אוּרִים
urim · Urim
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H224 · appears 7 times in the Bible
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urim (אוּרִים) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Urim”.
"lights". With the Thummim, an object kept in the breastpiece by which God's decision was sought.
How to say it
u·rim
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- Exodus 28:30
You shall put in the breastpiece of judgment the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be on the heart of Aaron when he goes in before YHWH; and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the sons of Israel on his heart before YHWH continually.
- Leviticus 8:8
He put on him the breastpiece, and he put in the breastpiece the Urim and the Thummim.
- Numbers 27:21
And before Eleazar the priest he shall stand, and he shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before YHWH. At his command they shall go out, and at his command they shall come in, he and all the sons of Israel with him, the whole community.”
- Deuteronomy 33:8
And of Levi he said, “Your Thummim and your Urim belong to your faithful man, whom you tested at Massah, with whom you contended at the waters of Meribah;
- 1 Samuel 28:6
Saul inquired of YHWH, but YHWH did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by prophets.
- Ezra 2:63
And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up for Urim and Thummim.
- Nehemiah 7:65
And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things until the priest stood up for Urim and Thummim.