9-31.htm">Esther 9:31</a>; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">אִגֶּרֶת הַמּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/esther/9-29.htm">Esther 9:29</a>, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">דִּבְרֵי הַמּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/esther/9-32.htm">Esther 9:32</a>. — See on <em>Purim</em> especially Now<sup>Archaeology ii. 194 ff and references</sup>. <p>I. <font class="hebrew2">פור</font> (check of following; possibly <em>foam</em>, compare Arabic (<img src="/bdbgif/bdb080702.gif">), <img src="/bdbgif/bdb080703.gif">, <em>boil, ferment</em>; Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb080704.gif">, Ethpe`el, of anger). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Pur, Purim <p>Also (plural) Puwriym {poo-reem'}; or Puriym {poo-reem'}; from <a href="/hebrew/6331.htm">puwr</a>; a lot (as by means of a broken piece) -- Pur, Purim. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6331.htm">puwr</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַפֻּרִ֖ים הַפֻּרִ֨ים הַפּ֔וּר הַפּוּרִ֛ים הַפּוּרִ֣ים הפור הפורים הפרים פּוּר֙ פּוּר֩ פוּרִים֙ פור פורים fuRim hap·pu·rîm hap·pū·rîm hap·pūr hapPur happūr happuRim happurîm happūrîm p̄ū·rîm pur pūr p̄ūrîm<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/esther/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Esther 3:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ הִפִּ֣יל <b> פּוּר֩ </b> ה֨וּא הַגּוֹרָ֜ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/esther/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Ahasuerus, <span class="itali">Pur,</span> that is the lot,<br><a href="/kjvs/esther/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> they cast <span class="itali">Pur,</span> that [is], the lot,<br><a href="/interlinear/esther/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Ahasuerus was cast <span class="itali">Pur</span> which is the lot<p><b><a href="/text/esther/9-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Esther 9:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְאַבְּדָ֑ם וְהִפִּ֥יל <b> פּוּר֙ </b> ה֣וּא הַגּוֹרָ֔ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/esther/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> them and had cast <span class="itali">Pur,</span> that is the lot,<br><a href="/kjvs/esther/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> them, and had cast <span class="itali">Pur,</span> that [is], the lot,<br><a href="/interlinear/esther/9-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to destroy cast <span class="itali">Pur</span> that is the lot<p><b><a href="/text/esther/9-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Esther 9:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לַיָּמִ֨ים הָאֵ֤לֶּה <b> פוּרִים֙ </b> עַל־ שֵׁ֣ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/esther/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> these days <span class="itali">Purim</span> after the name<br><a href="/kjvs/esther/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> these days <span class="itali">Purim</span> after the name<br><a href="/interlinear/esther/9-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> days these <span class="itali">Purim</span> and because the name<p><b><a href="/text/esther/9-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Esther 9:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַל־ שֵׁ֣ם <b> הַפּ֔וּר </b> עַל־ כֵּ֕ן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/esther/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the name <span class="itali">of Pur.</span> And because<br><a href="/kjvs/esther/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> after the name <span class="itali">of Pur.</span> Therefore for all the words<br><a href="/interlinear/esther/9-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and because the name <span class="itali">of Pur</span> and because after that<p><b><a href="/text/esther/9-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Esther 9:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וָעִ֑יר וִימֵ֞י <b> הַפּוּרִ֣ים </b> הָאֵ֗לֶּה לֹ֤א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/esther/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> days <span class="itali">of Purim</span> were not to fail<br><a href="/kjvs/esther/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and [that] these days <span class="itali">of Purim</span> should not fail<br><a href="/interlinear/esther/9-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> city days <span class="itali">of Purim</span> and these were not<p><b><a href="/text/esther/9-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Esther 9:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֵ֣ת אִגֶּ֧רֶת <b> הַפּוּרִ֛ים </b> הַזֹּ֖את הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/esther/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> second letter <span class="itali">about Purim.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/esther/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> this second letter <span class="itali">of Purim.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/9-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to confirm letter <span class="itali">Purim</span> likewise second<p><b><a href="/text/esther/9-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Esther 9:31</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֵת־ יְמֵי֩ <b> הַפֻּרִ֨ים </b> הָאֵ֜לֶּה בִּזְמַנֵּיהֶ֗ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/esther/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> days <span class="itali">of Purim</span> at their appointed<br><a href="/kjvs/esther/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> these days <span class="itali">of Purim</span> in their times<br><a href="/interlinear/esther/9-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to establish days <span class="itali">of Purim</span> these times<p><b><a href="/text/esther/9-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Esther 9:32</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">קִיַּ֕ם דִּבְרֵ֥י <b> הַפֻּרִ֖ים </b> הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְנִכְתָּ֖ב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/esther/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> customs <span class="itali">for Purim,</span> and it was written<br><a href="/kjvs/esther/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> these matters <span class="itali">of Purim;</span> and it was written<br><a href="/interlinear/esther/9-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> established customs <span class="itali">Purim</span> these written<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6332.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6332.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6332<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/furim_6332.htm">p̄ū·rîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/happur_6332.htm">hap·pūr — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/happurim_6332.htm">hap·pū·rîm — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/pur_6332.htm">pūr — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> 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