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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Thummim


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The Thummim is one of two enigmatic items that was placed in the breastplate of the high priest, the other one being the Urim. We don't know what they were or what they were made of but the Urim and the Thummim were somehow used to consult God (Num 27:21, 1 Sam 28:6).

The word thummim is most likely a derivation of the wonderful root tamam (tamam 2522) to be complete. This root yields the following derivatives: tom (tom 2522a) integrity, tumma (tumma 2522b) the female form of integrity, tom (tam 2522c) perfect, tamim (tamim 2522d) complete, metom (metom 2522e) entirety.

The word thummim looks a lot like tamim (tamim 2522d) complete, a word that is used to describe sacrifices - without blemish and perfect. Speech that is tamim is 'complete, entirely in accord with truth and fact,' as BDB has it. But the word thummim is a noun and thus probably a plural of either tom (tom 2522a) integrity, or tom (tam 2522c) perfect.

Thummim means Perfections or Integrities.



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