urim and thummim

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   lots thrown to determine God's answers to yes-no questions

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Questions about urim and thummim

What does urim and thummim mean?

urim and thummim means "lots thrown to determine God's answers to yes-no questions".

Is urim and thummim a common word?

urim and thummim is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.