The following is the results of your search for pur, purim.
Pur, Purim: A lot, lots, a festival instituted by the Jews
(Esther 9:24-32) in ironical
commemoration of Haman's consultation of the Pur (a Persian word), for
the purpose of ascertaining the auspicious day for executing his cruel
plot against their nation. It became a national institution by the
common consent of the Jews, and is observed by them to the present day,
on the 14th and 15th of the month Adar, a month before the Passover.
