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Lexicon :: Strong's H219 - 'ôrâ

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אוֹרָה
Transliteration
'ôrâ
Pronunciation
o-raw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Fem. of אוֹר (H216)
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TWOT Reference: 52b

Strong’s Definitions

אוֹרָה ʼôwrâh, o-raw'; feminine of H216; luminousness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity; also a plant (as being bright):—herb, light.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H219 in the following manner: herbs (2x), light (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H219 in the following manner: herbs (2x), light (2x).

  1. light

  2. light of joy and happiness (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אוֹרָה ʼôwrâh, o-raw'; feminine of H216; luminousness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity; also a plant (as being bright):—herb, light.
STRONGS H219: Abbreviations
† I. אוֺרָה noun feminine light (late, Mishna id., compare Aramaic אוּרְתָּא evening-light, moon-light, star-light, etc.)
1. light (opposed to חֲשֵׁיכָה) Psalm 139:12.
2. light of joy & happiness Esther 8:16; plural intensive אוֺרוֺת light of life Isaiah 26:19 (light that quickens dead bodies as dew the plants Ew Hi De Che Di RVm; see BrMP 303 compare אוֺר חַיִּים; but Ki Ges MV Bö RV translate herbs).

II. [אוֺרָה] noun feminine herb (so Mishna, Ges compare H5132 נצץ, Arabic انوار ＝ lights & flowers, & Samaritan יאר ＝ [H1877 דֶּשֶׁא of Genesis 1:11, 12]) only plural אוֺרוֺת herbs 2 Kings 4:39 (compare Isaiah 26:19 above).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

4:39

Esther

8:16

Psalms

139:12

Isaiah

26:19; 26:19

H219

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H219 matches the Hebrew אוֹרָה ('ôrâ),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:39

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:39 - One of them went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine and gathered from it his lap full of wild gourds, and came and cut them up into the pot of pottage, not knowing what they were.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:16 - The Jews had light and gladness and joy and honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:12 - even the darkness is not dark to thee, the night is bright as the day; for darkness is as light with thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:19 - Thy dead shall live, their bodies shall rise. O dwellers in the dust, awake and sing for joy! For thy dew is a dew of light, and on the land of the shades thou wilt let it fall.
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