What does Urim and Thummim mean?
Definitions for Urim and Thummim
ˈyʊər ɪm, ˈʊər-; ˈθʌm ɪm, ˈtʊm-urim and thum·mim
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Princeton's WordNet
Urim and Thummimnoun
lots thrown to determine God's answers to yes-no questions
Wiktionary
Urim and Thummimnoun
The sacred devices (not always physical) used for casting lots
Urim and Thummimnoun
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.
Etymology: Transcription of Hebrew האורים והתומים.
Wikidata
Urim and Thummim
In ancient Israelite religion and culture, Urim and Thummim is a phrase from the Hebrew Scriptures or Torah associated with the hoshen, divination in general, and cleromancy in particular. Most scholars suspect that the phrase refers to specific objects involved in the divination.
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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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Urim and Thummim in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Urim and Thummim in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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