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or: Light

Original Word: אוֹר
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: owr
Pronunciation: ohr
Phonetic Spelling: (ore)
Definition: Light
Meaning: illumination, luminary

Strong's Exhaustive 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

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from or
Definition
a light
NASB Translation
broad (1), dawn (1), dawn* (1), daylight (1), daylight* (1), early morning (1), light (105), lightning (5), lights (2), sun (1), sunlight (1), sunshine (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
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 Psalm 136:7; —

1 light as diffused in nature, light of day Genesis 1:3,4,5 (P) Job 3:9; Job 38:19 +.

2 morning light, dawn, אוֺר הַבֹּקֶר light of the morning Judges 16:2; 1 Samuel 14:36; 1 Samuel 25:34,36; 2 Samuel 17:22; 2 Kings 7:9; Micah 2:1; בֹּקֶר ׳א 2 Samuel 23:4 (poem of David); ׳עַדהָֿא Judges 19:26 (compare עַדהַֿבֹּקֶר Judges 19:25); לָאוֺר Job 24:14; מִןהָֿאוֺר עַד מַחֲצִית הַיּוֺם from dawn till mid-day, Nehemiah 8:3 compare Proverbs 4:18.

3 light of the heavenly luminaries; הַלְּבָנָה ׳א, "" הַחַמָּה ׳א moonlight & sunlight Isaiah 30:26; כּוֺכְבֵי אוֺר stars of light Psalm 148:3; מְאוֺרֵי אוֺר 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 אוֺר רְשָׁעִים light of the wicked Job 38:15 (their work-day being the night); יוֺם אוֺר a day of light Amos 8:9 (= a clear, sunshiny day).

5 lightning Job 36:32; Job 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 חַיִּים ׳א Job 33:30; Psalm 56:14; compare אוֺר Job 3:16,20.

8 light of prosperity Job 22:28; Job 30:26; Psalm 97:11; Lamentations 3:2.

9 light of instruction נֵר מִצְוָה וְתוֺרָה אוֺר Proverbs 6:23 the commandment is a lamp and instruction a light; so the Messian. servant is אוֺר גּוֺיִם Isaiah 42:6; Isaiah 49:6; compare עַמִּים ׳א Isaiah 51:4; the advent of Messiah is shining of great light Isaiah 9:1 (twice in verse).

10 light of face אוֺר מָּנִים = bright, cheerful face (of men) Job 29:24; betokening king's favour Proverbs 16:15 (compare עֵינַיִם ׳א Psalm 38:11); of God = his shining, enlightening, favouring face Psalm 4:7; Psalm 44:4; Psalm 89:16.

11 Yahweh is יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳א 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 Isaiah 2:5.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root verb אוֹר (H215), meaning "to be or become light, shine."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G808: ἀστραπή (astrapé) • lightning, brightness
- G1192: δεσμός (desmos) • bond, chain (metaphorically related to light as freedom)
- G1193: δεσμωτήριον (desmōtērion) • prison (contrast to light as freedom)
- G2246: ἥλιος (hēlios) • sun
- G2250: ἡμέρα (hēmera) • day
- G3314: μεσημβρία (mesēmbria) • midday, noon
- G4983: σῶμα (sōma) • body (metaphorically related to light as life)
- G5338: φέγγος (phengos) • light, brightness
- G5457: φῶς (phōs) • light
- G5462: φωστήρ (phōstēr) • luminary, light-giver
- G5559: χρόνος (chronos) • time (related to light as marking time)

Usage: The term אוֹר is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote light in various contexts, including the creation of light, the presence of divine light, and metaphorical uses such as guidance, life, and joy. It appears in both literal and figurative senses.

Context: אוֹר (or) is a significant term in the Hebrew Bible, appearing in various contexts to convey the concept of light. It is first introduced in Genesis 1:3, where God commands, "Let there be light," marking the creation of physical light. This foundational moment underscores the importance of light as a divine creation and a symbol of order and goodness.

