Strong's Lexicon: H224 אוּרִים

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H224
Word:	אוּרִים
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	plur of H217
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	7
Transliteration:	Uwriym
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	oo-reem'
Meaning:	1. lights 2. Urim, the oracular brilliancy of the figures in the high-priest's breastplate
KJV Renderings:	Urim.

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BDB241

אֻרִים noun [masculine] plural region of light, East Isa 24:15 (so Ges MV Ew De Di RV ; Lo Hi Kn Che read איים = coasts, so Cdd. ᵐ5 ; — ᵐ5 mostly omit ᵑ9 in doctrina, thinking of Urim, see Br^{MP 297}).

BDB242

אוּרִים noun masculine Urim (plural intensive, mostly with article the Urim, and mostly joined with תֻּמִּים q. v.) תֻּמֶּיךָ וְאוּרֶיךָ לְאִישׁ הֲסִידֶךָ Deut 33:8 thy Thummim and thy Urim has the man of thy favour, i.e. the Levite tested at Massah & Meribah; הָאוּרִים וְהִתֻּמִּים were put into the חשֶׁן הִמִּשְׁפָּט of the high priest Exod 28:30 ; Lev 8:8 ( P ); this חשֶׁן (q. v.) was a little bag or pouch worn on breast of high, priest, to hold the Urim & Thummim; the name הַמִּשְׁפָּט ׳ ח was given because of decisions made by that which was within it; thus, Eleazar was to inquire of ׳ י for Joshua בְּמִשְׁפַּט הָאוּרִים Num 27:21 ( P ); Saul prayed הָבָה אוּרִים opposed to הבה תֻּמִּים, 1Sam 14:41 ᵐ5 , so We Dr ( ᵑ0 omits former, and reads תָּמִים in latter); ׳ י did not answer Saul בָּאוּרִים or by dreams or prophets 1Sam 28:6 post-exilic Jews reserved difficult questions until there stood up a priest לְאוּרִים וּלְתֻמִּים Ezra 2:63; Neh 7:65 (here alone without article) These passages give little information; ᵐ5 δήλωσις καὶ ἀλήθεια, ᵑ9 doctrina et veritas, Symm φωτισμοὶ καὶ τελεώτητες; Jos^{Ant. «JOSEPHUS:Antiquities 3:8»iii.
8}. 9 thinks of the twelve gems of face of bag as giving decision by shining; Philo^{Vit.
Mos. iii} thinks of two small images (׳ א & ׳ ת), probably embroidered in the cloth of the bag, like oracle-images of Egypt (Diod^{1,48, 75} Aelian^{Var. Hist.14, 34}); Ew^{Geschichte iii, 309}; Antiq. 295, of two stones of different colours for sacred lot, on this see Dr 1Sam 14:41 where ᵐ5 אוּרִים & תֻּמִּים as object of give, δος = הָבָה; compare הִפִּילוּ 1Sam 14:42, וַיִלָּכֵד 1Sam 14:41 (used of taking by lot 1Sam 10:20; Isa 7:14; Isa 7:16); see also We & RS^{OTJC Lect x. N 4} ; Bähr^Symbolik, of one thing within bag, a sacred pledge to high priest of the enlightenment & perfection he would receive from ׳ י when called to make sacred decisions; Ka^{Ex 544} sees the sacred pledge in the twelve sacred gems themselves, that stimulate priest to self-sacrifice & perfect sanctification.

BDB9190

תֹּם noun [masculine] completeness, integrity ; — תֹּם absolute Prov 10:20 +; construct Job 4:6; Ps 78:72, construct also תָּםֿ Prov 13:6 + 4 t.; suffix תֻּמִּי Ps 26:1 + 11 t. suffix; plural תֻּמִּים Exod 28:30 + 3 t.; suffix תֻּמֶּיךָ Deut 33:8 ; —

1. completeness, fullness: כְּתֻמָּם Isa 47:9 according to their full measure; בְּעֶצֶם תֻּמּוֺ Job 21:23 in his very completeness.

2. innocence, simplicity: הלכים לתמם 2Sam 15:11 מֶשַׁךְ בַּקֶּשֶׁת לְתֻמּוֺ 1Kgs 22:34 = 2Chr 18:33, i.e. without definite aim.

3. integrity: תֹּם לֵבָב integrity of mind Gen 20:5; Gen 20:6 ( E ), 1Kgs 9:4 ; Ps 78:72 ; Ps 101:2 תָּםדֶּֿרֶךְ Prov 13:6; Job 4:6 (הת)הלך בַּתֹּם Prov 10:9, בְּתֻמּוֺ Prov 19:1; Prov 20:7; Prov 28:6, בְּתֻמִּי Ps 26:1; Ps 26:11 הֹלְכֵי תֹם Prov 2:7 תֹּם וָישֶׁר Ps 25:21 בְּתֻמִּי Ps 41:13 כְּתֻמִּי Ps 7:9 מָעוֺז לַתֹּם Prov 10:29 .

4. תֻּמִּים in אוּרִים וְתֻמִּים (meaning dubious, see, אורים) Deut 33:8; Exod 28:30 ( P ) Lev 8:8 ( P ), Ezra 2:63 = Neh 7:65 + 1Sam 14:41 (for תָּמִים) We Dr Bu HPS; also Hos 3:4 (for תרפים Che^{JQ. July 1899, 564} and Hos 4:5 (תֻּמֶּ֑יךָ for אִמֶּ֑ךָ) Ruben^{JQ. April 1899, 44} Che^l.c.