אוֹר or

Hebrew word for “to light” · Strong’s H215 · used 43 times in 43 verses

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Meaning

1) to be or become light, shine;

How it is translated

Glosses given for or in context, with how often each is used:

• make shine 5
• give light 4
• light up 4
• will give light 3
• light 2
• lit up 2
• may he make shine 2
• brightened 2
• lighted up 2
• makes shine 2
• will be light 1
• became light 1

Where it is used

Also in 3 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Psalms 80 (3), Genesis 1 (2), 1 Samuel 14 (2), Nehemiah 9 (2), Psalms 119 (2), Isaiah 60 (2), Genesis 44 (1), Exodus 13 (1), Exodus 14 (1), Exodus 25 (1)

Forms

• להאיר 7
• יאיר 5
• ויאר 3
• האירה 3
• והאר 3
• יאר 2
• ואור 2
• תאיר 2
• האירו 2
• האר 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with or more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• עָנָן anan “cloud” 6
• לַיְלָה laylah “night” 7
• אוֹר or “light” 5
• עַיִן ayin “eye” 6
• נָחָה nachah “to lead” 3
• יָשַׁע yasah “to save” 4
• נֵר ner “lamp” 3
• יוֹמָם yomam “by day” 3
• חָנַן chanan “be gracious” 3
• חֹשֶׁךְ choshekh “darkness” 3
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 6
• עַמּוּד ammud “pillar” 3

Key verses

The verses using or that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Exodus 13:21 — And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
• Ezra 9:8 — And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God…
• Nehemiah 9:19 — Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither…
• Psalms 19:8 — The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
• Psalms 67:1 — [To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song.] God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
• Proverbs 4:18 — But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
• Isaiah 27:11 — When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that…
• Isaiah 60:1 — Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
• Isaiah 60:19 — The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light,…
• Ezekiel 43:2 — And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.
• Daniel 9:17 — Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the…
• Malachi 1:10 — Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.