In the Psalms, אוֹר often represents divine guidance and presence. For example, Psalm 27:1 declares, "The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?" Here, light symbolizes God's protection and deliverance. Similarly, Psalm 119:105 states, "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path," illustrating the illuminating power of God's word in guiding believers.

The prophetic literature frequently uses אוֹר to describe the eschatological hope of Israel. Isaiah 60:1 proclaims, "Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you," envisioning a future where God's light brings restoration and glory to His people.

In a metaphorical sense, אוֹר is associated with life, joy, and righteousness. Proverbs 6:23 notes, "For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life," linking light with moral and spiritual instruction.

Overall, אוֹר serves as a multifaceted symbol in the Hebrew Bible, representing both the physical phenomenon of light and its deeper spiritual implications. It underscores themes of creation, divine presence, guidance, hope, and righteousness.

Forms and Transliterations
א֑וֹר א֔וֹר א֖וֹר א֗וֹר א֝֗וֹר א֣וֹר א֥וֹר א֨וֹר א֭וֹר אֽוֹר־ אֽוֹר׃ אוֹר֑וֹ אוֹר֙ אוֹרְךָ֣ אוֹרִ֣י אוֹרִ֣ים אוֹרֵ֑ךְ אוֹרֵֽהוּ׃ אוֹרֶ֔ךָ אוֹרָ֑ם אוֹרָֽם׃ אוֹרֽוֹ׃ אוֹר־ אור אור־ אור׃ אורהו׃ אורו אורו׃ אורי אורים אורך אורם אורם׃ בְּ֝א֗וֹר בְּ֝אוֹרְךָ֗ בְּֽאוֹר־ בְּא֣וֹר בְּא֤וֹר בְּא֥וֹר בְּאוֹר־ בָּא֥וֹר באור באור־ באורך הָא֑וֹר הָא֖וֹר הָאֽוֹר׃ הָאוֹר֙ האור האור׃ וְ֝א֗וֹר וְ֝אוֹר֗וֹ וְֽאוֹר־ וְא֣וֹר וְא֤וֹר וְא֥וֹר וְהָא֔וֹר וַיָּ֪אֶר וָא֔וֹר וּכְא֥וֹר ואור ואור־ ואורו והאור ויאר וכאור כְּא֖וֹר כְּא֣וֹר כָּא֣וֹר כָא֣וֹר כאור לְ֝א֗וֹר לְ֝אוֹרוֹ לְא֣וֹר לְא֤וֹר לְא֥וֹר לְאוֹר֙ לְאוֹרֵ֑ךְ לָא֔וֹר לָא֗וֹר לָא֡וֹר לָא֣וֹר לָאוֹר֙ לאור לאורו לאורך מֵא֣וֹר מאור ’ō·w·rām ’ō·w·rê·hū ’ō·w·re·ḵā ’ō·w·rêḵ ’ō·w·rî ’ō·w·rîm ’ō·w·rōw ’ō·wr ’ō·wr- ’ō·wr·ḵā ’ōwr ’ōwr- ’ōwrām ’ōwrêhū ’ōwrêḵ ’ōwreḵā ’ōwrî ’ōwrîm ’ōwrḵā ’ōwrōw bā’ōwr bā·’ō·wr baor bə’ōwr bə’ōwr- bə’ōwrḵā bə·’ō·wr bə·’ō·wr- bə·’ō·wr·ḵā beor beorcha chaOr hā’ōwr hā·’ō·wr haOr kā’ōwr ḵā’ōwr kā·’ō·wr ḵā·’ō·wr kaor kə’ōwr kə·’ō·wr keor lā’ōwr lā·’ō·wr laOr lə’ōwr lə’ōwrêḵ lə’ōwrōw lə·’ō·w·rêḵ lə·’ō·w·rōw lə·’ō·wr leor leoRech leoro mê’ōwr mê·’ō·wr meor or oRam orCha oRech oRecha oRehu oRi oRim oRo ū·ḵə·’ō·wr ucheor ūḵə’ōwr vaiYaer vaor vehaOr veor veoRo wā’ōwr wā·’ō·wr way·yā·’er wayyā’er wə’ōwr wə’ōwr- wə’ōwrōw wə·’ō·w·rōw wə·’ō·wr wə·’ō·wr- wə·hā·’ō·wr wəhā’ōwr
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Genesis 1:3
HEB: אֱלֹהִ֖ים יְהִ֣י א֑וֹר וַֽיְהִי־ אֽוֹר׃
NAS: said, Let there be light; and there was light.
KJV: Let there be light: and there was light.
INT: God Let there be light and there was light

