Pur (פור) means fate in Hebrew.
It can also mean luck and lot. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
fate, luck, lot
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Pur.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גורל, פיסת חומר אשר היו מטילים בתוך כלי כדי לקבוע החלטות ללא משוא פנים.
בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן הוּא חֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה לַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ הִפִּיל פּוּר הוּא הַגּוֹרָל לִפְנֵי הָמָן
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Pur is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פּוּר
- Written without vowel points
- פור
- Said
- pur
- Root
- פ־ר־ר
- Plural
- פּוּרִים
- Inflections
- ר' פּוּרִים; פּוּר־, ר' פּוּרֵי־
- Gematria
- 286
This is how Pur is said in other languages.
- English
- fate, luck, lot
- Russian
- жребий
These words mean nearly the same as Pur.
These words rhyme with Pur.
The word Pur is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נפל הפור
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The word Pur comes from the root פ־ר־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Pur in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Pur.
What does Pur (פור) mean in Hebrew?
Pur (פור) means fate, luck, and lot. It is said pur, with the stress on pur.
What is a synonym for Pur (פור)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Pur (פור) are הגרלה, פיס, and גורל.
What rhymes with Pur (פור)?
Words that rhyme with Pur (פור) include כדור, יצור, דיבור, ציבור, אור, and אור.
Is Pur (פור) masculine or feminine?
The word Pur (פור) is a masculine noun, and its plural is פּוּרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.