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Purim (פורים) means Purim in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

פּוּרִים
purim
noun · masculine
In English

Purim

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with פ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Purim.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    יום חג יהודי הנָחָג בי"ד שבחודש אדר (ומאז ימי יהושע בִּן־נון, בערים המוקפות חומה נקבע לט"ו באדר) המנציח את הצלת העם היהודי בזמן גלות פרס מידיו של צוררם הוא המן האגגי.
    וְהַיָּמִים הָאֵלֶּה נִזְכָּרִים וְנַעֲשִׂים בְּכָל דּוֹר וָדוֹר מִשְׁפָּחָה וּמִשְׁפָּחָה מְדִינָה וּמְדִינָה וְעִיר וָעִיר וִימֵי הַפּוּרִים הָאֵלֶּה לֹא יַעַבְרוּ מִתּוֹךְ הַיְּהוּדִים וְזִכְרָם לֹא יָסוּף מִזַּרְעָם

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Purim is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
פּוּרִים
Written without vowel points
פורים
Said
purim
Gematria
336

This is how Purim is said in other languages.

English
Purim

These words rhyme with Purim.

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What does Purim (⁨פורים⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Purim (⁨פורים⁩) means Purim. It is said purim, with the stress on rim.

What rhymes with Purim (⁨פורים⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Purim (⁨פורים⁩) include ⁨חיים⁩, ⁨אלוהים⁩, ⁨פנים⁩, ⁨עם⁩, ⁨תמים⁩, and ⁨אקלים⁩.

Is Purim (⁨פורים⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Purim (⁨פורים⁩) is a masculine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פורים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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