The Hebrew name for the upcoming Festival of Lots is פּוּרִים (poo-REEM, more commonly pronounced in Israel as POO-reem).

The name comes from the ancient Persian word for lots, puru.

Lots of words in the Megillah come from ancient Persian and Babylonian, such as the names of the main characters.

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