Definitions for urim and thummimˈyʊər ɪm, ˈʊər-; ˈθʌm ɪm, ˈtʊm-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
U•rim and Thum•mimˈyʊər ɪm, ˈʊər-; ˈθʌm ɪm, ˈtʊm-(n.pl.)
objects worn in the breastplate of the Jewish high priest and used, perhaps like lots, to determine God's will. Ex. 28:30.
Category: Judaism
Origin of Urim and Thummim:
1530–40; partial trans. of Heb ūrīm wəthummīm
Wiktionary
Urim and Thummim(Noun)
The sacred devices (not always physical) used for casting lots
Urim and Thummim(Noun)
A set of seer stones bound by silver bows into a set of spectacles, that founder Joseph Smith, Jr. said he found on the hill Cumorah and used to interpret the golden plates.
Origin: Transcription of Hebrew האורים והתומים.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Urim and Thummim
two ornaments attached to the breastplate of the Jewish high-priest which, when consulted by him, at times gave mysteriously oracular responses.
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