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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 Box Gen 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:14 - And God said, Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens, to divide between the day and the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:15 - and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the earth. And it was so.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:16 - And God made the two great lights, the great light to rule the day, and the small light to rule the night, -- and the stars.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:6 - oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil, and for the incense of fragrant drugs;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:20 - And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee olive oil, pure, beaten, for the light, to light the lamp continually.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:8 - and oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the incense of fragrant drugs;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:14

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:28 - and the spice, and the oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the incense of fragrant drugs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:37 - the pure candlestick, its lamps, the lamps set in order, and all its utensils, and the oil for the light;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:2 - Command the children of Israel that they bring unto thee pure beaten olive oil for the light, to light the lamp continually.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:9 - And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff-trays, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they perform its service;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:16 - And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall have the oversight of the oil for the light, and the fragrant incense, and the continual oblation, and the anointing oil, -- the oversight of the whole tabernacle, and of all that is therein, over the sanctuary, and over its furniture.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:16 - The day is thine, the night also is thine; *thou* hast prepared the moon and the sun:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:8 - Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:30 - That which enlighteneth the eyes rejoiceth the heart; good tidings make the bones fat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:8 - All the bright lights of the heavens will I make black over thee, and bring darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord Jehovah.
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