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Urim

Urim

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A Hebrew male name sometimes used as a family name
  • proper noun
: Urim
  • They have special stones, the Urim and Thummim, which the priests used in order to know what the Lord's answer was.

Examples

  • Now, the stones, the Urim and Thummim, were kept in the pouch behind the breastplate.

    The Cutter (2005)

  • Uh, Urim and the Thummim.

    The Cutter (2005)

  • "Moroni said that with the plates I would find a Urim and p181.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The breastplate has a place to attach the Urim and Thummim so as to leave the hands free to work.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Because they seem so strange, most descriptions of Mormon beginnings focus on the mystifying accounts of the way Joseph Smith obtained plates of gold covered with engravings that, with the aid of an instrument called the Urim and Thummim, he miraculously "translated" to produce the Book of Mormon.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The priest held the Urim in his hand, seeking divine guidance for the people.

  • In ancient Israel, the Urim was an important part of the high priest's ceremonial garb.

  • Many scholars debate the significance of the Urim and Thummim in biblical history.

Compounds

Urim and Thummim
  • Literature
1 9.9

Objects that priests used in ancient Israel to ask God yes-no questions

Surface Forms

Urim main

Etymology

Urim as a name comes from the Hebrew root or meaning 'light', so parents give the name to wish that their child will bring 'light' or hope to others.