Thummim — the meaning of the Hebrew name תֻּמִּים

תֻּמִּים

Tummîym · pronounced toom-meem' · Strong's H8550 · a man

Thummim means perfections, i.e. (techn.) one of the epithets of the objects in the high-priest's breastplate as an emblem of complete Truth.

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תֹּם tôm (plural of, H8537) — completeness open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

plural of H8537; perfections, i.e. (techn.) one of the epithets of the objects in the high-priest's breastplate as an emblem of complete Truth.

First appearance

Exod 28:30 And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before the Lord: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the Lord continually. (KJV)

Every verse that names Thummim

5 occurrences in 5 verses — Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Ezra, Nehemiah

Exod 28:30Lev 8:8Deut 33:8Ezra 2:63Neh 7:65

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