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The word is of Persian origin and is notably used in the context of the Jewish festival of Purim. The casting of lots was a common practice in ancient times for making decisions or determining fate, believed to reflect divine will. Biblical References: The primary biblical reference to "Pur" is found in the Book of Esther. In <a href="/esther/3-7.htm">Esther 3:7</a> , it is recorded: "In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the Pur (that is, the lot) was cast in the presence of Haman to select a day and month. And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar." This casting of lots was used by Haman, the antagonist in the account, to determine the date for the annihilation of the Jewish people throughout the Persian Empire. Historical and Cultural Context: The practice of casting lots was widespread in the ancient Near East and is mentioned in various contexts throughout the Bible. It was often used to discern God's will in decision-making processes, such as the division of land among the tribes of Israel (<a href="/joshua/18-10.htm">Joshua 18:10</a>) or the selection of individuals for specific tasks (<a href="/1_samuel/14-41.htm">1 Samuel 14:41-42</a>). In the Book of Esther, the casting of Pur by Haman was intended to determine an auspicious date for his genocidal plan against the Jews. However, the narrative demonstrates a reversal of fortune, as the day intended for destruction became a day of deliverance and celebration for the Jewish people. This event is commemorated annually in the Jewish festival of Purim, which derives its name from "Pur." Theological Significance: From a theological perspective, the use of Pur in the Book of Esther highlights the providence and sovereignty of God. Although God's name is not explicitly mentioned in the book, His hand is seen in the preservation and deliverance of His people. The casting of lots, which was meant to seal the fate of the Jews, ultimately served to demonstrate God's control over seemingly random events and His ability to protect and deliver His chosen people. Purim Festival: The festival of Purim, established in <a href="/esther/9-26.htm">Esther 9:26-28</a>, is a time of joyous celebration, feasting, and giving of gifts. It serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness and the reversal of the intended evil against the Jewish people. The observance of Purim includes the reading of the Megillah (the Book of Esther), the giving of charity, and the sharing of food and gifts, emphasizing themes of community, survival, and divine intervention. Conclusion: While the term "Pur" itself is a simple reference to the casting of lots, its implications within the biblical narrative of Esther are profound. It underscores the belief in divine providence and the ultimate triumph of good over evil, themes that resonate deeply within the Judeo-Christian tradition.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div>PurPurim, lot<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>A lot, lots, a festival instituted by the Jews (<a href="/esther/9-24.htm">Esther 9:24</a>-32) in ironical commemoration of Haman's consultation of the Pur (a Persian word), for the purpose of ascertaining the auspicious day for executing his cruel plot against their nation. It became a national institution by the common consent of the Jews, and is observed by them to the present day, on the 14th and 15th of the month Adar, a month before the Passover. <a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (v. i.) To utter a low, murmuring, continued sound, as a cat does when pleased.2. (v. t.) To signify or express by purring.3. (n.) The low, murmuring sound made by a cat to express contentment or pleasure.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div>PURpur (<a href="/esther/3-7.htm">Esther 3:7</a>; <a href="/esther/9-26.htm">Esther 9:26</a>). See <a href="../p/purim.htm">PURIM</a>.PURIM; PURpur'-rim, pur (purim, "lots"; Septuagint Phrourai): The name of a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th and 15th days of the month Adar, the final month of the Biblical year, corresponding to February-March. 