What does אוּרִים (ʾûriym) mean in the Bible?
אוּרִים (ʾûriym): Sacred lot-casting device in the high-priest's ephod, enabling direct divine communication through illumination or casting
Hebrew · H224
אוּרִים
Urim , the oracular brilliancy of the figures in the high-priest's breastplate
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אוּרִיםH224
Pronunciationʾûriym
What does אוּרִים (ʾûriym) mean in the Bible?
אוּרִים (ʾûriym): Sacred lot-casting device in the high-priest's ephod, enabling direct divine communication through illumination or casting
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H224?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the Urim (2), to consult the Urim (2), and Your Urim (1), of the Urim (1), Urim (1).
Where does אוּרִים (ʾûriym) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 28:30. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (1), Deuteronomy (1), Exodus (1), Ezra (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthe Urim2×Exodus 28:30, Leviticus 8:8
to consult the Urim2×Ezra 2:63, Nehemiah 7:65
and Your Urim1×Deuteronomy 33:8
of the Urim1×Numbers 27:21
Urim1×1 Samuel 28:6
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 28:30הָאוּרִים֙tothe UrimArticle | Noun - masculine pluralLeviticus 8:8הָאוּרִ֖יםtothe UrimArticle | Noun - masculine pluralNumbers 27:21הָאוּרִ֖יםtoof the UrimArticle | Noun - masculine pluralDeuteronomy 33:8וְאוּרֶ֖יךָtoand Your UrimConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular1 Samuel 28:6בָּאוּרִ֖יםtoUrimPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralEzra 2:63לְאוּרִ֥יםtoto consult the UrimPreposition-l | Noun - masculine pluralNehemiah 7:65לְאוּרִ֥יםtoto consult the UrimPreposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 28:30
Aligned rows7
Books represented7
Exodus1Leviticus1Numbers1Deuteronomy11 Samuel1Ezra1Nehemiah1
Source forms
הָאוּרִ֖ים2xhā·’ū·rîmLeviticus 8:8, Numbers 27:21
לְאוּרִ֥ים2xlə·’ū·rîmEzra 2:63, Nehemiah 7:65
בָּאוּרִ֖ים1xbā·’ū·rîm1 Samuel 28:6
הָאוּרִים֙1xhā·’ū·rîmExodus 28:30
וְאוּרֶ֖יךָ1xwə·’ū·re·ḵāDeuteronomy 33:8
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural3xExodus 28:30, Leviticus 8:8, Numbers 27:21
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural2xEzra 2:63, Nehemiah 7:65
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular1xDeuteronomy 33:8
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural1x1 Samuel 28:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Sacred lot-casting device in the high-priest's ephod, enabling direct divine communication through illumination or casting
Source Gloss
Urim , the oracular brilliancy of the figures in the high-priest's breastplate
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Sacred lot-casting device in the high-priest's ephod, enabling direct divine communication through illumination or casting
Urim, the oracular brilliancy of the figures in the high-priest's breastplate BDB: Urim Usage: Urim.
Word Origins
אוּרִים is built from this root:
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