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Lexicon :: Strong's H2975 - yᵊ'ōr

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יְאֹר
Transliteration
yᵊ'ōr
Pronunciation
yeh-ore'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Egyptian origin
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 832

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: יאר (Strongs and Gesenius) יאור (Gesenius)

Strong’s Definitions

יְאֹר yᵉʼôr, yeh-ore'; of Egyptian origin; a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyria:—brook, flood, river, stream.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 64x

The KJV translates Strong's H2975 in the following manner: river (53x), brooks (5x), flood (5x), streams (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 64x
The KJV translates Strong's H2975 in the following manner: river (53x), brooks (5x), flood (5x), streams (1x).

  1. river, stream, canal, Nile, Nile-canal

    1. stream, river (Nile)

    2. Nile-arms, Nile-canals

    3. watercourses

    4. shafts (mining)

    5. river (in general)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יְאֹר yᵉʼôr, yeh-ore'; of Egyptian origin; a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyria:—brook, flood, river, stream.
STRONGS H2975: Abbreviations
† יְאֹר, יְאוֺר noun masculineExodus 7:21 stream of the Nile, stream, canal (Egyptian loan-word = Egyptian ’iotr, ’io’r, watercourse, Coptic eioor, ior; also ’iotr‘o, ’io’r‘o, Coptic eiero, iaro, Nile, SteindBAs i. 612; in Assyrian ia’uru, stream, ’Iaru’û, river Nile, Idib., Hptib. 171 Jägerib 466) — absolute הַיְאֹר Genesis 41:1 + 37 times; הַיְאוֺר Isaiah 19:8; הַיְאֹ֫רָה Exodus 1:22; יְאוֺר Isaiah 19:7 (3 times in verse) + 2 times; כָּאֹר (err. for כַּיְאֹר) Amos 8:8; construct כִּיאֹר Amos 9:5; כִּיאוֺר Amos 8:8; suffix יְאֹרִי Ezekiel 29:3b (Co יאר, compare Ezekiel 29:9 and Syriac Version Targum); plural יְאֹרִים Exodus 8:1 + 4 times; construct יְאֹרֵי Isaiah 7:18 + 2 times; יְאוֺרֵי 2 Kings 19:24; suffix יְאֹרֶיךָ Ezekiel 29:4 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 29:5 + Ezekiel 29:4 (strike out Greek Version of the LXX Co) + Ezekiel 29:10 (Co יְאֹרְךָ); יְאֹרָיו Ezekiel 29:3; יְאֹדֵיהֶם Exodus 7:19; Psalm 78:44; —
1. stream of the Nile, river Nile, usually with article Genesis 41:1, 2, 3 (twice in verse); Genesis 41:18; Exodus 1:22; Exodus 2:3, 5 (twice in verse); Exodus 4:9 (twice in verse); Exodus 7:15, 17, 18 (3 times in verse); Exodus 7:20 (twice in verse); Exodus 7:21 (3 times in verse); Exodus 7:24 (twice in verse); Exodus 7:28; Exodus 8:5; Exodus 8:7; Exodus 17:5 (all J E), Amos 8:8; Amos 9:5; Isaiah 19:7 (3 times in verse); Isaiah 19:8; Isaiah 23:3 (|| שִׁחֹר), Isaiah 23:10; Jeremiah 46:7, 8 (simile of Egyptian invasion), Ezekiel 29:3b (read יאר, see above), Ezekiel 29:9; Zechariah 10:11; more fully יְאֹר מִצְרַיִם Amos 8:8; Amos 9:5.
2. plural:
a. Nile-arms, Nile-canals, יְאֹרֵי מִצְרַים Isaiah 7:18; יְאֹרֵי מָצוֺר Isaiah 19:6 (|| נְהָרוֺת), Isaiah 37:25 = 2 Kings 19:24; see also Nahum 3:8; Exodus 7:19; Exodus 8:1 (both P; || נְהָרֹת, אֲגַמִּים, etc.), Psalm 78:44 (|| נֹזְלִים), Ezekiel 29:3, 4 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 29:5, 10 + Ezekiel 29:4 MT (but strike out Greek Version of the LXX Co), Ezekiel 30:12.
b. watercourses in general, יְאֹרִים רַחֲבֵי יָדָ֑יִם Isaiah 33:21 (|| נְהָרִים; compare Late Hebrew יְאוֺר, late Aramaic יְאוֺרָא).
3. shafts, made in mining Job 28:10 (בַּצּוּרוֺת).
4. יְאֹר, singular, of Tigris, Daniel 12:5 (twice in verse); Daniel 12:6, 7 (compare Daniel 10:4).
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

