Phrurai

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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]

Phrurai . In Ad. Est 11:1 the Book of Esther is called ‘the epistle of Phrurai’ ( i.e. ‘Purim’ [wh. see]).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]

frū´rı̄ , frū´rā́ - ı̄ ( Φρουραί , Phrouraı́  ; also in Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Alexandrinus as Φρουραία , Phrouraı́a and Φρουρίμ , Phrourı́m  ; the King James Version Phurim ): In Additions to   Esther 11:1 , "the epistle of Phrurai" means the preceding Book of Esther. See Purim .

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