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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.
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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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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 - post duos annos vidit Pharao somnium putabat se stare super fluvium

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:2 - de quo ascendebant septem boves pulchrae et crassae nimis et pascebantur in locis palustribus

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:3 - aliae quoque septem emergebant de flumine foedae confectaeque macie et pascebantur in ipsa amnis ripa in locis virentibus

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:17 - narravit ergo ille quod viderat putabam me stare super ripam fluminis

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:18 - et septem boves de amne conscendere pulchras nimis et obesis carnibus quae in pastu paludis virecta carpebant

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:22 - praecepit autem Pharao omni populo suo dicens quicquid masculini sexus natum fuerit in flumen proicite quicquid feminei reservate

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:3 - cumque iam celare non posset sumpsit fiscellam scirpeam et linivit eam bitumine ac pice posuitque intus infantulum et exposuit eum in carecto ripae fluminis

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:5 - ecce autem descendebat filia Pharaonis ut lavaretur in flumine et puellae eius gradiebantur per crepidinem alvei quae cum vidisset fiscellam in papyrione misit unam e famulis suis et adlatam

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:9 - quod si nec duobus quidem his signis crediderint neque audierint vocem tuam sume aquam fluminis et effunde eam super aridam et quicquid hauseris de fluvio vertetur in sanguinem

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:15 - vade ad eum mane ecce egredietur ad aquas et stabis in occursum eius super ripam fluminis et virgam quae conversa est in draconem tolles in manu tua

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:17 - haec igitur dicit Dominus in hoc scies quod Dominus sim ecce percutiam virga quae in manu mea est aquam fluminis et vertetur in sanguinem

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:18 - pisces quoque qui sunt in fluvio morientur et conputrescent aquae et adfligentur Aegyptii bibentes aquam fluminis

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:19 - dixit quoque Dominus ad Mosen dic ad Aaron tolle virgam tuam et extende manum tuam super aquas Aegypti et super fluvios eorum et rivos ac paludes et omnes lacus aquarum ut vertantur in sanguinem et sit cruor in omni terra Aegypti tam in ligneis vasis quam in saxeis

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:20 - feceruntque ita Moses et Aaron sicut praeceperat Dominus et elevans virgam percussit aquam fluminis coram Pharao et servis eius quae versa est in sanguinem

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:21 - et pisces qui erant in flumine mortui sunt conputruitque fluvius et non poterant Aegyptii bibere aquam fluminis et fuit sanguis in tota terra Aegypti

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:24 - foderunt autem omnes Aegyptii per circuitum fluminis aquam ut biberent non enim poterant bibere de aqua fluminis

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:25 - impletique sunt septem dies postquam percussit Dominus fluvium

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:3 - et ebulliet fluvius ranas quae ascendent et ingredientur domum tuam et cubiculum lectuli tui et super stratum tuum et in domos servorum tuorum et in populum tuum et in furnos tuos et in reliquias ciborum tuorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:5 - dixitque Dominus ad Mosen dic Aaron extende manum tuam super fluvios et super rivos ac paludes et educ ranas super terram Aegypti

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:9 - dixitque Moses Pharaoni constitue mihi quando deprecer pro te et pro servis tuis et pro populo tuo ut abigantur ranae a te et a domo tua et tantum in flumine remaneant

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:11 - et recedent ranae a te et a domo tua et a servis tuis et a populo tuo tantum in flumine remanebunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:5 - ait Dominus ad Mosen antecede populum et sume tecum de senibus Israhel et virgam qua percussisti fluvium tolle in manu tua et vade

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:24 - ego succidi et bibi aquas alienas et siccavi vestigiis pedum meorum omnes aquas clausas

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:10 - in petris rivos excidit et omne pretiosum vidit oculus eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:44

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:44 - [Vulgate 77:44] qui convertit in sanguine fluvios eorum et rivos eorum ut non biberent

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:18 - et erit in die illa sibilabit Dominus muscae quae est in extremo fluminum Aegypti et api quae est in terra Assur

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:6 - et deficient flumina adtenuabuntur et siccabuntur rivi aggerum calamus et iuncus marcescet

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:7 - nudabitur alveus rivi a fonte suo et omnis sementis inrigua siccabitur arescet et non erit

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:8 - et maerebunt piscatores et lugebunt omnes mittentes in flumen hamum et expandentes rete super faciem aquae marcescent

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:3 - in aquis multis semen Nili messis fluminis fruges eius et facta est negotiatio gentium

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:10 - transi terram tuam quasi flumen filia maris non est cingulum ultra tibi

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:21 - quia solummodo ibi magnificus Dominus noster locus fluviorum rivi latissimi et patentes non transibit per eum navis remigum neque trieris magna transgredietur eum

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:25 - ego fodi et bibi aquam et exsiccavi vestigio pedis mei omnes rivos aggerum

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:7 - quis est iste qui quasi flumen ascendit et veluti fluviorum intumescunt gurgites eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:8 - Aegyptus fluminis instar ascendet et velut flumina movebuntur fluctus eius et dicet ascendens operiam terram perdam civitatem et habitatores eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:3 - loquere et dices haec dicit Dominus Deus ecce ego ad te Pharao rex Aegypti draco magne qui cubas in medio fluminum tuorum et dicis meus est fluvius et ego feci memet ipsum

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:4 - et ponam frenum in maxillis tuis et adglutinabo pisces fluminum tuorum squamis tuis et extraham te de medio fluminum tuorum et universi pisces tui squamis tuis adherebunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:5 - et proiciam te in desertum et omnes pisces fluminis tui super faciem terrae cades non colligeris neque congregaberis bestiis terrae et volatilibus caeli dedi te ad devorandum

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:9 - et erit terra Aegypti in desertum et solitudinem et scient quia ego Dominus eo quod dixerit fluvius meus est et ego feci

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:10 - idcirco ecce ego ad te et ad flumina tua daboque terram Aegypti in solitudines gladio dissipatam a turre Syenes usque ad terminos Aethiopiae

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:12 - et faciam alveos fluminum aridos et tradam terram in manu pessimorum et dissipabo terram et plenitudinem eius in manu alienorum ego Dominus locutus sum

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:5 - Et vidi ego Daniel, et ecce quasi duo alii stabant: unus hinc super ripam fluminis, et alius inde ex altera ripa fluminis.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:6 - Et dixi viro, qui erat indutus lineis, qui stabat super aquas fluminis: Usquequo finis horum mirabilium?

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:7 - Et audivi virum, qui indutus erat lineis, qui stabat super aquas fluminis, (w) cum elevasset dexteram et sinistram suam in caelum, et iurasset per viventem in aeternum, quia in tempus, et tempora, et dimidium temporis. Et cum completa fuerit dispersio manus populi sancti, complebuntur universa haec.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:8 - numquid super isto non commovebitur terra et lugebit omnis habitator eius et ascendet quasi fluvius universus et eicietur et defluet quasi rivus Aegypti

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:5 - et Dominus Deus exercituum qui tangit terram et tabescet et lugebunt omnes habitantes in ea et ascendet sicut rivus omnis et defluet sicut fluvius Aegypti

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:8 - numquid melior es ab Alexandria populorum quae habitat in fluminibus aqua in circuitu eius cuius divitiae mare aquae muri eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:11 - et transibit in maris freto et percutiet in mari fluctus et confundentur omnia profunda Fluminis et humiliabitur superbia Assur et sceptrum Aegypti recedet
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