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they called these days Purim, after the name of Pur
To call something after something else is an idiom that means to give it the same name or a similar name. Alternate translation: "They called these days Purim, like the word Pur" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom)
Purim
This is the name of the festival that commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people in ancient Persia from Haman's plot to destroy and kill all the Jews in a single day. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names)
the name of Pur.
It can be stated clearly what "Pur" means. Alternate translation: "the word Pur, which means 'lot.'" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)