URIM AND THUMMIM Definition & Meaning

Urim and Thummim

[ yoor-im, oor-; thuhm-im, toom- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

plural noun

Judaism.

objects, possibly made of metal or precious stones and inscribed with symbols, worn in the breastplate of the high priest and used, perhaps like lots, to determine God's response to a question answerable by “yes” or “no.” Exodus 28:30.

Urim and Thummim

/ ˈθʌmɪm; ˈjʊərɪm /

noun

Old Testament two objects probably used as oracles and carried in the breastplate of the high priest (Exodus 28:30)

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Urim and Thummim¹

First recorded in 1530–40; partial translation of Hebrew ū��īm wəthummīm, of very uncertain meaning, possibly, “lights and integrity” or “lights and perfections,” equivalent to ū��ī��, intensive plural of ū�� “a light,” ��ə- “and,” and �ٳܳ��ī��, plural of ��ō�� “truth, perfection”

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Urim and Thummim¹

C16: from Hebrew

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Example Sentences

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“They’re called Urim and Thummim, and they can help you to read the omens.”

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His also was the broad plate of gold, covering the breast, reminding of the Urim and Thummim.

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When the actual work of translation began, the Urim and Thummim were found indispensable, and in various places the statement is made that the translation was made, "by means of the Urim and Thummim."

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The Urim and Thummim of the High Priest was originally nothing but these lots.

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The second temple was much smaller than, and very inferior to, the first, and from it were wanting the ark, the Shechinah glory, the sacred fire, and the Urim and Thummim.

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Uriel urinal

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