נֵר
nerNoun (Masculine)H5216
lamp
From: or נִר; also נֵיר; or נֵר; or (feminine) נֵרָה; from a primitive root (see H5214 (נִיר); H5135 (נוּר)) properly, meaning to glisten;
Short Definition
a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
Full Lexicon Entry
lamp Also means: nir (*נִיר *"lamp" H5216B)
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)
Morphology H:N-M
DescriptionH:N-M
Occurrences
42 timesAppears 42 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Exodus
9
Proverbs
7
2 Chronicles
5
1 Kings
3
Job
3
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 28:15
- 2 Chronicles 4:20
- Exodus 30:8
- Job 21:17
- Proverbs 20:20
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