Help QuickNav Adv. Options
VUL

VUL

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H216 - 'ôr

Choose a new font size and typeface
אוֹר
Transliteration
'ôr
Pronunciation
ore
Listen
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

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

Read the Full Entry

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 1:3–Psa 37:6)

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:3 - dixitque Deus fiat lux et facta est lux

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:4 - et vidit Deus lucem quod esset bona et divisit lucem ac tenebras

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:5 - appellavitque lucem diem et tenebras noctem factumque est vespere et mane dies unus

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:18 - et praeessent diei ac nocti et dividerent lucem ac tenebras et vidit Deus quod esset bonum

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:23 - nemo vidit fratrem suum nec movit se de loco in quo erat ubicumque autem habitabant filii Israhel lux erat

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:2 - quod cum audissent Philisthim et percrebruisset apud eos intrasse urbem Samson circumdederunt eum positis in porta civitatis custodibus et ibi tota nocte cum silentio praestolantes ut facto mane exeuntem occiderent

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:26 - at mulier recedentibus tenebris venit ad ostium domus ubi manebat dominus suus et ibi corruit

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:36 - et dixit Saul inruamus super Philisthim nocte et vastemus eos usque dum inlucescat mane nec relinquamus de eis virum dixitque populus omne quod bonum videtur in oculis tuis fac et ait sacerdos accedamus huc ad Deum

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:34 - alioquin vivit Dominus Deus Israhel qui prohibuit me malum facere tibi nisi cito venisses in occursum mihi non remansisset Nabal usque ad lucem matutinam mingens ad parietem

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:36 - venit autem Abigail ad Nabal et ecce erat ei convivium in domo eius quasi convivium regis et cor Nabal iucundum erat enim ebrius nimis et non indicavit ei verbum pusillum aut grande usque in mane

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:22 - surrexit ergo David et omnis populus qui erat cum eo et transierunt Iordanem donec dilucesceret et ne unus quidem residuus fuit qui non transisset fluvium

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:4 - sicut lux aurorae oriente sole mane absque nubibus rutilat et sicut pluviis germinat herba de terra

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 7:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:9 - dixeruntque ad invicem non recte facimus haec enim dies boni nuntii est si tacuerimus et noluerimus nuntiare usque mane sceleris arguemur venite eamus et nuntiemus in aula regis

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Neh 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:3 - et legit in eo aperte in platea quae erat ante portam Aquarum de mane usque ad mediam diem in conspectu virorum et mulierum et sapientium et aures omnis populi erant erectae ad librum

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:9 - obtenebrentur stellae caligine eius expectet lucem et non videat nec ortum surgentis aurorae

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:16 - aut sicut abortivum absconditum non subsisterem vel qui concepti non viderunt lucem

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:20 - quare data est misero lux et vita his qui in amaritudine animae sunt

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:22 - qui revelat profunda de tenebris et producit in lucem umbram mortis

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:25 - palpabunt quasi in tenebris et non in luce et errare eos faciet quasi ebrios

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:12 - noctem verterunt in diem et rursum post tenebras spero lucem

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:5 - nonne lux impii extinguetur nec splendebit flamma ignis eius

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:6 - lux obtenebrescet in tabernaculo illius et lucerna quae super eum est extinguetur

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:18 - expellet eum de luce in tenebras et de orbe transferet eum

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:28 - decernes rem et veniet tibi et in viis tuis splendebit lumen

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:13 - ipsi fuerunt rebelles luminis nescierunt vias eius nec reversi sunt per semitas illius

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:14 - mane primo consurgit homicida interficit egenum et pauperem per noctem vero erit quasi fur

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:16 - perfodit in tenebris domos sicut in die condixerant sibi et ignoraverunt lucem

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 25:3 - numquid est numerus militum eius et super quem non surget lumen illius

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:10 - terminum circumdedit aquis usque dum finiantur lux et tenebrae

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:11 - profunda quoque fluviorum scrutatus est et abscondita produxit in lucem

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:3 - quando splendebat lucerna eius super caput meum et ad lumen eius ambulabam in tenebris

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:24 - si quando ridebam ad eos non credebant et lux vultus mei non cadebat in terram

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:26 - expectabam bona et venerunt mihi mala praestolabar lucem et eruperunt tenebrae

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:26 - si vidi solem cum fulgeret et lunam incedentem clare

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:28 - liberavit animam suam ne pergeret in interitum sed vivens lucem videret

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:30 - ut revocet animas eorum a corruptione et inluminet luce viventium

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:30 - et fulgurare lumine suo desuper cardines quoque maris operiet

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:32 - in manibus abscondit lucem et praecipit ei ut rursus adveniat

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:3 - subter omnes caelos ipse considerat et lumen illius super terminos terrae

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:11 - frumentum desiderat nubes et nubes spargunt lumen suum

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:15 - numquid scis quando praeceperit Deus pluviis ut ostenderent lucem nubium eius

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:21 - at nunc non vident lucem subito aer cogitur in nubes et ventus transiens fugabit eas

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:15 - auferetur ab impiis lux sua et brachium excelsum confringetur

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:19 - in qua via habitet lux et tenebrarum quis locus sit

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:24 - per quam viam spargitur lux dividitur aestus super terram

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:18 - [Vulgate 41:9] sternutatio eius splendor ignis et oculi eius ut palpebrae diluculi

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:6 - [Vulgate 4:7] leva super nos lucem vultus tui Domine dedisti laetitiam in corde meo

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:1 - [Vulgate 26:1] David Dominus lux mea et salutare meum quem timebo Dominus fortitudo vitae meae quem formidabo

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:9 - [Vulgate 35:10] quoniam tecum est fons vitae in lumine tuo videbimus lumen

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:6 - [Vulgate 36:6] et educet sicut lumen iustitiam tuam et iudicium tuum sicut meridiem

Search Results Continued...

1. Currently on page 1/3 (Gen 1:3–Psa 37:6) Gen 1:3–Psa 37:6

2. LOAD PAGE 2 Psa 38:10–Amo 5:18

3. LOAD PAGE 3 Amo 5:20–Zec 14:7

BLB Searches
Search the Bible
VUL
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
VUL
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan

Translations available: King James Version, New King James Version, New Living Translation, New International Version, English Standard Version, Christian Standard Bible, New American Standard Bible 2020, New American Standard Bible 1995, Legacy Standard Bible 2021, New English Translation, Revised Standard Version, American Standard Version, Young's Literal Translation, Darby Translation, Webster's Bible, Hebrew Names Version, Reina-Valera 1960, Latin Vulgate, Westminster Leningrad Codex, Septuagint, Morphological Greek New Testament, and Textus Receptus.