Purim

The Book of Esther names the festival 'Lots' after the lot (pūr) Haman cast to pick a date for destroying the Jews — a word Hebrew most likely borrowed from Akkadian.

Weakest linkProbable

The road to English

From Biblical Hebrew to Yiddish

From Biblical Hebrew to Ladino

From Biblical Hebrew to Koine Greek

From Biblical Hebrew to Modern Hebrew

2500 BCESumerian

Hops are evenly spaced; labels show the year each form is first attested.

Jewish lifeScripture