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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.
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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 19 times in 18 verses in 'Psa' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:6 - There are many that say, Who will show us any good? LORD, lift thou upon us the light of thy countenance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:1 - A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:9 - For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:6 - And he will bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:10 - My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of my eyes, that also is gone from me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:3 - O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me to thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:3 - For they obtained not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thy arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favor to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:19 - He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:13 - For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt thou not deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:14 - In the day-time also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:15 - Blessed are the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:11 - Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:2 - Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:4 - To the upright there ariseth light in darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:105

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:105 - NUN. Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:7 - To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:11 - If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:3 - Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
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