Lexical Summary or: a light Original Word: אוֹרTransliteration: or Phonetic Spelling: (ore) Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Short Definition: a light Meaning: illumination, luminary Strong's Concordance bright, clear, day, lightning, morning, sun From 'owr; illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun. see HEBREW 'owr Brown-Driver-Briggs H216. or אוֺר121 noun masculineGenesis 1:3 (feminineJob 36:32; Jeremiah 13:16) light (Assyrian urru = ûru Dlw). — absolute Genesis 1:3 +; construct Judges 16:2 +; suffix אוֺרִי Psalm 27:1, etc.; plural אוֺרִים 136:7; — 1 light as diffused in nature, light of day Genesis 1:3-4, 5 (P) Job 3:9; 38:19 +. 2 morning light, dawn, הַבֹּקֶר אוֺר light of the morning Judges 16:2; 1 Samuel 14:36; 25:34, 36; 2 Samuel 17:22; 2 Kings 7:9; Micah 2:1; ׳א בֹּקֶר 2 Samuel 23:4 (poem of David); ׳עַדהָֿא Judges 19:26 (compare עַדהַֿבֹּקֶר 19:25); לָאוֺר Job 24:14; הַיּוֺם מַחֲצִית עַד מִןהָֿאוֺר from dawn till mid-day, Nehemiah 8:3 compare Proverbs 4:18. 3 light of the heavenly luminaries; ׳א הַלְּבָנָה, "" ׳א הַחַמָּה moonlight & sunlight Isaiah 30:26; אוֺר כּוֺכְבֵי stars of light Psalm 148:3; אוֺר מְאוֺרֵי luminaries of light Ezekiel 32:8; אוֺרִים = מְאוֺרִים Psalm 136:7; so עֲלֵיאֿוֺר in sunshine Isaiah 18:4; the sun itself Job 31:26. 4 daylight רְשָׁעִים אוֺר light of the wicked Job 38:15 (their work-day being the night); אוֺר יוֺם a day of light Amos 8:9 (= a clear, sunshiny day). 5 lightning Job 36:32; 37:3, 11, 15 compare Habakkuk 3:11. 6 light of lamp Proverbs 13:9; Jeremiah 25:10; of crocodile's hot breath Job 41:10. 7 light of life ׳א חַיִּים Job 33:30; Psalm 56:14; compare אוֺר 3:16, 20. 8 light of prosperity Job 22:28; 30:26; Psalm 97:11; Lamentations 3:2. 9 light of instruction אוֺר וְתוֺרָה מִצְוָה נֵר Proverbs 6:23 the commandment is a lamp and instruction a light; so the Messian. servant is גּוֺיִם אוֺר Isaiah 42:6; 49:6; compare ׳א עַמִּים 51:4; the advent of Messiah is shining of great light 9:1 (twice in verse). 10 light of face מָּנִים אוֺר = bright, cheerful face (of men) Job 29:24; betokening king's favour Proverbs 16:15 (compare ׳א עֵינַיִם Psalm 38:11); of God = his shining, enlightening, favouring face 4:7; 44:4; 89:16. 11 Yahweh is ׳א יִשְׂרָאֵל Isaiah 10:17, as source enlightenment & prosperity; light & salvation Psalm 27:1; light to guide Micah 7:8 compare Psalm 43:3; everlasting light of Zion, instead of sun & moon Isaiah 60:19-20, house of Jacob is to walk in his light 2:5. |
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