What does תֻּמִּים (tûmiym) mean in the Bible?
e. ) one of the epithets of the objects in the high-priest's breastplate as an emblem of complete Truth".
Hebrew · H8550
תֻּמִּים
Perfections , i.e. (techn.) one of the epithets of the objects in the high-priest's breastplate as an emblem of complete Truth
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תֻּמִּים H8550
Pronunciation tûmiym
What does תֻּמִּים (tûmiym) mean in the Bible?
תֻּמִּים (tûmiym) is a Hebrew word meaning "perfections , i.e. (techn.) one of the epithets of the objects in the high-priest's breastplate as an emblem of complete Truth".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8550?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and Thummim (4), [Give] Your Thummim [to Levi] (1).
Where does תֻּמִּים (tûmiym) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 28:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (1), Exodus (1), Ezra (1), Leviticus (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 and Thummim 4× Exodus 28:30, Leviticus 8:8, Ezra 2:63, Nehemiah 7:65
[Give] Your Thummim [to Levi] 1× Deuteronomy 33:8
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Exodus 28:30 הַתֻּמִּ֔ים to and Thummim Article | Noun - masculine plural Leviticus 8:8 הַתֻּמִּֽים׃ to and Thummim Article | Noun - masculine plural Deuteronomy 33:8 תֻּמֶּ֥יךָ to [Give] Your Thummim [to Levi] Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Ezra 2:63 וּלְתֻמִּֽים׃ to and Thummim Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Nehemiah 7:65 וְתוּמִּֽים׃ to and Thummim Conjunctive waw | 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 5
Books represented 5
Exodus 1 Leviticus 1 Deuteronomy 1 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 1
Source forms
הַתֻּמִּ֔ים 1x hat·tum·mîm Exodus 28:30
הַתֻּמִּֽים׃ 1x hat·tum·mîm Leviticus 8:8
וּלְתֻמִּֽים׃ 1x ū·lə·ṯum·mîm Ezra 2:63
וְתוּמִּֽים׃ 1x wə·ṯūm·mîm Nehemiah 7:65
תֻּמֶּ֥יךָ 1x tum·me·ḵā Deuteronomy 33:8
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x Exodus 28:30, Leviticus 8:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 1x Nehemiah 7:65
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural 1x Ezra 2:63
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 33:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. perfections , i.e. (techn.) one of the epithets of the objects in the high-priest's breastplate as an emblem of complete Truth
Source Gloss
perfections , i.e. (techn.) one of the epithets of the objects in the high-priest's breastplate as an emblem of complete Truth
Extended definition
Thummim.
Word Origins
תֻּמִּים 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