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# purim

«purim» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **The Jewish holiday that remembers how Esther and Mordecai…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun

### meaning for a pupil

The Jewish holiday that remembers how Esther and Mordecai saved the Jews of Persia from Haman. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purim/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The name means "lots." Esther and Mordecai wrote letters to make these days a yearly feast. Interpretation: It is kept with the reading of the Scroll of Esther, gifts of food to friends, gifts to the poor and a festive meal. Children dress up and make noise at Haman's name.

### examples

- Wherefore they called these days Purim, after the name of pur. (Writings EST.9.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purim/#x1)
- And the commandment of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book. (Writings EST.9.32, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purim/#x2)
- Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote down all the acts of power, to confirm this second letter of Purim. (Writings EST.9.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purim/#x3)

### note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

### In the corpora

- [Wherefore they called these days Purim, after the name of pur.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EST.172/)
- [And the commandment of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EST.179/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «purim» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/purim/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.