41:1; 41:1; 41:2; 41:3; 41:18

Exodus

1:22; 1:22; 2:3; 2:5; 4:9; 7:15; 7:17; 7:18; 7:19; 7:19; 7:20; 7:21; 7:21; 7:24; 8:1; 8:1; 8:5; 8:7; 17:5

2 Kings

19:24; 19:24

Job

28:10

Psalms

78:44; 78:44

Isaiah

7:18; 7:18; 19:6; 19:7; 19:7; 19:8; 19:8; 23:3; 23:10; 33:21; 37:25

Jeremiah

46:7; 46:8

Ezekiel

29:3; 29:3; 29:3; 29:3; 29:4; 29:4; 29:4; 29:4; 29:5; 29:5; 29:9; 29:9; 29:10; 29:10; 30:12

Daniel

10:4; 12:5; 12:6; 12:7

Amos

8:8; 8:8; 8:8; 8:8; 9:5; 9:5; 9:5

Nahum

3:8

Zechariah

10:11

H2975

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2975 matches the Hebrew יְאֹר (yᵊ'ōr),
which occurs 65 times in 48 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:1 - Two full years later, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing on the bank of the Nile River.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:2 - In his dream he saw seven fat, healthy cows come up out of the river and begin grazing in the marsh grass.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:3 - Then he saw seven more cows come up behind them from the Nile, but these were scrawny and thin. These cows stood beside the fat cows on the riverbank.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:17 - So Pharaoh told Joseph his dream. “In my dream,” he said, “I was standing on the bank of the Nile River,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:18 - and I saw seven fat, healthy cows come up out of the river and begin grazing in the marsh grass.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:22 - Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: “Throw every newborn Hebrew boy into the Nile River. But you may let the girls live.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:3 - But when she could no longer hide him, she got a basket made of papyrus reeds and waterproofed it with tar and pitch. She put the baby in the basket and laid it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile River.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:5 - Soon Pharaoh’s daughter came down to bathe in the river, and her attendants walked along the riverbank. When the princess saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it for her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:9 - And if they don’t believe you or listen to you even after these two signs, then take some water from the Nile River and pour it out on the dry ground. When you do, the water from the Nile will turn to blood on the ground.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:15 - So go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes down to the river. Stand on the bank of the Nile and meet him there. Be sure to take along the staff that turned into a snake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:17 - So this is what the LORD says: “I will show you that I am the LORD.” Look! I will strike the water of the Nile with this staff in my hand, and the river will turn to blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:18 - The fish in it will die, and the river will stink. The Egyptians will not be able to drink any water from the Nile.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:19 - Then the LORD said to Moses: “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and raise your hand over the waters of Egypt—all its rivers, canals, ponds, and all the reservoirs. Turn all the water to blood. Everywhere in Egypt the water will turn to blood, even the water stored in wooden bowls and stone pots.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:20 - So Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD commanded them. As Pharaoh and all of his officials watched, Aaron raised his staff and struck the water of the Nile. Suddenly, the whole river turned to blood!

