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<p> ''''' pûr ''''' ( Esther 3:7; Esther 9:26 ). See [[Purim]] . </p> | <p> פור , κληρος , signifies <em> lot. </em> Pur, Phur, or Purim, was a solemn feast of the Jews, instituted in memory of the lots cast by Haman, the enemy of the Jews, Esther 3:7 . These lots were cast in the first month of the year, and gave the twelfth month of the same year for the execution of Haman's design, to destroy all the [[Jews]] in Persia. Thus the superstition of Haman, in crediting these lots, caused his own ruin, and the preservation of the Jews, who, by means of Esther, had time to avert this blow. The Jews have exactly kept this feast down to our times. See [[Haman]] , See [[Esther]] , and See [[Mordecai]] . </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_162932" /> == | |||
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' v. i.) To utter a low, murmuring, continued sound, as a cat does when pleased. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To signify or express by purring. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) The low, murmuring sound made by a cat to express contentment or pleasure. </p> | |||
== Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_48564" /> == | |||
<p> [[Pur,]] [[Purim]] </p> <p> [[Feasts]] of the Jews, so called, Esther 3:7. The word means Lot. So that Purlin (or [[Lots]] in the plural) were those seasons when they celebrated their triumph over Haman and his house; and which festivals are kept even to this hour. </p> | |||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_62341" /> == | |||
<p> [[Pur,]] To utter a low murmuring continued sound, as a cat. </p> <p> [[Pur,]] to signify by purring. </p> <p> [[Pur,]] n. The low murmuring continued sound of a cat. </p> | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43273" /> == | |||
[[Purim]] | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53243" /> == | |||
<p> <strong> [[Pur]] </strong> . See Purim. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_7427" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' pûr ''''' ( Esther 3:7; Esther 9:26 ). See [[Purim]] . </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_162932"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/pur Pur from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_48564"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hawker-s-poor-man-s-concordance-and-dictionary/pur Pur from Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_62341"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/pur Pur from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_43273"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/pur Pur from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_53243"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/pur Pur from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_7427"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/pur Pur from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_7427"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/pur Pur from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 23:46, 12 October 2021
Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary [1]
פור , κληρος , signifies lot. Pur, Phur, or Purim, was a solemn feast of the Jews, instituted in memory of the lots cast by Haman, the enemy of the Jews, Esther 3:7 . These lots were cast in the first month of the year, and gave the twelfth month of the same year for the execution of Haman's design, to destroy all the Jews in Persia. Thus the superstition of Haman, in crediting these lots, caused his own ruin, and the preservation of the Jews, who, by means of Esther, had time to avert this blow. The Jews have exactly kept this feast down to our times. See Haman , See Esther , and See Mordecai .
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( v. i.) To utter a low, murmuring, continued sound, as a cat does when pleased.
(2): ( v. t.) To signify or express by purring.
(3): ( n.) The low, murmuring sound made by a cat to express contentment or pleasure.
Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary [3]
Feasts of the Jews, so called, Esther 3:7. The word means Lot. So that Purlin (or Lots in the plural) were those seasons when they celebrated their triumph over Haman and his house; and which festivals are kept even to this hour.
King James Dictionary [4]
Pur, To utter a low murmuring continued sound, as a cat.
Pur, to signify by purring.
Pur, n. The low murmuring continued sound of a cat.
Holman Bible Dictionary [5]
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [6]
Pur . See Purim.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [7]
pûr ( Esther 3:7; Esther 9:26 ). See Purim .
References
- ↑ Pur from Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary
- ↑ Pur from Webster's Dictionary
- ↑ Pur from Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary
- ↑ Pur from King James Dictionary
- ↑ Pur from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Pur from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Pur from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
