6332. Pur
Strong's Lexicon
Pur: Lot

Original Word: פּוּר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: Pur
Pronunciation: poor
Phonetic Spelling: (poor)
Definition: Lot
Meaning: a lot

Word Origin: Of foreign origin, akin to the Akkadian word "puru," meaning "lot."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: 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).

Usage: 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.

Cultural and Historical Background: 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).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
"a lot," a Jewish feast
NASB Translation
Pur (3), Purim (5).

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 (), , boil, ferment; Syriac , Ethpe`el, of anger).

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

Forms and Transliterations
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
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Englishman's Concordance
Esther 3:7
HEB: אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ הִפִּ֣יל פּוּר֩ ה֨וּא הַגּוֹרָ֜ל
NAS: Ahasuerus, Pur, that is the lot,
KJV: they cast Pur, that [is], the lot,
INT: Ahasuerus was cast Pur which is the lot

Esther 9:24
HEB: לְאַבְּדָ֑ם וְהִפִּ֥יל פּוּר֙ ה֣וּא הַגּוֹרָ֔ל
NAS: them and had cast Pur, that is the lot,
KJV: them, and had cast Pur, that [is], the lot,
INT: to destroy cast Pur that is the lot

Esther 9:26
HEB: לַיָּמִ֨ים הָאֵ֤לֶּה פוּרִים֙ עַל־ שֵׁ֣ם
NAS: these days Purim after the name
KJV: these days Purim after the name
INT: days these Purim and because the name

Esther 9:26
HEB: עַל־ שֵׁ֣ם הַפּ֔וּר עַל־ כֵּ֕ן
NAS: the name of Pur. And because
KJV: after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words
INT: and because the name of Pur and because after that

Esther 9:28
HEB: וָעִ֑יר וִימֵ֞י הַפּוּרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה לֹ֤א
NAS: days of Purim were not to fail
KJV: and [that] these days of Purim should not fail
INT: city days of Purim and these were not

Esther 9:29
HEB: אֵ֣ת אִגֶּ֧רֶת הַפּוּרִ֛ים הַזֹּ֖את הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃
NAS: second letter about Purim.
KJV: this second letter of Purim.
INT: to confirm letter Purim likewise second

Esther 9:31
HEB: אֵת־ יְמֵי֩ הַפֻּרִ֨ים הָאֵ֜לֶּה בִּזְמַנֵּיהֶ֗ם
NAS: days of Purim at their appointed
KJV: these days of Purim in their times
INT: to establish days of Purim these times

Esther 9:32
HEB: קִיַּ֕ם דִּבְרֵ֥י הַפֻּרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְנִכְתָּ֖ב
NAS: customs for Purim, and it was written
KJV: these matters of Purim; and it was written
INT: established customs Purim these written

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6332
8 Occurrences


p̄ū·rîm — 1 Occ.
hap·pūr — 1 Occ.
hap·pū·rîm — 4 Occ.
pūr — 2 Occ.
















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