Purim

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Proper noun
  - 1.2.1 Translations

English [edit]

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Purim

Etymology [edit]

From Hebrew פורים (literally “lots”).

Proper noun [edit]

Purim

(Judaism) A Jewish festival, celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a massacre.

Translations [edit]

Jewish festival

Hebrew: פּוּרִים (he)

Yiddish: פּורים (yi) (Purim, Purem) m

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