Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H224
אוּרִים
u.rim · “Urim”
Used 7 times across 7 books
Definition
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)
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)
Where it appears
Exodus1
Leviticus1
Numbers1
Deuteronomy1
1 Samuel1
Ezra1
Nehemiah1
In the text
Exodus 28:30And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before the Lord: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the Lord continually.Leviticus 8:8And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.Numbers 27:21And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the Lord: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.Deuteronomy 33:8And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;1 Samuel 28:6And when Saul enquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.Ezra 2:63And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.Nehemiah 7:65And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.
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