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Purim in Hebrew is פּוּרִים (purím).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

פּוּרִים
purím
name · masculine
In English

Purim

/ˈpʊəɹɪm/ /ˈpjʊəɹ-/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with P

These are the Hebrew words for Purim as a name.

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These words come before and after Purim in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨Purim⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨Purim⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨Purim⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨פּוּרִים⁩, said purím. Without vowel points it is written ⁨פורים⁩.

Is ⁨פורים⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨פורים⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨Purim⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨Purim⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈpʊəɹɪm/, /ˈpjʊəɹ-/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Purim and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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