<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> In the Hebrew Bible, the Urim and the Thummim (Hebrew: הָאוּרִים וְהַתֻּמִּים ‬, Standard ha - Urim veha - Tummim Tiberian hāʾÛrîm wəhatTummîm; meaning uncertain, possibly "Lights and Perfections") are elements of the hoshen, the breastplate worn by the High Priest attached to the ephod . They are connected with divination in general, and cleromancy in particular . Most scholars suspect that the phrase refers to a set of two objects used by the high priest to answer a question or reveal the will of God . </P> <P> The Urim and the Thummim first appear in Exodus 28: 30, where they are named for inclusion on the breastplate to be worn by Aaron in the holy place . Other books, especially 1 Samuel, describe their use in divination . </P> <P> Urim (אוּרִים ‬) traditionally has been taken to derive from a root meaning lights; these derivations are reflected in the Neqqudot of the Masoretic Text . In consequence, Urim and Thummim has traditionally been translated as lights and perfections (by Theodotion, for example), or, by taking the phrase allegorically, as meaning revelation and truth, or doctrine and truth (it appears in this form in the Vulgate, in the writing of St. Jerome, and in the Hexapla). The latter use was defended in modern Catholic interpretations by connecting Urim and Thummim from the roots ירה (to teach) and אׇמַן (be true). </P>

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