Urim And Thummim Definition

yo͝orĭm ən thŭmĭm, o͝orĭm; to͝omĭm
noun
Sacred objects carried inside the breastplate of the high priest of ancient Israel and used as oracular media to divine the will of God.
American Heritage
Certain unidentified objects on the breastplate of the high priest: Ex. 28:30
Webster's New World

(Mormonism) A set of seer stones bound by silver bows into a set of spectacles, that founder Joseph Smith, Jr. said he found on the hill Cumorah (which is actually a drumlin) and used to interpret the golden plates.

Wiktionary

Origin of Urim And Thummim

  • Partial translation of Hebrew ’ûrîm wə-tummîm ’ûrîm perhaps pl. of ’ûr flame, light (from ’ôr to be light ℵwr in Semitic roots) wə- and tummîm pl. of tōm completion, integrity (from tam to be complete tmm in Semitic roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Classical Hebrew האורים והתומים.

    From Wiktionary

Urim And Thummim Sentence Examples

  • It was a very richly decorated object of coloured threads interwoven with gold, worn outside the luxurious mantle or robe; it was kept in place by a girdle, and by shoulder-pieces (?), to which were attached brooches of onyx (fastened to the robe) and golden rings from which hung the "breastplate" (or rather pouch) containing the sacred lots, Urim and Thummim.

  • From this illuminating passage it is clear (a) that by means of the Urim and Thummim the guilt or innocence of the suspected parties was determined; (b) that this was effected by a series of categorical questions implying the simple alternative of "yes" or "no," or something positive or negative.

  • Regarding the form and material of the Urim and Thummim ' Encycl, Biblica, iv.

  • Thus the association of the Urim and Thummim with the ephod, which appears in the oldest narratives, is retained in the Priestly Code (P).

  • It is doubtful, however, whether P had any clear notion as to what exactly the Urim and Thummim were.

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