H219 - אוֹרָה (ʼôwrâh)

H219 אוֹרָה (ʼôwrâh) o-raw'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

luminousness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity; also a plant (as being bright)

Derivation: feminine of H216 (אוֹר);

KJV Usage: herb, light.

TWOT Reference: 52b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) light

2) light of joy and happiness (fig.)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אוֹרָה ôrâh BDB Definition: 1) light 2) light of joy and happiness (figuratively) Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: feminine of H216 Same Word by TWOT Number: 52b Total KJV Occurrences: 5

Bible Occurrences (4)

4:39

8:16

139:12

26:19

2 Kings 4:39

One [of them] went out to the field to gather herbs, and he found a wild vine from which he gathered as many wild... gourds as his garment [could hold. Then he came back and cut them up into the pot of stew, though no one knew [what they were].

Esther 8:16

For the Jews it was a time of light and gladness, of joy and honor.

Isaiah 26:19

Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.