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Lexicon :: Strong's H216 - 'ôr

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אוֹר
Transliteration
'ôr
Pronunciation
ore
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 52a

Strong’s Definitions

אוֹר ʼôwr, ore; from H215; illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.):—bright, clear, day, light (-ning), morning, sun.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 123x

The KJV translates Strong's H216 in the following manner: light(s) (114x), day (2x), bright (1x), clear (1x), flood (1x), herbs (1x), lightning (1x), morning (1x), sun (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 123x
The KJV translates Strong's H216 in the following manner: light(s) (114x), day (2x), bright (1x), clear (1x), flood (1x), herbs (1x), lightning (1x), morning (1x), sun (1x).

  1. light

    1. light of day

    2. light of heavenly luminaries (moon, sun, stars)

    3. day-break, dawn, morning light

    4. daylight

    5. lightning

    6. light of lamp

    7. light of life

    8. light of prosperity

    9. light of instruction

    10. light of face (fig.)

    11. Jehovah as Israel's light

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אוֹר ʼôwr, ore; from H215; illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.):—bright, clear, day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
STRONGS H216: Abbreviations
אוֺר 121 noun masculineGenesis 1:3 (feminineJob 36:32; Jeremiah 13:16) light (Assyrian urru = ûru Dlw). — absolute Genesis 1:3 +; construct Judges 16:2 +; suffix אוֺרִי Psalm 27:1, etc.; plural אוֺרִים Psalm 136:7; —
1. light as diffused in nature, light of day Genesis 1:3, 4, 5 (P) Job 3:9; Job 38:19 +.
2. morning light, dawn, אוֺר הַבֹּקֶר light of the morning Judges 16:2; 1 Samuel 14:36; 1 Samuel 25:34, 36; 2 Samuel 17:22; 2 Kings 7:9; Micah 2:1; בֹּקֶר א׳ 2 Samuel 23:4 (poem of David); עַד־הָא׳ Judges 19:26 (compare עַד־הַבֹּקֶר Judges 19:25); לָאוֺר Job 24:14; מִן־הָאוֺר עַד מַחֲצִית הַיּוֺם from dawn till mid-day, Nehemiah 8:3 compare Proverbs 4:18.
3. light of the heavenly luminaries; הַלְּבָנָה א׳, || הַחַמָּה א׳ moonlight & sunlight Isaiah 30:26; כּוֺכְבֵי אוֺר stars of light Psalm 148:3; מְאוֺרֵי אוֺר luminaries of light Ezekiel 32:8; אוֺרִים = מְאוֺרִים Psalm 136:7; so עֲלֵי־אוֺר in sunshine Isaiah 18:4; the sun itself Job 31:26.
4. daylight אוֺר רְשָׁעִים light of the wicked Job 38:15 (their work-day being the night); יוֺם אוֺר a day of light Amos 8:9 (= a clear, sunshiny day).
5. lightning Job 36:32; Job 37:3, 11, 15 compare Habakkuk 3:11.
6. light of lamp Proverbs 13:9; Jeremiah 25:10; of crocodile's hot breath Job 41:10.
7. light of life חַיִּים א׳ Job 33:30; Psalm 56:14 [Psalm 56:13]; compare אוֺר Job 3:16, 20.
8. light of prosperity Job 22:28; Job 30:26; Psalm 97:11; Lamentations 3:2.
9. light of instruction נֵר מִצְוָה וְתוֺרָה אוֺר Proverbs 6:23 the commandment is a lamp and instruction a light; so the Messianic servant is אוֺר גּוֺיִם Isaiah 42:6; Isaiah 49:6; compare עַמִּים א׳ Isaiah 51:4; the advent of Messiah is shining of great light Isaiah 9:1 (twice in verse).
10. light of face פָּנִים אוֺר = bright, cheerful face (of men) Job 29:24; betokening king's favour Proverbs 16:15 (compare עֵינַיִם א׳ Psalm 38:11); of God = his shining, enlightening, favouring face Psalm 4:7; Psalm 44:4; Psalm 89:16.
11. Yahweh is יִשְׂרָאֵל א׳ Isaiah 10:17, as source enlightenment & prosperity; light & salvation Psalm 27:1; light to guide Micah 7:8 compare Psalm 43:3; everlasting light of Zion, instead of sun & moon Isaiah 60:19, 20; house of Jacob is to walk in his light Isaiah 2:5.

אֹר see אוֺר, for Amos 8:8 see H2975 יְאֹר.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:3; 1:3; 1:3; 1:4; 1:5

Judges

16:2; 16:2; 19:25; 19:26

1 Samuel

14:36; 25:34; 25:36

2 Samuel

17:22; 23:4

2 Kings

7:9

Nehemiah

8:3

Job

3:9; 3:16; 3:20; 22:28; 24:14; 29:24; 30:26; 31:26; 33:30; 36:32; 36:32; 37:3; 37:11; 37:15; 38:15; 38:19; 41:10

Psalms

4:7; 27:1; 27:1; 38:11; 43:3; 44:4; 56:13; 89:16; 97:11; 136:7; 136:7; 148:3

Proverbs

4:18; 6:23; 13:9; 16:15

Isaiah

2:5; 9:1; 10:17; 18:4; 30:26; 42:6; 49:6; 51:4; 60:19; 60:20

Jeremiah

13:16; 25:10

Lamentations

3:2

Ezekiel

32:8

Amos

8:8; 8:9

Micah

2:1; 7:8

Habakkuk

3:11

H216

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Strong's Number H216 matches the Hebrew אוֹר ('ôr),
which occurs 121 times in 110 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (Psa 38:10–Amo 5:18)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:10 - My heart throbs, my strength fails me;
And the light H216 of my eyes, even [fn]that [fn]has gone from me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 43:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:3 - O send out Your light H216 and Your truth, let them lead me;
Let them bring me to Your holy hill
And to Your dwelling places.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:3 - For by their own sword they did not possess the land,
And their own arm did not save them,
But Your right hand and Your arm and the light H216 of Your presence,
For You favored them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:19 - [fn]He shall go to the generation of his fathers;
They will never see the light. H216

