Urim
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Urim is an ancient Israelite sacred object, traditionally paired with the Thummim, used by priests for divination and seeking God’s guidance.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Israelite sacred object
ⓘ
divinatory object ⓘ religious artifact ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
revelation
ⓘ
sacred lot-casting ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
Aaron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ high priest ⓘ |
| associatedWithObject | ephod ⓘ |
| category |
Biblical divination
ⓘ
Hebrew Bible objects ⓘ Jewish religious objects ⓘ |
| describedAs | means of obtaining divine will ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
dream revelation
ⓘ
prophetic vision ⓘ |
| etymologyProposedMeaning | lights ⓘ |
| hasDebatedNature | true ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalRole | mediating divine judgment ⓘ |
| hasUncertainForm | true ⓘ |
| hasUncertainMethodOfUse | true ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedTraditionally | in the breastpiece over the high priest’s heart ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| mentionedInBook |
Book of 1 Samuel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of Exodus NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Leviticus NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Numbers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pairedTermEtymologyProposedMeaning | perfections ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Thummim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Urim and Thummim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Judaism
ⓘ
ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| scholarlyHypothesis |
may have been inscribed stones
ⓘ
may have been sacred lots ⓘ |
| scripturalFunction |
answering yes-or-no questions
ⓘ
guiding national decisions ⓘ |
| statusInRabbinicLiterature | no longer in use after early Second Temple period ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
First Temple period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iron Age Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Israelite priests
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
high priest of Israel ⓘ |
| usedByGroup |
Israelite community leaders
ⓘ
kings of Israel ⓘ |
| usedFor |
decision-making
ⓘ
divination ⓘ seeking God’s guidance ⓘ |
| wornOn | breastpiece of judgment ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ur