UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: nsm

Sense 1: lot

Semantic domains: Stone (001006015)

Core domains: Lot (103)

Definition: = specially marked object, such as a pebble or piece of pottery, ► used in order to decide questions

Further resources: Realia:4.9

EST 3:7: RV EST 3:7 · LV EST 3:7 · Read together EST 3:7

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7 In early April of the twelfth year of King Ahashverosh’ reign, Haman got his servants to throw dice to select the best month and the best day to kill the Yehudim, and the 13th of March was chosen.

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7 In_month (the)_first that is_the _month _of Nisan in_year two _plus ten to/for_the _king ʼAḩashvērōsh someone _throw Pur that is_the_lot to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before Haman from_day to_day and_from_month to_month two_plus ten that is_the _month _of Adar.

EST 9:24: RV EST 9:24 · LV EST 9:24 · Read together EST 9:24

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24 Yes, Haman (the son of Hamedata, the Agagi), the enemy of all the Yehudim, had plotted to annihilate them, and he had thrown a ‘Pur’ (which is ‘lot’ or perhaps ‘dice’) choose the date to crush them and to destroy them.

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24 If/because Haman the _son _of Hammedatha the_Agagite the _harasser _of all _of the_Yəhūdī/(Jews) he _had _planned on the_Yəhūdī to_destroy_them and_he _had _throw Pur that is_the_lot to_disturb_them and_to_destroy_them.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

EST: RV EST 3:7 · RV EST 9:24 · RV EST 9:26 · LV EST 3:7 · LV EST 9:24 · LV EST 9:26 · Read together EST 3:7 · Read together EST 9:24 · Read together EST 9:26

Sense 2: Purim Festival

Semantic domains: Festivals (002002002011)

Core domains: Festival (066)

Definition: = yearly feast to celebrate how Israel was delivered from the evil plans of Haman who cast the lot to determine the day when they were to be exterminated

EST 9:26: RV EST 9:26 · LV EST 9:26 · Read together EST 9:26

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26 Therefore they called this celebration ‘Purim’ because of what they had experienced and because of the contents of Mordekai’s letter.

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26 Therefore yes/correct/thus/so people _called (to)_days the_these Purim on the _name _of the _Pur therefore yes/correct/thus/so on all _of the _words/messages _of the _letter (the)_this and_whatever they _had _seen on thus and_whatever it _had _happened to_them.

EST 9:28: RV EST 9:28 · LV EST 9:28 · Read together EST 9:28

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28 So that’s why every Jewish family in every generation since has celebrated these days as holidays, wherever they live. The Jewish community and its descendants will always faithfully observe this festival of ‘Purim’.

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28 And_the_days the_these were_remembered and_observed in_all generation and_generation clan and_clan province and_province and_city and_city and_the _days _of the _Purim the_these not they _will _pass _away from_among _of the_Yəhūdī/(Jews) and_remembrance _of_their not it _will _come _to _an _end from_offspring _of_their.

All 5 recorded passages for this sense

EST: RV EST 9:26 · RV EST 9:28–29 · RV EST 9:31–32 · LV EST 9:26 · LV EST 9:28–29 · LV EST 9:31–32 · Read together EST 9:26 · Read together EST 9:28–29 · Read together EST 9:31–32

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

פּוּר

Form 1

Sense 1: lot

Sense 2: Purim Festival