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HebrewH0224Noun

אוּרִים

u.rim

8Occurrences
H0224Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Urim, the oracular brilliancy of the figures in the high-priest's breastplate

plural of H217 (אוּר); lights;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
Urim = "lights" stones kept in a pouch on the high-priest's breastplate, used in determining God's decision in certain questions and issues Also named: dēlos (*δῆλος *"Urim" G1212)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

N:N-M-T

Full Description

N:N-M-T

Occurrences

אוּרִים appears 8 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Samuel
2
Deuteronomy
1
Exodus
1
Ezra
1
Leviticus
1
Nehemiah
1
Numbers
1

Key Passages

1 Samuel 14:41BSB

So Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, “Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim; but if the fault is with the men of Israel, respond with Thummim.” And Jonathan and Saul were selected, but the people were cleared of the charge.

1 Samuel 28:6BSB

He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.

Deuteronomy 33:8BSB

Concerning Levi he said:“Give Your Thummim to Leviand Your Urim to Your godly one,whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.

Exodus 28:30BSB

And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.

Ezra 2:63BSB

The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.