. "Purim (/\u02C8p\u028A\u0259r\u026Am/; Hebrew: About this sound \u05E4\u05BC\u05D5\u05BC\u05E8\u05B4\u05D9\u05DD P\u00FBr\u00EEm \"lots\", from the word \u05E4\u05D5\u05E8 pur, related to Akkadian: p\u016Bru) is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, who was planning to kill all the Jews. This took place in the ancient Persian Empire."@en . "Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told in theBook of Esther(Megillah)" . . . . . . "Purim"@en .