מִשְׁלוֹחַ מָנוֹת

mishloach manot

pronounced mish-LO-ach ma-NOT

“Sending portions” — the gifts of food carried to friends on Purim, commanded in Esther 9:22

also written: mishloach manot, mishloah manot, shalach manot

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 This is one direct biblical occurrence behind the Purim practice of mishloach manot.

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 The Purim letter explicitly joins shared food gifts to feasting, gladness, and care for the needy.

Nearby words

menorahמְנוֹרָה messiahמָשִׁיחַ mishkanמִשְׁכָּן mishnahמִשְׁנָה moedimמוֹעֲדִים neilahנְעִילָה

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Hebrew words

מנורה menorah Lampstand — especially the seven-branched…
משיח messiah Mashiach — the anointed one
משלוח מנות mishloach manot “Sending portions” — the gifts of food…
משכן mishkan Dwelling place — the Tabernacle where God…
משנה mishnah Repetition, study — the early rabbinic…

‹ Hebrew words

מִשְׁלוֹחַ מָנוֹת mishloach manot mish-LO-ach ma-NOT

“Sending portions” — the gifts of food carried to friends on Purim, commanded in Esther 9:22

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

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