Numbers 27:21:8Num.27.21.W8TAB
הָאוּרִ֖ים
haurim
“of the Urim”
- Transliteration
- ha-u-RIM
- Extended
- hah-oo-REEM
- IPA
- /ha.ʔuːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the Urim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-u-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
be-mish-PAT ha-u-RIM
- clause
ve-lif-NEI el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN ya-a-MOD ve-sha-AL LO be-mish-PAT ha-u-RIM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-lif-NEI el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN ya-a-MOD ve-sha-AL LO be-mish-PAT ha-u-RIM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH al-PIU ye-tse-U ve-al-PIU ya-vo-U HU ve-KOL-be-NEI-yis-ra-EL it-TO ve-KOL-ha-e-DA
Exegesis
The instrumental clause bə-miš-paṭ hā-ʾû-rîm {בְּמִשְׁפַּ֥ט הָאוּרִ֖ים | bə-miš-paṭ hā-ʾû-rîm} ‘by the judgment of the Urim’ conveys cultic legal decision.
Root and etymology
Rootʾwr
“lights”
In context — Numbers 27:21
And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before the LORD ; at his command they shall go out, and at his command they shall come in—he and all the sons of Israel with him, and all the congregation .
About this coordinate
Numbers 27:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 27:21, so the Hebrew word הָאוּרִ֖ים (haurim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.27.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.27.21.W8.S1) and character.