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Lexicon :: Strong's H217 - 'ûr

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אוּר
Transliteration
'ûr
Pronunciation
oor
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 52d

Strong’s Definitions

אוּר ʼûwr, oor; from H215; flame; hence (in the plural) the East (as being the region of light):—fire, light. See also H224.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H217 in the following manner: fire(s) (5x), light (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H217 in the following manner: fire(s) (5x), light (1x).

  1. flame, light of fire

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אוּר ʼûwr, oor; from H215; flame; hence (in the plural) the East (as being the region of light):—fire, light. See also H224.
STRONGS H217: Abbreviations
† I. אוּר noun masculine flame. לְכוּ בְאוּר אֶשְּׁכֶם walk in the flame of your fire Isaiah 50:11, & so fire itself, whose light & flame were seen Isaiah 44:16; Isaiah 47:14 — exile Isaiah + Isaiah 31:9 & Ezekiel 5:2 (Co אשׁ).

† אֻרִים noun [masculine] plural region of light, East Isaiah 24:15 (so Ges MV Ew De Di RV; Lo Hi Kn Che read איים = coasts, so Cdd. Greek Version of the LXX; — Greek Version of the LXX mostly omit Vulgate in doctrina, thinking of H224 Urim, see BrMP 297).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Isaiah

24:15; 31:9; 44:16; 47:14; 50:11

Ezekiel

5:2

H217

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Strong's Number H217 matches the Hebrew אוּר ('ûr),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:15 - Therefore in the east give glory to the LORD; exalt the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:9 - Their stronghold will fall because of terror; at the sight of the battle standard their commanders will panic,” declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:16 - Half of the wood he burns in the fire; over it he prepares his meal, he roasts his meat and eats his fill. He also warms himself and says, “Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:14 - Surely they are like stubble; the fire will burn them up. They cannot even save themselves from the power of the flame. These are not coals for warmth; this is not a fire to sit by.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 50:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:11 - But now, all you who light fires and provide yourselves with flaming torches, go, walk in the light of your fires and of the torches you have set ablaze. This is what you shall receive from my hand: You will lie down in torment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:2 - When the days of your siege come to an end, burn a third of the hair inside the city. Take a third and strike it with the sword all around the city. And scatter a third to the wind. For I will pursue them with drawn sword.
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