What does פּוּר (pûr) mean in the Bible?
פּוּר (pûr): Casting of lots as means of divine decision-making; root in physical fragments determines allocation or judgment
Hebrew · H6332
פּוּר
A lot (as by means of a broken piece)
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פּוּר H6332
Pronunciation pûr
What does פּוּר (pûr) mean in the Bible?
פּוּר (pûr): Casting of lots as means of divine decision-making; root in physical fragments determines allocation or judgment
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6332?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Purim (2), the Pur (2), about Purim (1), concerning Purim (1), Pur (1).
Where does פּוּר (pûr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Esther 3:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Esther (8).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of Purim 2× Esther 9:28, Esther 9:31
the Pur 2× Esther 3:7, Esther 9:24
about Purim 1× Esther 9:32
concerning Purim 1× Esther 9:29
Pur 1× Esther 9:26
Purim 1× Esther 9:26
Show sample aligned rows
Esther 3:7 פּוּר֩ to the Pur Noun - masculine singular Esther 9:24 פּוּר֙ to the Pur Noun - masculine singular Esther 9:26 פוּרִים֙ to Purim Noun - masculine plural Esther 9:26 הַפּ֔וּר to Pur Article | Noun - masculine singular Esther 9:28 הַפּוּרִ֣ים to of Purim Article | Noun - masculine plural Esther 9:29 הַפּוּרִ֛ים to concerning Purim Article | Noun - masculine plural Esther 9:31 הַפֻּרִ֨ים to of Purim Article | Noun - masculine plural Esther 9:32 הַפֻּרִ֖ים to about Purim Article | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Esther 3:7
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 1
Esther 8
Source forms
הַפּ֔וּר 1x hap·pūr Esther 9:26
הַפּוּרִ֣ים 1x hap·pū·rîm Esther 9:28
הַפּוּרִ֛ים 1x hap·pū·rîm Esther 9:29
הַפֻּרִ֨ים 1x hap·pu·rîm Esther 9:31
הַפֻּרִ֖ים 1x hap·pu·rîm Esther 9:32
פּוּר֩ 1x pūr Esther 3:7
פּוּר֙ 1x pūr Esther 9:24
פוּרִים֙ 1x p̄ū·rîm Esther 9:26
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural 4x Esther 9:28, Esther 9:29, Esther 9:31, Esther 9:32
Noun - masculine singular 2x Esther 3:7, Esther 9:24
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Esther 9:26
Noun - masculine plural 1x Esther 9:26
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Casting of lots as means of divine decision-making; root in physical fragments determines allocation or judgment
Source Gloss
a lot (as by means of a broken piece)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Casting of lots as means of divine decision-making; root in physical fragments determines allocation or judgment
a lot (as by means of a broken piece) BDB: lot Usage: Pur, Purim.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פּוּר is built from this root:
פּוּר H6331
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain