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purim

Pu·rim
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo r-im; Sephardic Hebrew poo-reem; Ashkenazic Hebrew poo r-im]
    • /ˈpʊər ɪm; Sephardic Hebrew puˈrim; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈpʊər ɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo r-im; Sephardic Hebrew poo-reem; Ashkenazic Hebrew poo r-im]
    • /ˈpʊər ɪm; Sephardic Hebrew puˈrim; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈpʊər ɪm/

Definitions of purim word

  • noun purim a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman. 1
  • noun purim a Jewish holiday celebrated on Adar 14, in February or March, and in Adar Sheni in leap years, to commemorate the deliverance of the Jews from the massacre planned for them by Haman (Esther 9) 0
  • noun purim a Jewish holiday, the Feast of Lots, celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Jews by Esther from a general massacre plotted by Haman: Esth. 9:21 0

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Parts of speech for Purim

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

purim popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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