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חַג פּוּרִים שָׂמֵחַ

chag purim sameach

pronounced khag pu-RIM sa-ME-akh

“Happy Purim festival” — the greeting exchanged through the day

also written: chag purim sameach, hag purim sameach, chag purim same'ach

In Scripture World English Bible

Therefore the Jews of the villages, who live in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, a good day, and a day of sending presents of food to one another.

Esther 9:19 Purim background — the feast is established as a day of gladness; the modern greeting itself is not a biblical phrase.

as the days in which the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned to them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending presents of food to one another, and gifts to the needy.

Esther 9:22 Purim background — joy, shared food, and gifts to the poor define the feast.

Therefore they called these days “Purim”, from the word “Pur.” Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come to them,

Esther 9:26 Exact festival name — Scripture explains why the days are called Purim.

You shall rejoice in your feast, you, your son, your daughter, your male servant, your female servant, the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your gates.

Deuteronomy 16:14 Component words — Scripture joins festival and rejoicing, the ideas combined in the later greeting.

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