Purim

purim English Etymology en he פּוּרִים purím lots. Pronunciation en /ˈpʊəɹɪm/ /ˈpjʊəɹ-/ /-im/ /puˈɹɪm/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Purim.wav Southern England Proper noun en Q180115en Judaism A Jewish festival, celebrated on the fourteenth day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a complete massacre at the hand of Haman the Amalekite. en https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/03/douglas-macgregor-jewish-tucker-carlson-purim/676808/ The Anti-Semite on Your TV w:The Atlantic 2022-03-17 w:Yair Rosenberg Today, Jews celebrate the holiday of Purim, a festival of revelry that commemorates their deliverance from an ancient genocidal plot. The story behind this day is recounted in the biblical Book of Esther. Traditionally, a scroll containing that book is read twice over the holiday, with listeners making noise to drown out the name of the story’s villain, Haman, a vizier who manipulated the Persian king into nearly eradicating the Jews. https://web.archive.org/web/20260215183324/https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/03/douglas-macgregor-jewish-tucker-carlson-purim/676808/ 15 February 2026 en July 27, 2023 https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/meet-the-colourful-shul-regular-who-admits-im-quite-an-extreme-person-klzm4zin Meet the colourful shul regular who admits: ‘I’m quite an extreme person’ w:The Jewish Chronicle Nicole Lampert w:Philip Sallon This is a regular shul outfit: the denizens of St John’s Wood United Synagogue are well used to their most colourful member looking like he’s going to a Purim party every week of the year. https://web.archive.org/web/20241210112231/https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/meet-the-colourful-shul-regular-who-admits-im-quite-an-extreme-person-klzm4zin 10 December 2024 en. Derived terms en Purim spiel Translations Jewish festival Arabic: ar عِيد الْمَسَاخِر, ar عِيد السُّكَّر, ar عِيد الفُور, ar بُورِيم Aramaic: arc פּוּרַיָּא pūrayyā Bukhari: bhh puryo Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 普珥節 Dutch: nl Poerim, nl Poerem, nl Poeriem French: fr Pourim m German: de Purim n m, de Purimfest n Greek: el Πουρίμ n Ancient Greek: grc Φουρῑ́μ Hebrew: he פּוּרִים purím Italian: it Purim m Ladino: lad Purim Latin: la Phūrīm Marathi: mr पुरीम Polish: pl Purim m, pl Święto Losów n Russian: ru Пу́рим m Spanish: es Purim m Swedish: sv purim c Yiddish: yi פּורים m Ladino lad Etymology From lad he פּוּרִים purím lots. Proper noun m פורים lad Purim Q180115 lad Judaica https://books.google.com/books?id=2rvrAAAAMAAJ 73–84 1939 89 https://books.google.com/books?id=2rvrAAAAMAAJ&dq=Purim Después de Purim, platicos. After Purim, little dishes. lad Aki Yerushalayim https://books.google.com/books?id=DqQdAQAAIAAJ 16–17 1995 85 https://books.google.com/books?id=DqQdAQAAIAAJ&dq=Purim En muestro sigiente numero treyeremos rechetas para las fiestas de Purim i de Pesah. In our next number we shall bring recipes for the festivals of Purim and Passover. Derived terms lad purimlik References Polish pl: Alternative forms pl Purym Etymology pl :bor he:פּוּרִים<tr:purím> + 1 Pronunciation LL-Q809 (pol)-Jest Spoczko-Purim.wav Proper noun m-in purimowy 1 pl Purim Q180115 pl Święto Losów Further reading pl Holidays