אוּרִיםʼÛwrîym

Meanings

Same root

• אוּרʼûwr · H217flame; hence (in the plural) the East (as being the region of light)

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

• Exodus 28:30 Insert the Urim and Thummim into the sacred chestpiece so they will be carried over Aaron’s heart when he goes into the Lord’s presence. In this way, Aaron will always carry over his heart the objects used to determine the Lord’s will for his people whenever he goes in before the Lord.
• Leviticus 8:8 Then Moses placed the chestpiece on Aaron and put the Urim and the Thummim inside it.
• Numbers 27:21 When direction from the Lord is needed, Joshua will stand before Eleazar the priest, who will use the Urim—one of the sacred lots cast before the Lord—to determine his will. This is how Joshua and the rest of the community of Israel will determine everything they should do.”
• Deuteronomy 33:8 Moses said this about the tribe of Levi: “O Lord, you have given your Thummim and Urim—the sacred lots— to your faithful servants the Levites. You put them to the test at Massah and struggled with them at the waters of Meribah.
• 1 Samuel 28:6 He asked the Lord what he should do, but the Lord refused to answer him, either by dreams or by sacred lots or by the prophets.
• Ezra 2:63 The governor told them not to eat the priests’ share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the Lord about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim—the sacred lots.