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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אוּרִים H224
Pronunciation ʾûriym
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 It the Urim 2× Exodus 28:30, Leviticus 8:8
to consult the Urim 2× Ezra 2:63, Nehemiah 7:65
and Your Urim 1× Deuteronomy 33:8
of the Urim 1× Numbers 27:21
Urim 1× 1 Samuel 28:6
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 28:30 הָאוּרִים֙ to the Urim Article | Noun - masculine plural Leviticus 8:8 הָאוּרִ֖ים to the Urim Article | Noun - masculine plural Numbers 27:21 הָאוּרִ֖ים to of the Urim Article | Noun - masculine plural Deuteronomy 33:8 וְאוּרֶ֖יךָ to and Your Urim Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 1 Samuel 28:6 בָּאוּרִ֖ים to Urim Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Ezra 2:63 לְאוּרִ֥ים to to consult the Urim Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Nehemiah 7:65 לְאוּרִ֥ים to to consult the Urim Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 28:30
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 7
Exodus 1 Leviticus 1 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 1 1 Samuel 1 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 1
Source forms
הָאוּרִ֖ים 2x hā·’ū·rîm Leviticus 8:8, Numbers 27:21
לְאוּרִ֥ים 2x lə·’ū·rîm Ezra 2:63, Nehemiah 7:65
בָּאוּרִ֖ים 1x bā·’ū·rîm 1 Samuel 28:6
הָאוּרִים֙ 1x hā·’ū·rîm Exodus 28:30
וְאוּרֶ֖יךָ 1x wə·’ū·re·ḵā Deuteronomy 33:8
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural 3x Exodus 28:30, Leviticus 8:8, Numbers 27:21
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural 2x Ezra 2:63, Nehemiah 7:65
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 33:8
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x 1 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 definition Source: 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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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain