ʼÛwrîym — H224

H224 · Hebrew — אורים

Pronunciation: oo-reem'

Definition

masculine noun

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

  1. Urim = "lights"
  2. stones kept in a pouch on the high-priest's breastplate, used in determining God's decision in certain questions and issues

Usually translated as

Urim

Origin

plural of H217; lights

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʼÛwrîym occurs 6 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Leviticus (1), Numbers (1), Deuteronomy (1), 1 Samuel (1), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — U