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Meaning and etymology of the name Urim
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Urim 
The Urim is one of two enigmatic items that were placed in the breastplate of the high priest, the other one being the Thummim (Exodus 28:30). 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 (Numbers 27:21, 1 Samuel 28:6).
The name/word Urim comes from the common Hebrew verb  ('or) meaning to be or to become light, shine, give light. Some derivations are: ('or) meaning light, and ('ur) meaning flame.  ('ora) is a feminine form of the word light (as such also used to mean joy) and also the name of a certain herb ('ora as used in 2 Kings 4:39); possibly a very spicy or otherwise inflaming herb, or simply endowed with bright blossoms, etc. The regular word for star is  (ma'or) and literally means luminary.
Urim is a regular plural and means Lights or Flames.
Related names are
Jair,
Jairus,
Ur,
Uri,
Uriah and perhaps
Aaron, and the Hebrew word for
Nile.
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