אוֹר

orNoun (Feminine)H0216

light

From: from H215 (אוֹר);

Short Definition

illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. light 1a) light of day 1b) light of heavenly luminaries (moon, sun, stars) 1c) day-break, dawn, morning light 1d) daylight 1e) lightning 1f) light of lamp 1g) light of life 1h) light of prosperity 1i) light of instruction 1j) light of face (fig.) 1k) Jehovah as Israel's light

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology H:N-F

DescriptionH:N-F

Occurrences

101 times

Appears 101 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Job
31
Isaiah
19
Psalms
11
Genesis
4
Jeremiah
4

Key Passages

  • 1 Samuel 14:36
  • Habakkuk 3:11
  • Isaiah 60:20
  • Job 29:3
  • Micah 7:8

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.