urim and thummim

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Definition of urim and thummim in English English dictionary

The sacred devices (not always physical) used for casting lots

/ Should kings and nations from thy mouth consult, / Thy counsel would be as the oracle / Urim and Thummim, those oraculous gems / On Aaron’s breast, or tongue of Seers old / —.

A set of seer stones bound by silver bows into a set of spectacles, that founder Joseph Smith, Jr. said he found on the hill Cumorah and used to interpret the golden plates

Hyphenation

urim and Thum·mim

Etymology

() Transcription of Hebrew האורים והתומים. In English Bible translations from the 16th century.