▁Rab in ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁assass ination . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁Pul sa ▁( pl ural : ▁pul se i ) ▁is ▁an ▁Ar ama ic ▁n oun ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Latin ▁word ▁p uls us ▁meaning ▁a ▁" b low " ▁or ▁" stroke ". ▁N ura ▁is ▁an ▁Ar ama ic ▁n oun ▁meaning ▁" fire ". ▁ ▁S ources ▁The ▁phrase ▁pul sa ▁din ura ▁appears ▁in ▁several ▁stories ▁in ▁classical ▁rabb in ic ▁literature ▁( though ▁not ▁with ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁a ▁myst ical ▁cur se ): ▁ ▁Adam ▁told ▁Rab bi ▁Ak iva ▁that ▁ang els ▁were ▁be ating ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁stick ▁of ▁fire ▁in ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁his ▁s ins . ▁ ▁God ▁pun ished ▁the ▁ang el ▁Met at ron ▁with ▁pul se i ▁den ura ▁for ▁having ▁mis le ad ▁El ish a ▁ben ▁Ab uy ah . ▁ ▁God ▁pun ished ▁the ▁ang el ▁Gabriel ▁with ▁pul se i ▁den ura ▁for ▁not ▁performing ▁his ▁task ▁properly ▁when ▁Jerusalem ▁was ▁destroyed . ▁ ▁E lij ah ▁was ▁pun ished ▁in ▁heaven ▁with ▁pul se i ▁den ura ▁for ▁having ▁dis closed ▁a ▁heaven ly ▁secret ▁to ▁hum ank ind . ▁▁ ▁R ava ▁said ▁that ▁if ▁Le vi ▁ben ▁S isi ▁were ▁alive , ▁he ▁would ▁strike ▁with ▁pul se i ▁den ura ▁another ▁ra bbi ▁who ▁had ▁mis re present ed ▁his ▁opinion . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁is ▁mentioned ▁once ▁in ▁the ▁Z oh ar , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁described ▁as