Word Study · Strong's H6332 · Hebrew
פּוּר
Pur
poor
Strong's 1890 spelling: Pûwr
“a lot (as by means of a broken piece)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a lot (as by means of a broken piece)
Rendered in the KJV as
Pur, Purim.
- 8occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- הַפּ֔וּר1
- הַפּוּרִ֣ים1
- הַפּוּרִ֛ים1
- הַפֻּרִ֨ים1
- הַפֻּרִ֖ים1
- פּוּר֩1
- פּוּר֙1
- פוּרִים֙1
How it is rendered · 4
- the Purim4
- Pur2
- Purim1
- the Pur1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural4
- noun · masculine singular2
- noun · masculine plural1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
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- HTd/Ncmpa · 4
- HNcmsa · 2
- HNcmpa · 1
- HTd/Ncmsa · 1
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Esther8 occurrences
- Esther 3:7פּוּר֩purnoun · masculine singularIn the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the Pur (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman to determine a day and month. And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar.here: Pur
- Esther 9:24פּוּר֙purnoun · masculine singularFor Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them and had cast the Pur (that is, the lot) to crush and destroy them.here: Pur
- Esther 9:26פוּרִים֙furimnoun · masculine pluralTherefore these days are called Purim, from the word Pur. Because of all the instructions in this letter, and because of all they had seen and experienced,here: Purim
- Esther 9:26הַפּ֔וּרhapurthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularTherefore these days are called Purim, from the word Pur. Because of all the instructions in this letter, and because of all they had seen and experienced,here: the Pur
- Esther 9:28הַפּוּרִ֣יםhapurimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralThese days should be remembered and celebrated by every generation, family, province, and city, so that these days of Purim should not fail to be observed among the Jews, nor should the memory of them fade from their descendants.here: the Purim
- Esther 9:29הַפּוּרִ֛יםhapurimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralSo Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim.here: the Purim
- Esther 9:31הַפֻּרִ֨יםhapurimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralin order to confirm these days of Purim at their appointed time, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established them and had committed themselves and their descendants to the times of fasting and lamentation.here: the Purim
- Esther 9:32הַפֻּרִ֖יםhapurimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralSo Esther’s decree confirmed these regulations about Purim, which were written into the record.here: the Purim
Same headword in Strong's