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:21 - The fish in the river died, and the water became so foul that the Egyptians couldn’t drink it. There was blood everywhere throughout the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:24 - Then all the Egyptians dug along the riverbank to find drinking water, for they couldn’t drink the water from the Nile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:25 - Seven days passed from the time the LORD struck the Nile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:3 - The Nile River will swarm with frogs. They will come up out of the river and into your palace, even into your bedroom and onto your bed! They will enter the houses of your officials and your people. They will even jump into your ovens and your kneading bowls.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:5 - [fn]Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Raise the staff in your hand over all the rivers, canals, and ponds of Egypt, and bring up frogs over all the land.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:9 - “You set the time!” Moses replied. “Tell me when you want me to pray for you, your officials, and your people. Then you and your houses will be rid of the frogs. They will remain only in the Nile River.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:11 - The frogs will leave you and your houses, your officials, and your people. They will remain only in the Nile River.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:5 - The LORD said to Moses, “Walk out in front of the people. Take your staff, the one you used when you struck the water of the Nile, and call some of the elders of Israel to join you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:24 - I have dug wells in many foreign lands
and refreshed myself with their water.
With the sole of my foot
I stopped up all the rivers of Egypt!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:10 - They cut tunnels in the rocks
and uncover precious stones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:44

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:44 - For he turned their rivers into blood,
so no one could drink from the streams.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:18 - In that day the LORD will whistle for the army of southern Egypt and for the army of Assyria. They will swarm around you like flies and bees.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:6 - The canals of the Nile will dry up,
and the streams of Egypt will stink
with rotting reeds and rushes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:7 - All the greenery along the riverbank
and all the crops along the river
will dry up and blow away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:8 - The fishermen will lament for lack of work.
Those who cast hooks into the Nile will groan,
and those who use nets will lose heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:3 - sailing over deep waters.
They brought you grain from Egypt[fn]
and harvests from along the Nile.
You were the marketplace of the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:10 - Come, people of Tarshish,
sweep over the land like the flooding Nile,
for Tyre is defenseless.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:21 - The LORD will be our Mighty One.
He will be like a wide river of protection
that no enemy can cross,
that no enemy ship can sail upon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:25 - I have dug wells in many foreign lands[fn]
and refreshed myself with their water.
With the sole of my foot,
I stopped up all the rivers of Egypt!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:7 - “Who is this, rising like the Nile at floodtime,
overflowing all the land?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:8 - It is the Egyptian army,
overflowing all the land,
boasting that it will cover the earth like a flood,
destroying cities and their people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:3 - Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD:
“I am your enemy, O Pharaoh, king of Egypt—
you great monster, lurking in the streams of the Nile.
For you have said, ‘The Nile River is mine;
I made it for myself.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:4 - I will put hooks in your jaws
and drag you out on the land
with fish sticking to your scales.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:5 - I will leave you and all your fish
stranded in the wilderness to die.
You will lie unburied on the open ground,
for I have given you as food to the wild animals and birds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:9 - The land of Egypt will become a desolate wasteland, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.
“Because you said, ‘The Nile River is mine; I made it,’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:10 - I am now the enemy of both you and your river. I will make the land of Egypt a totally desolate wasteland, from Migdol to Aswan, as far south as the border of Ethiopia.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:12 - I will dry up the Nile River
and sell the land to wicked men.
I will destroy the land of Egypt and everything in it
by the hands of foreigners.
I, the LORD, have spoken!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:5 - Then I, Daniel, looked and saw two others standing on opposite banks of the river.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:6 - One of them asked the man dressed in linen, who was now standing above the river, “How long will it be until these shocking events are over?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:7 - The man dressed in linen, who was standing above the river, raised both his hands toward heaven and took a solemn oath by the One who lives forever, saying, “It will go on for a time, times, and half a time. When the shattering of the holy people has finally come to an end, all these things will have happened.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:8 - The earth will tremble for your deeds,
and everyone will mourn.
The ground will rise like the Nile River at floodtime;
it will heave up, then sink again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:5 - The Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
touches the land and it melts,
and all its people mourn.
The ground rises like the Nile River at floodtime,
and then it sinks again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:8 - Are you any better than the city of Thebes,[fn]
situated on the Nile River, surrounded by water?
She was protected by the river on all sides,
walled in by water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:11 - They will pass safely through the sea of distress,[fn]
for the waves of the sea will be held back,
and the waters of the Nile will dry up.
The pride of Assyria will be crushed,
and the rule of Egypt will end.
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