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Lexicon :: Strong's H3974 - mā'ôr

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מָאוֹר
Transliteration
mā'ôr
Pronunciation
maw-ore'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 52f

Strong’s Definitions

מָאוֹר mâʼôwr, maw-ore'; or מָאֹר mâʼôr; also (in plural) feminine מְאוֹרָה mᵉʼôwrâh; or מְאֹרָה mᵉʼôrâh; from H215; properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e. (abstractly) light (as an element); figuratively, brightness, i.e.cheerfulness; specifically, a chandelier:—bright, light.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's H3974 in the following manner: light (18x), bright (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's H3974 in the following manner: light (18x), bright (1x).

  1. light, luminary

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָאוֹר mâʼôwr, maw-ore'; or מָאֹר mâʼôr; also (in plural) feminine מְאוֹרָה mᵉʼôwrâh; or מְאֹרָה mᵉʼôrâh; from H215; properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e. (abstractly) light (as an element); figuratively, brightness, i.e.cheerfulness; specifically, a chandelier:—bright, light.
STRONGS H3974: Abbreviations
† מָאוֺר noun masculine luminary — absolute Genesis 1:16 +; construct מְאוֺר Proverbs 15:30 +; plural מְאוֺרֹת Genesis 1:15; מְאֹרֹת Genesis 1:14; Genesis 1:16; construct מְאוֺרֵי Ezekiel 32:8 — light, light-bearer, luminary, lamp, of sun & moon Genesis 1:14, 15, 16 (3 times in verse) (P) Ezekiel 32:8; moon Psalm 74:16; מְנֹרַת הַמָּאוֺר the lamp-stand of the luminary or light (where הַמּ׳ is sum of seven sacred lamps on golden lamp-stand) Exodus 35:14 (twice in verse); Exodus 35:28; Exodus 39:37; Numbers 4:9, 16, compare Exodus 25:6; Exodus 27:20; Exodus 35:8; Leviticus 24:2 (all P); מְאוֺרעֵֿינַיִם יְשַׂמַּחלֵֿב֑ Proverbs 15:30 the luminary of the eyes (= the eyes as a lamp) gives the light of joy to the heart; פָּנֶיךָ מְאוֺרָ Psalm 90:8 the luminary of thy face (thy face as a lamp) in the light of which the secrets are exposed.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:14; 1:14; 1:15; 1:15; 1:16; 1:16; 1:16

Exodus

25:6; 27:20; 35:8; 35:14; 35:28; 39:37

Leviticus

24:2

Numbers

4:9; 4:16

Psalms

74:16; 90:8

Proverbs

15:30; 15:30

Ezekiel

32:8; 32:8

H3974

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3974 matches the Hebrew מָאוֹר (mā'ôr),
which occurs 19 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:14 -

Then God said, “Let there be light-bearers (sun, moon, stars) in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be useful for signs (tokens) [of God’s provident care], and for marking seasons, days, and years;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:15 - and let them be useful as lights in the expanse of the heavens to provide light on the earth”; and it was so, [just as He commanded].

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:16 - God made the two great lights—the greater light (the sun) to rule the day, and the lesser light (the moon) to rule the night; He made the [galaxies of] stars also [that is, all the amazing wonders in the heavens].

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:6 - [olive] oil for lighting, [fn]balsam for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,

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“You shall command the Israelites to provide you with clear oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually [every night].

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:8 - and [olive] oil for the lighting, and balsam for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:14 - the lampstand also for the light and its utensils and its lamps, and the oil for the light;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:28 - and spice and [olive] oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:37 - the pure gold lampstand and its lamps, with the lamps placed in order, all its utensils, and the oil for the light;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:2 - “Command the children of Israel to bring to you clear oil from beaten olives for the light [of the golden lampstand], to make a lamp burn continually.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:9 - “Then they shall take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand for the light, along with its lamps, its wick cutters, its trays, and all the oil vessels, by which it is supplied;

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“The responsibility of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, is the oil for the light, the [fn]fragrant incense, the continual grain offering, and the anointing oil—the responsibility of all the tabernacle and everything that is in it, with the sanctuary and its furnishings.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:16 -

The day is Yours, the night also is Yours;

You have established and prepared the [heavenly] light and the sun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:8 -

You have placed our wickedness before you,

Our secret sins [which we tried to conceal, You have placed] in the [revealing] light of Your presence.

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The light of the eyes rejoices the hearts of others,

And good news puts fat on the bones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:8 -

“All the bright lights in the heavens

I will darken over you

And I will place darkness on your land,”

Says the Lord GOD.

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