1. Scripture References: The origin of the festival is narrated in the Book of Esther, and indeed is the motive of the book, as the time, reason and manner of its celebration are given in detail (<a href="/esther/3-7.htm">Esther 3:7</a>; <a href="/esther/9-24.htm">Esther 9:24</a>). Reference also is made to it in apocryphal literature (Additions to Esther 10:10-13; 2 Maccabees 15:36) and in Josephus (Ant., XI, vi, 13). No reference is made to this feast in the New Testament, as it was celebrated locally, and is therefore not to be connected with any of the festal pilgrimages to Jerusalem. For this reason the supposition of some that the feast of <a href="/john/5-1.htm">John 5:1</a> was Purim is to be rejected, mention of it being immediately followed by the words, "And Jesus went up to Jerusalem." 2. History of Institution: For the complete account of the institution of Purim reference must be made to the Book of Esther. Only a brief statement is possible here. Haman, son of Hammedatha the AGAGITE (q.v.; compare <a href="/1_samuel/15-8.htm">1 Samuel 15:8, 32</a>), who had been made prime minister by King Ahasuerus (Xerxes), bitterly hated the Jews, some of whom, as Mordecai, were rising to prominence in the empire. After Queen Vashti had been put away from her royal position for cause (<a href="/esther/1-9.htm">Esther 1:9-12</a>), a Jewess named Esther, kinswoman and adopted daughter of Mordecai, was chosen to become the royal consort. This only increased the hatred of Haman, who in his jealous fury soon began to seek an opportune day to work his hate upon Mordecai and the whole Jewish people, and therefore resorted to the casting of the lots for the auspicious time: "They cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, which is the month Adar" (3:7). Beginning with the 1st month, all the days and months were tried with unfavorable result, until the last. At Haman's request Ahasuerus caused his scribes to send into all the realm on the 13th day of the 1st month a decree that all Jews should be put to death on the 13th day of the 12th month (3:12;). As the narrative shows, the wisdom of Mordecai, Esther's heroism, and fasting and prayer availed to foil the dastardly scheme of Haman, who had already built the gallows on which his hated rival should be hanged. Haman was himself hanged on this gallows, while Mordecai was honored yet more (7:10; 8:1, 2). A second decree was issued on the 23rd day of the 3rd month that on the 13th day of the 12th month (8:9, 12), the day appointed in the first decree for their extermination, the Jews should gather together and defend themselves against their foes. On that fateful day not only did the Jews successfully resist the malice of their enemies, but the public officials also, seeing that the royal favor was with the Jews, espoused their cause. In Shushan, the royal city, a second day, the 14th, was granted the Jews for vengeance on their foes (9:11-16). In view of so great a deliverance "Mordecai wrote these things.... unto all the Jews.... to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly, as the days wherein the Jews had rest from their enemies (9:20-22). 3. Manner of Observance: Already as early as the times of the Maccabees (2 Maccabees 15:36), the festival was observed, the 14th day being called "Mordecai's day." Josephus refers to it as continuously and widely observed down to his time: "For this cause the Jews still keep the forementioned days, and call them days of Purim" (Ant., XI, vi, 13). In succeeding centuries as the Jews have passed from one civilization or empire to another, so many causes have arisen to remind them of the persecutions of Haman as to make the festival of a triumph over such persecutions both attractive and most significant to them. Experiences in Syria, Egypt, Rome, Russia and elsewhere have not been lacking in suggestion of the original occasion of Purim. The 13th day has been observed by fasting in commemoration of Esther's prayer and fasting before she approached the king; in the evening, at the beginning of the 14th day, the Jews repair to the synagogues where the Book of Esther, one of the meghilloth, is read with interpretations, execrations bursting out at the reading of Haman's name, accompanied by noise of rattles and stamping of feet, other persecutors and foes also sometimes coming in for a share of execration. The names of Mordecai and Esther receive blessings. On the following morning of the 14th synagogue services are again held, at which, in addition to the repetition of the Esther reading, <a href="/exodus/17-8.htm">Exodus 17:8-16</a>, which records the destruction of the Amalekites (compare <a href="/esther/3-1.htm">Esther 3:1</a>), is also read as the lesson from the Law, presents are given to the poor and to friends, and the rest of the day, as also the 15th, observed with feasting and rejoicing, even excesses being condoned in the exuberance of national spirit. 