Lexical Summary or: to be or become light Original Word: אוֹרTransliteration: or Phonetic Spelling: (ore) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to be or become light Meaning: to be or become light Strong's Concordance break give, show light en set on fire, shine A primitive root; to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically) -- X break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine. Brown-Driver-Briggs H215. or [אוֺר]43 verb be or become light (compare Arabic enkindle, Aramaic (Nasar.) Aph`el illumine, & derivatives in Assyrian) — Qal Perfect אוֺר Genesis 44:3 + אֹ֫רוּ 1 Samuel 14:29; Imperfect3feminine plural וַתָּאֹרְנָה 14:27 Qr; Participle אוֺר Proverbs 4:18 (Ges§ 72 R. 1) Imperative feminine singular א֫וֺרִי Isaiah 60:1; Proverbs 4:18; — become light, shine of sun (especially in early morning) Genesis 44:3 (J) 1 Samuel 29:10; Proverbs 4:18; Isaiah 60:1; of eyes (owing to refreshment) 1 Samuel 14:27 (Qr) 29. Niph`al Imperfect וַיֵּאֹר 2 Samuel 2:32; Infinitive לֵאוֺר Job 33:30; Participle נָאוֺר Psalm 76:5 — become lighted up of day-break 2 Samuel 2:32; by light of life, revival Job 33:30; by light of glory, enveloped in light Psalm 76:5. Hiph`il Perfect וְהֵאִיר Exodus 25:37, etc.; Imperfect יָאִיר Job 41:24 +; יָאֵר Numbers 6:25 +; וַיָּ֫אֶר Psalm 118:27 +, etc.; Imperative הָאֵר Psalm 80:20 +, הָאִ֫ירָה31:17 +; Infinitive הָאִיר Genesis 1:15 +; Participle מֵאִיר Proverbs 29:13; מְאִירַתPsalm 19:9; מְאִירוֺת Isaiah 27:11 — 1 give light, of sun, moon & stars Genesis 1:15, 17 (P), of moon Isaiah 60:19; of pillar of fire (followed by ל) Exodus 13:21; 14:20 (both J E) Psalm 105:39; Nehemiah 9:12, 19; of scared lamp Exodus 25:37; Numbers 8:2 (both P); figurative of the words of God Psalm 119:130. 2 light up, cause to shine, shine, followed by accusative תֵּבֵל בְרָקִים הֵאִירוּ lightnings lighted up the world Psalm 77:19; 97:4; absolute מִכְּבֹדוֺ הֵאִירָה הָֹאָרֶץ Ezekiel 43:2; the earth shined with his glory (of theophany); of leviathan, which makes path shine behind him Job 42:24; יָאִיר כַּיּוֺם לַיְלָה night shineth as day Psalm 139:12. 3 light a lamp Psalm 18:29; wood Isaiah 27:11; alter (-fire) Malachi 1:10. 4 lighten, of the eyes, עֵינַיִם הָאִיר, subject ׳י, his law, etc. Proverbs 29:13; Psalm 13:4; 19:9; Ezra 9:8. 5 make shine, of face of God י ׳יָאֵר אֵלֶיךָ מָּנָיו Yahweh make his face shine upon thee Numbers 6:25 (priest's blessing), reappearing Psalm 31:17 (followed by עַלֿ), 67:2 (followed by אֶתֿ), 80:4; 80:8; Psalm 80:20; 119:135 (followed by ב), Daniel 9:17 compare Psalm 4:7; without מָּנִים (followed by ל) 118:27; once, of face of man, Ecclesiastes 8:1 תָּאִיר אָדָם חָכְמַת מָּנָיו the wisdom of a man lighteth up his face. |