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单词 Urim and Thummim
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Definition of Urim and Thummim in English:

Urim and Thummim

plural noun
historical
  • Two objects of a now unknown nature, possibly used for divination, worn on the breastplate of a Jewish high priest.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I looked in, and there indeed did I behold the plates, the Urim and Thummim, and the breastplate, as stated by the messenger.
    • Nevertheless, he showed awareness of the oracular function of the Urim and Thummim and the traditional Christian associations of them with ‘revelation and truth’ and ‘lights and perfection.’
    • With the help of a translating device identified as the Urim and Thummim, part of the priestly vestments briefly mentioned in such Old Testament passages as Exodus 28, Smith set about deciphering the tablets.
    • The Urim and the Tumim, stones that had the ineffable name of Hashem etched upon them, that were to be put in the Choshen of the Kohen Gadol, are not mentioned during the construction.

Origin

From Hebrew.

 
 

Definition of Urim and Thummim in US English:

Urim and Thummim

plural nounˈ(y)o͝orim
historical
  • Two objects of a now unknown nature, possibly used for divination, worn on the breastplate of a Jewish high priest.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I looked in, and there indeed did I behold the plates, the Urim and Thummim, and the breastplate, as stated by the messenger.
    • Nevertheless, he showed awareness of the oracular function of the Urim and Thummim and the traditional Christian associations of them with ‘revelation and truth’ and ‘lights and perfection.’
    • The Urim and the Tumim, stones that had the ineffable name of Hashem etched upon them, that were to be put in the Choshen of the Kohen Gadol, are not mentioned during the construction.
    • With the help of a translating device identified as the Urim and Thummim, part of the priestly vestments briefly mentioned in such Old Testament passages as Exodus 28, Smith set about deciphering the tablets.

Origin

From Hebrew.

 
 
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