4. Theories of Origin: Many attempts have been made to trace the origin of Purim in pagan or cosmic festivals, but to the present time without success, without approach even to probability. Supposed connections with nature myths, national festivals, polytheistic legends have all found advocates. The word itself has suggested the possibility of identification with words of similar form or sound in other languages. But the ease of finding such similarities for any word casts doubt upon the reliability of any identification. (1) It has been traced to the Assyrian puru, and identified with the Assyrian New Year when officials entered upon their term of service. (2) The Babylonian puhru, new year festival, has also been claimed as the origin of Purim; Mordecai becomes Marduk, Esther is Ishtar, while Haman, Vashti and Zeresh are Median gods. (3) The most popular attempts at identification are in the Persian field, where bahr, "lot," is claimed as the source of Pur, or purdighan, "new year," or farwardighan, the feast of departed souls. (4) Origin also in a Greek bacchanalian occasion has been sought. (5) Others suggest origin in other Jewish experiences than that claimed by the Book of Esther itself, such as a captivity in Edom, or a persecution under the Ptolemies in Egypt, or the victory of Judas Maccabeus over Nicanor in 161 B.C. (1 Maccabees 7:49). No one of all these theories has sufficient probability to secure for itself anything like general acceptance; the Book of Esther remains as the most reasonable account; the difficulties met in it are not so great as those of the explanations sought in other languages and religions. LITERATURE. Bible dicts., especially HDB, Encyclopedia Biblica and Jewish Encyclopedia; Paton, commentary on "Est" in ICC, particularly pp. 77-94. Edward Mack<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4442.htm">4442. pur -- fire</a> ... 4441, 4442. pur. 4443 . ... fiery, fire. A primary word; "fire" (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning) -- fiery, fire. (pur) -- 26 Occurrences. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4442.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/329.htm">329. anazopureo -- to kindle afresh</a> ... Word Origin from ana and a comp. of the root of zoon and pur Definition to kindle afresh NASB Word Usage kindle afresh (1). ... see GREEK zoon. see GREEK pur. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/329.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/4450.htm">4450. purrhos -- fiery red</a> ... fiery red From pur; fire-like, ie (specially), flame- colored -- red. see GREEK pur. (purros) -- 2 Occurrences. (purrou) -- 1 Occurrence. 4449, 4450. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4450.htm - 5k<a href="/greek/4443.htm">4443. pura -- a fire</a> ... Word Origin from pur Definition a fire NASB Word Usage fire (2). fire. From pur; a fire (concretely) -- fire. see GREEK pur. (puran) -- 2 Occurrences. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4443.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/4448.htm">4448. puroo -- to set on fire, ie to burn (pass.)</a> ... Word Origin from pur Definition to set on fire, ie to burn (pass.) NASB Word Usage burn (1), burning (1), flaming (1), intense concern (1), made to glow (1 ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4448.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/4450a.htm">4450a. purros -- fiery red</a> ... purros. 4450b . fiery red. Transliteration: purros Short Definition: red. Word Origin from pur Definition fiery red NASB Word Usage red (2). 4450, 4450a. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4450a.htm - 5k<a href="/greek/4445.htm">4445. puresso -- to be on fire, to be ill of a fever</a> ... a fever. Word Origin from pur Definition to be on fire, to be ill of a fever NASB Word Usage fever (2). be sick of a fever. From ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4445.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/4446.htm">4446. puretos -- a fever</a> ... Word Origin from pur Definition a fever NASB Word Usage fever (6). fever. From puresso; inflamed, ie (by implication) feverish (as noun, fever) -- fever. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4446.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/4447.htm">4447. purinos -- fiery</a> ... Word Origin from pur Definition fiery NASB Word Usage fire (1). fiery. From pura; fiery, ie (by implication) flaming -- of fire. see GREEK pura. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4447.htm - 6k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/6332.htm">6332. Pur -- "a lot," a Jewish feast</a> ... 6331, 6332. Pur. 6333 . "a lot," a Jewish feast. Transliteration: Pur Phonetic Spelling: (poor) Short Definition: Purim. ... Pur, Purim. ... /hebrew/6332.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/6331.htm">6331. pur -- break, bring to nothing, utterly take</a> ... 6330, 6331. pur. 6332 . break, bring to nothing, utterly take. Transliteration: pur Phonetic Spelling: (poor) Short Definition: break. ... pur. 6332 . ... /hebrew/6331.htm - 5k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/lake/the_apostolic_fathers/marturion_tou_agiou_polukarpou_episkopou.htm">Marturion Tou Agiou Polukarpou Episkopou Smurnes</a> ... horas ten aionion zoen exagorazomenoi. kai to pur e autois psuchron to ton apenon basaniston. pro ophthalmon gar eichon phugein ... /.../lake/the apostolic fathers/marturion tou agiou polukarpou episkopou.htm<a href="/library/lake/the_apostolic_fathers/epistole_pros_diogneton.htm">Epistole Pros Diogneton</a> ... dromo; ho panta diatetaktai kai dioristai kai hupotetaktai, ouranoi kai ta en ouranois, ge kai ta en te thalassa kai ta en te thalasse, pur, aer, abussos, ta ... //christianbookshelf.org/lake/the apostolic fathers/epistole pros diogneton.htm<a href="/library/lake/the_apostolic_fathers/romaiois_ignatios.htm">Romaiois Ignatios</a> ... pur kai stauros therion te sustaseis, anatomai, diaireseis, skrpismoi osteon, sunkope melon, alesmoi holou tou somatos, kakai kolaseis tou diabolou ep' eme ... //christianbookshelf.org/lake/the apostolic fathers/romaiois ignatios.htm<a href="/library/lake/the_apostolic_fathers/klementos_pros_korinthious_b.htm">Klementos Pros Korinthious B</a> ... 6. ton gar me teresanton, phesin, ten sphragida ho skolex auton ou teleutesei kai to pur auton ou sbesthesetai, kai esontai eis horasin pase sarki. VIII. ... /.../lake/the apostolic fathers/klementos pros korinthious b.htm<a href="/library/sayce/early_israel_and_the_surrounding_nations/appendices.htm">Appendices</a> ... Isbi-girra. Libit-Istar. Pur-Sin I. Ur-Ninip. Isme-Dagan. ... Gungunum. Dungi II.((reigns at least 41 years). Pur-Sin II.((reigns at least 12 years). ... /.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/appendices.htm<a href="/library/lake/the_apostolic_fathers/trallianois_ignatios.htm">Trallianois Ignatios</a> ... ou gar bromaton kai poton eisin diakonoi, all' ekklesias theou huperetai; deon oun autous phulassesthai ta enklemata hos pur. III. ... //christianbookshelf.org/lake/the apostolic fathers/trallianois ignatios.htm<a href="/library/lake/the_apostolic_fathers/smurnaiois_ignatios.htm">Smurnaiois Ignatios</a> ... kago to dokein dedemai. ti de kai heauton ekdoton dedoka to thanato, pros pur, pros machairan, pros theria? all' engus machairas ... //christianbookshelf.org/lake/the apostolic fathers/smurnaiois ignatios.htm<a href="/library/felix/the_octavius_of_minucius_felix/chapter_xxxv_argument_righteous_and_pious.htm">Argument: Righteous and Pious Men Shall be Rewarded with Never ...</a> ... Footnotes: [1828] pur sophronoun is an expression of Clemens Alexandrinus, so that there is no need for the emendation of "rapiens" instead of "sapiens ... /.../the octavius of minucius felix/chapter xxxv argument righteous and pious.htm<a href="/library/schaff/the_creeds_of_the_evangelical_protestant_churches/confession_of_the_evangelical_free.htm">Confession of the Evangelical Free Church of Geneva. AD 1848.</a> ... V. Nous croyons que la Parole, qui ??tait de toute ??ternit?? avec Dieu et qui ??tait Dieu, a ??t?? faite chair, et que, second Adam, n?? pur d'une vierge par ... /.../confession of the evangelical free.htm<a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_g/the_net_spread.htm">The Net Spread</a> ... kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.7. In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is ... /.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the net spread.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/p/pur.htm">Pur (3 Occurrences)</a> ... A lot, lots, a festival instituted by the Jews (Esther 9:24-32) in ironical commemoration of Haman's consultation of the Pur (a Persian word), for the purpose ... /p/pur.htm - 15k<a href="/topical/p/purim.htm">Purim (5 Occurrences)</a> ... A lot, lots, a festival instituted by the Jews (Esther 9:24-32) in ironical commemoration of Haman's consultation of the Pur (a Persian word), for the purpose ... /p/purim.htm - 16k<a href="/topical/p/personality.htm">Personality</a> ...pur'-sun, pur'-s'n, pur-un-al'-ti (nephesh, 'ish, 'adham, panim, prosopon, hupostasis): The most frequent word for "person" in the Old Testament is nephesh ... /p/personality.htm - 16k<a href="/topical/p/purity.htm">Purity (16 Occurrences)</a> ...pur, pur'-li, pu'-ri-ti: This group of words has in the Old Testament and the New Testament an almost exclusively ethical significance, though the word "pure ... /p/purity.htm - 30k<a href="/topical/p/pergamos.htm">Pergamos (1 Occurrence)</a> ...pur'-ga-mos, or pur'-ga-mum (he Pergamos, or to Pergamon): 1. History: Pergamos, to which the ancient writers also gave the neuter form of the name, was a city ... /p/pergamos.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/p/pergamum.htm">Pergamum (2 Occurrences)</a> ...pur'-ga-mos, or pur'-ga-mum (he Pergamos, or to Pergamon): 1. History: Pergamos, to which the ancient writers also gave the neuter form of the name, was a city ... /p/pergamum.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/p/perseus.htm">Perseus</a> ...pur'-sus, pur'-se-us (Perseus): In 1 Maccabees 8:5 the conquest of "Perseus, king of the Citims" (the Revised Version (British and American) "king of Chittim ... /p/perseus.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/p/pure.htm">Pure (160 Occurrences)</a> ...pur, pur'-li, pu'-ri-ti: This group of words has in the Old Testament and the New Testament an almost exclusively ethical significance, though the word "pure ... /p/pure.htm - 39k<a href="/topical/p/persian.htm">Persian (4 Occurrences)</a> ... PERSIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (ANCIENT). pur'-shan, pur'-zhan,RATURE (ANCIENT): I. LANGUAGE (Introductory) Dialects II. OLD PERSIAN INSCRIPTIONS III. ... /p/persian.htm - 45k<a href="/topical/p/purely.htm">Purely (4 Occurrences)</a> ...pur, pur'-li, pu'-ri-ti: This group of words has in the Old Testament and the New Testament an almost exclusively ethical significance, though the word "pure ... /p/purely.htm - 9k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://clyx.com/term/pur.htm">Pur: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Pur (3 Occurrences)<a href="/esther/3-7.htm">Esther 3:7</a> In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, and chose the twelfth month, which is the month Adar. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/esther/9-24.htm">Esther 9:24</a> because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast "Pur," that is the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/esther/9-26.htm">Esther 9:26</a> Therefore they called these days " Purim, " from the word "Pur." Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come to them, (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><a href="/topical/p/pur.htm">Pur</a><a href="/topical/naves/p/pur--the_lot.htm">Pur: The Lot</a><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><a href="/topical/p/purim.htm">Purim (5 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/p/personality.htm">Personality</a><a href="/topical/p/purity.htm">Purity (16 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/p/pergamos.htm">Pergamos (1 Occurrence)</a><a href="/topical/p/pergamum.htm">Pergamum (2 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/p/perseus.htm">Perseus</a><a href="/topical/p/pure.htm">Pure (160 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/p/persian.htm">Persian (4 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/p/purely.htm">Purely (4 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/x/xerxes.htm">Xerxes (24 Occurrences)</a><a 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