Genesis 1:3
HEB: א֑וֹר וַֽיְהִי־ אֽוֹר׃
NAS: Let there be light; and there was light.
KJV: light: and there was light.
INT: light and there was light

Genesis 1:4
HEB: אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת־ הָא֖וֹר כִּי־ ט֑וֹב
NAS: saw that the light was good;
KJV: saw the light, that
INT: saw God the light that was good

Genesis 1:4
HEB: אֱלֹהִ֔ים בֵּ֥ין הָא֖וֹר וּבֵ֥ין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃
NAS: separated the light from the darkness.
KJV: divided the light from
INT: and God from the light from the darkness

Genesis 1:5
HEB: וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לָאוֹר֙ י֔וֹם וְלַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ
NAS: called the light day,
KJV: called the light Day,
INT: called God the light day and the darkness

Genesis 1:18
HEB: וּֽלֲהַבְדִּ֔יל בֵּ֥ין הָא֖וֹר וּבֵ֣ין הַחֹ֑שֶׁךְ
NAS: and to separate the light from the darkness;
KJV: and to divide the light from the darkness:
INT: separate among the light from the darkness

Genesis 44:3
HEB: הַבֹּ֖קֶר א֑וֹר וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים שֻׁלְּח֔וּ
INT: soon light the men were sent

Exodus 10:23
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל הָ֥יָה א֖וֹר בְּמוֹשְׁבֹתָֽם׃
NAS: had light in their dwellings.
KJV: of Israel had light in their dwellings.
INT: of Israel had light their dwellings

Judges 16:2
HEB: לֵאמֹ֔ר עַד־ א֥וֹר הַבֹּ֖קֶר וַהֲרְגְנֻֽהוּ׃
NAS: the morning light, then we will kill
KJV: In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill
INT: saying until light the morning will kill

Judges 19:26
HEB: שָּׁ֖ם עַד־ הָאֽוֹר׃
NAS: her master was, until [full] daylight.
KJV: where her lord [was], till it was light.
INT: in it was until daylight

1 Samuel 14:36
HEB: בָהֶ֣ם ׀ עַד־ א֣וֹר הַבֹּ֗קֶר וְלֹֽא־
NAS: the morning light, and let us not leave
KJV: them until the morning light, and let us not leave
INT: and take until light the morning not

1 Samuel 25:34
HEB: לְנָבָ֛ל עַד־ א֥וֹר הַבֹּ֖קֶר מַשְׁתִּ֥ין
NAS: the morning light [as much as] one male.
KJV: by the morning light any that pisseth
INT: to Nabal until light the morning pisseth

1 Samuel 25:36
HEB: וְגָד֖וֹל עַד־ א֥וֹר הַבֹּֽקֶר׃
NAS: until the morning light.
KJV: or more, until the morning light.
INT: more until light the morning

2 Samuel 17:22
HEB: הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן עַד־ א֣וֹר הַבֹּ֗קֶר עַד־
NAS: the Jordan; and by dawn not even
KJV: by the morning light there lacked
INT: the Jordan even light the morning even