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 56:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:13 - For You have delivered my soul from death,
[fn]Indeed my feet from stumbling,
So that I may walk before God
In the light H216 of the [fn]living.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:14 - Then He led them with the cloud by day
And all the night with a light H216 of fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:15 - How blessed are the people who know the [fn]joyful sound!
O LORD, they walk in the light H216 of Your countenance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:11 - Light H216 is sown like seed for the righteous
And gladness for the upright in heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:2 - Covering Yourself with light H216 as with a cloak,
Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:4 - Light H216 arises in the darkness for the upright;
He is gracious and compassionate and righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:105

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:105 - Nun.
Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light H216 to my path.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 136:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:7 - To Him who made the great lights, H216
For His lovingkindness is everlasting:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:11 - If I say, “Surely the darkness will [fn]overwhelm me,
And the light H216 around me will be night,”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:3 - Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all stars of light! H216

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:18 - But the path of the righteous is like the light H216 of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:23 - For the commandment is a lamp and the [fn]teaching is light; H216
And reproofs for discipline are the way of life

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:9 - The light H216 of the righteous [fn]rejoices,
But the lamp of the wicked goes out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:15 - In the light H216 of a king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a cloud with the [fn]spring rain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:13 - And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light H216 excels darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:7 - The light H216 is pleasant, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:2 - before the sun and the light, H216 the moon and the stars are darkened, and clouds return after the rain;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:5 - Come, house of Jacob, and let us walk in the light H216 of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:20 - Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who [fn]substitute darkness for light H216 and light H216 for darkness;
Who [fn]substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:30 - And it will growl over it in that day like the roaring of the sea.
If one looks to the land, behold, there is darkness and distress;
Even the light H216 is darkened by its clouds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:2 - [fn]The people who walk in darkness
Will see a great light; H216
Those who live in a dark land,
The light H216 will shine on them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:17 - And the light H216 of Israel will become a fire and his Holy One a flame,
And it will burn and devour his thorns and his briars in a single day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:10 - For the stars of heaven and their constellations
Will not flash forth their light; H216
The sun will be dark when it rises
And the moon will not shed its light. H216

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:4 - For thus the LORD has told me,
“I will look [fn]from My dwelling place quietly
Like dazzling heat in the [fn]sunshine, H216
Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:26 - The light H216 of the moon will be as the light H216 of the sun, and the light H216 of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the light H216 of seven days, on the day the LORD binds up the fracture of His people and heals the bruise [fn]He has inflicted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:6 - “I am the LORD, I have called You in righteousness,
I will also hold You by the hand and watch over You,
And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people,
As a light H216 to the nations,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:16 - “I will lead the blind by a way they do not know,
In paths they do not know I will guide them.
I will make darkness into light H216 before them
And rugged places into plains.
These are the things I will do,
And I will not leave them undone.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:7 - The One forming light H216 and creating darkness,
Causing [fn]well-being and creating calamity;
I am the LORD who does all these.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:6 - He says, “It is too [fn]small a thing that You should be My Servant
To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved ones of Israel;
I will also make You a light H216 [fn]of the nations
So that My salvation may [fn]reach to the end of the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:4 - “Pay attention to Me, O My people,
And give ear to Me, O My [fn]nation;
For a law will go forth from Me,
And I will [fn]set My justice for a light H216 of the peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:8 - “Then your light H216 will break out like the dawn,
And your recovery will speedily spring forth;
And your righteousness will go before you;
The glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:10 - And if you [fn]give yourself to the hungry
And satisfy the [fn]desire of the afflicted,
Then your light H216 will rise in darkness
And your gloom will become like midday.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:9 - Therefore justice is far from us,
And righteousness does not overtake us;
We hope for light, H216 but behold, darkness,
For brightness, but we walk in gloom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:1 - “Arise, shine; for your light H216 has come,
And the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:3 - “Nations will come to your light, H216
And kings to the brightness of your rising.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:19 - “No longer will you have the sun for light H216 by day,
Nor for brightness will the moon give you light;
But you will have the LORD for an everlasting light, H216
And your God for your [fn]glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:20 - “Your sun will no longer set,
Nor will your moon wane;
For you will have the LORD for an everlasting light, H216
And the days of your mourning will be over.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:23 - I looked on the earth, and behold, it was [fn] formless and void;
And to the heavens, and they had no light. H216

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:16 - Give glory to the LORD your God,
Before He brings darkness
And before your feet stumble
On the dusky mountains,
And while you are hoping for light H216
He makes it into deep darkness,
And turns it into gloom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:10 - ‘Moreover, I will [fn]take from them the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light H216 of the lamp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:35 - Thus says the LORD,
Who gives the sun for light H216 by day
And the [fn]fixed order of the moon and the stars for light H216 by night,
Who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar;
The LORD of hosts is His name:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:2 - He has driven me and made me walk
In darkness and not in light. H216

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:7 - “And when I extinguish you,
I will cover the heavens and darken their stars;
I will cover the sun with a cloud
And the moon will not give its light. H216

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:8 - “All the shining lights H216 in the heavens
I will darken over you
And will set darkness on your land,”
Declares the Lord GOD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:5 - Therefore I have hewn them in pieces by the prophets;
I have slain them by the words of My mouth;
And the judgments on you are like the light H216 that goes forth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:18 - Alas, you who are longing for the day of the LORD,
For what purpose will the day of the LORD be to you?
It will be darkness and not light; H216

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