אוּרִים
ʼÛwrîym · oo-reem'
Urim, the oracular brilliancy of the figures in the high-priest's breastplate
Lexicon
Derivation: plural of H217 (אוּר); lights;
Urim, the oracular brilliancy of the figures in the high-priest's breastplate
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Urim.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to fasten and establish › the head, the highest › the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep
Strength, the leader that works to fasten and establish of the head, the highest of the hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אוּרִים above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the urim2 · 29%
- with urim2 · 29%
- of urim1 · 14%
- and thy urim1 · 14%
- nor by urim1 · 14%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.