2 Samuel 23:4
HEB: וּכְא֥וֹר בֹּ֖קֶר יִזְרַח־
NAS: Is as the light of the morning
KJV: And [he shall be] as the light of the morning,
INT: is as the light of the morning rises

2 Kings 7:9
HEB: וְחִכִּ֛ינוּ עַד־ א֥וֹר הַבֹּ֖קֶר וּמְצָאָ֣נוּ
NAS: morning light, punishment
KJV: till the morning light, some mischief
INT: wait until light morning will overtake

Nehemiah 8:3
HEB: הַמַּ֗יִם מִן־ הָאוֹר֙ עַד־ מַחֲצִ֣ית
NAS: Gate from early morning until
KJV: gate from the morning until midday,
INT: of the Water from early until half

Job 3:9
HEB: נִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹ יְקַו־ לְא֥וֹר וָאַ֑יִן וְאַל־
NAS: Let it wait for light but have none,
KJV: let it look for light, but [have] none; neither let it see
INT: twilight wait light have not

Job 3:16
HEB: לֹא־ רָ֥אוּ אֽוֹר׃
NAS: that never saw light.
KJV: [which] never saw light.
INT: never saw light

Job 3:20
HEB: יִתֵּ֣ן לְעָמֵ֣ל א֑וֹר וְ֝חַיִּ֗ים לְמָ֣רֵי
NAS: Why is light given
KJV: Wherefore is light given
INT: given who is light and life to the bitter

Job 12:22
HEB: חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וַיֹּצֵ֖א לָא֣וֹר צַלְמָֽוֶת׃
NAS: the deep darkness into light.
KJV: and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
INT: the darkness and brings light the deep

Job 12:25
HEB: חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וְלֹא־ א֑וֹר וַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗ם כַּשִּׁכּֽוֹר׃
NAS: with no light, And He makes them stagger
KJV: in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger
INT: darkness no light stagger A drunken

Job 17:12
HEB: לְי֣וֹם יָשִׂ֑ימוּ א֝֗וֹר קָר֥וֹב מִפְּנֵי־
NAS: into day, [saying], 'The light is near,'
KJV: into day: the light [is] short
INT: day make the light short because

Job 18:5
HEB: גַּ֤ם א֣וֹר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָ֑ךְ
NAS: Indeed, the light of the wicked goes
KJV: Yea, the light of the wicked
INT: Indeed the light of the wicked goes

Job 18:6
HEB: א֭וֹר חָשַׁ֣ךְ בְּאָהֳל֑וֹ
NAS: The light in his tent is darkened,
KJV: The light shall be dark
INT: the light is darkened his tent

122 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 216
122 Occurrences


bā·’ō·wr — 1 Occ.
bə·’ō·wr — 7 Occ.
bə·’ō·wr·ḵā — 1 Occ.
ḵā·’ō·wr — 1 Occ.
hā·’ō·wr — 7 Occ.
kā·’ō·wr — 1 Occ.
kə·’ō·wr — 3 Occ.
lā·’ō·wr — 7 Occ.
lə·’ō·wr — 13 Occ.
lə·’ō·w·rêḵ — 1 Occ.
lə·’ō·w·rōw — 1 Occ.
mê·’ō·wr — 1 Occ.
’ō·wr — 52 Occ.
’ō·w·rām — 3 Occ.
’ō·wr·ḵā — 1 Occ.
’ō·w·rêḵ — 1 Occ.
’ō·w·re·ḵā — 2 Occ.
’ō·w·rê·hū — 1 Occ.
’ō·w·rî — 1 Occ.
’ō·w·rîm — 1 Occ.
’ō·w·rōw — 4 Occ.
ū·ḵə·’ō·wr — 1 Occ.
way·yā·’er — 1 Occ.
wā·’ō·wr — 1 Occ.
wə·hā·’ō·wr — 1 Occ.
wə·’ō·wr — 7 Occ.
wə·’ō·w·rōw — 1 Occ.















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