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H215 אוֹר (ʼôwr) ore
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

a primitive root; to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)

KJV Usage: X break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אוֹר (or) — to light. 1) to be or become light, shine 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to become light (day) 1a2) to shine (of the sun) 1a3) to become bright 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be illuminated 1b2) to become lighted up 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to give light, shine (of sun, moon, and stars) 1c2) to illumine, light up, cause to shine, shine 1c3) to kindle, light (candle, wood) 1c4) lighten (of the eyes, his law, etc) 1c5) to make shine (of the face)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb · אֹור · אוּר · אֹורָה · מָאֹור · מְאוּרָה · אוּר

Shine | verb qal, verb hif | ≈ כָּבֹוד

to be light, to become light, to shine = process by which something reflects light; ≈ associated with well-being

GEN 44:3 · 1SA 14:27 · 1SA 14:29 · 1SA 29:10 · 2SA 2:32 · PSA 139:12 · ISA 60:1 · EZK 43:2

Shine | verb hif, verb nif | ≈ בין

to cause to shine, to give light to, to light up, radiant, resplendent = action that causes something to emit or to reflect light; ≈ associated with well-being and wisdom

GEN 1:15 · GEN 1:17 · EXO 13:21 · EXO 14:20 · EXO 25:37 · NUM 6:25 · NUM 8:2 · EZR 9:8 · NEH 9:12 · NEH 9:19 · JOB 33:30 · JOB 41:24 · PSA 13:4 · PSA 18:29 · PSA 19:9 · PSA 31:17 · PSA 67:2 · PSA 76:5 · PSA 77:19 · PSA 80:4 · PSA 80:8 · PSA 80:20 · PSA 97:4 · PSA 105:39 · PSA 118:27 · PSA 119:130 · PSA 119:135 · PRO 29:13 · ECC 8:1 · ISA 60:19 · EZK 32:7 · DAN 9:17

Burn | verb hif

to put fire on, to burn = to put an object on fire

ISA 27:11

Burn | verb hif

to light a fire = to light a fire on an object

MAL 1:10

1 EXO 14:20 MT NIV NRSV | NJPS "it cast a spell (upon the night)" | LXX "καὶ διῆλθεν ἡ νύξ" RSV NJB the night passed = ויעבר

Enio R. Mueller

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[אוֹר] 43 vb. be or become light Qal;—become light, shine of sun (esp. in early morn.)

Niph.—become lighted up of day-break

Hiph.— give light, of sun, moon & stars

light up, cause to shine, shine

light a lamp

lighten, of the eyes

make shine, of face of God

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