Word Study · Strong's H224 · Hebrew

אוּרִים

urim

oo-reem'

Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼÛwrîym

“Urim, the oracular brilliancy of the figures in the high-priest's breastplate”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

Urim, the oracular brilliancy of the figures in the high-priest's breastplate

Rendered in the KJV as

Urim.

8
occurrencesin the Old Testament
7 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
6
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 8 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 6

הָאוּרִ֖ים2
לְאוּרִ֥ים2
אוּרִים1
בָּאוּרִ֖ים1
הָאוּרִים֙1
וְאוּרֶ֖יךָ1

How it is rendered · 5

the Urim3
to Urim2
and Urim your1
by the Urim1
Urim1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 5

the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural3
preposition + noun · masculine plural2
conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
noun · masculine plural1
preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HTd/Ntmpa · 3
HR/Ntmpa · 2
HC/Ntmpc/Sp2ms · 1
HNcmpa · 1
HRd/Ntmpa · 1

All 8, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

1 Samuel2 of 8 · 25%
Exodus1 of 8 · 13%
Leviticus1 of 8 · 13%
Numbers1 of 8 · 13%
Deuteronomy1 of 8 · 13%

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Exodus1 occurrence

Exodus 28:30הָאוּרִים֙haurimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralAnd place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.here: the Urim

Leviticus1 occurrence

Leviticus 8:8הָאוּרִ֖יםhaurimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralThen he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece.here: the Urim

Numbers1 occurrence

Numbers 27:21הָאוּרִ֖יםhaurimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralHe shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”here: the Urim

Deuteronomy1 occurrence

Deuteronomy 33:8וְאוּרֶ֖יךָveureikhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularConcerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.here: and Urim your

1 Samuel2 occurrences

Ezra1 occurrence

Ezra 2:63לְאוּרִ֥יםleurimpreposition + noun · masculine pluralThe governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.here: to Urim

Nehemiah1 occurrence

Nehemiah 7:65לְאוּרִ֥יםleurimpreposition + noun · masculine pluralThe governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.here: to Urim

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