נוּר
nur
“fire”
Definition
fire
(Aramaic) from an unused root (corresponding to that of H5216 (נִיר)) meaning to shine;
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
נוּר appears 14 times in the Old Testament.
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Key Passages
And whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.”
Now, if you are ready, as soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the statue I have made. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?”
and he commanded some mighty men of valor in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and throw them into the blazing fiery furnace.
The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the fiery flames killed the men who carried up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
Suddenly King Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and asked his advisers, “Did we not throw three men, firmly bound, into the fire?”“Certainly, O king,” they replied.
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