Biblical Hebrew

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hebrew #3974 - מָאוֹר maor (a luminary)


Original Word:מָאוֹר
Transliteration: maor
Definition:a luminary
Part of Speech:Noun Masculine
Phonetic Spelling:(maw-ore')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

bright, light

Or maor {maw-ore'}; also (in plural) feminine mpowrah {meh-o-raw'}; or morah {meh-o-raw'}; from 'owr; properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e. (abstractly) light (as an element): figuratively, brightness, i.e.cheerfulness; specifically, a chandelier -- bright, light.

see HEBREW 'owr


Englishman's Concordance

1) light, luminary
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H215
Same Word by TWOT Number: 52f

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מָאוֺרnoun masculineluminary — absolute Genesis 1:16 +; construct מְאוֺרProverbs 15:30 +; plural מְאוֺרֹתGenesis 1:15; מְאֹרֹתGenesis 1:14; Genesis 1:16; construct מְאוֺרֵיEzekiel 32:8light, light-bearer, luminary, lamp, of sun & moon Genesis 1:14,15,16 (3 t. in verse) (P) Ezekiel 32:8; moon Psalm 74:16; מְנֹרַת הַמָּאוֺרthe lamp-stand of the luminary or light (where ׳הַמּ is sum of seven sacred lamps on golden lamp-stand) Exodus 35:14 (twice in verse); Exodus 35:28; Exodus 39:37; Numbers 4:9,16, compare Exodus 25:6; Exodus 27:20; Exodus 35:8; Leviticus 24:2 (all P); מְאוֺרעֵֿינַיִם יְשַׂמַּחלֵֿב֑Proverbs 15:30the luminary of the eyes (=the eyes as a lamp) gives the light of joy to the heart; מְאוֺר מָּנֶיךָPsalm 90:8the luminary of thy face (thy face as a lamp) in the light of which the secrets are exposed.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 3974. מָאוֹר (maor or maor or meorah or meorah) — 19 Occurrences

Genesis 1:14
HEB:אֱלֹהִ֗ים יְהִ֤י מְאֹרֹת֙ בִּרְקִ֣יעַ הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
NAS: said, Let there be lights in the expanse
KJV: said, Let there be lights in the firmament
INT: God become Let there be lights the expanse of the heavens

Genesis 1:15
HEB: וְהָי֤וּ לִמְאוֹרֹת֙ בִּרְקִ֣יעַ הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
NAS:and let them be for lights in the expanse
KJV:And let them be for lights in the firmament
INT: them be for lights the expanse of the heavens

Genesis 1:16
HEB:אֶת־ שְׁנֵ֥י הַמְּאֹרֹ֖ת הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים אֶת־
NAS: great lights, the greater
KJV: two great lights; the greater light
INT: God the two lights great light

Genesis 1:16
HEB:הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים אֶת־ הַמָּא֤וֹר הַגָּדֹל֙ לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת
NAS: the greater light to govern
KJV: the greater light to rule
INT: lights great light the greater to govern

Genesis 1:16
HEB:הַיּ֔וֹם וְאֶת־ הַמָּא֤וֹר הַקָּטֹן֙ לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת
NAS: and the lesser light to govern
KJV: and the lesser light to rule
INT: to govern the day light and the lesser to govern

Exodus 25:6
HEB: שֶׁ֖מֶן לַמָּאֹ֑ר בְּשָׂמִים֙ לְשֶׁ֣מֶן
NAS: oil for lighting, spices
KJV: Oil for the light, spices
INT: oil lighting spices oil

Exodus 27:20
HEB:זָ֛ךְ כָּתִ֖ית לַמָּא֑וֹר לְהַעֲלֹ֥ת נֵ֖ר
NAS: olives for the light, to make a lamp
KJV: beaten for the light, to cause the lamp
INT: clear of beaten the light burn A lamp

Exodus 35:8
HEB: וְשֶׁ֖מֶן לַמָּא֑וֹר וּבְשָׂמִים֙ לְשֶׁ֣מֶן
NAS: and oil for lighting, and spices
KJV: And oil for the light, and spices
INT: and oil lighting and spices oil

Exodus 35:14
HEB:וְאֶת־ מְנֹרַ֧ת הַמָּא֛וֹר וְאֶת־ כֵּלֶ֖יהָ
NAS: the lampstand also for the light and its utensils
KJV: The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture,
INT: the lampstand the light utensils lamps

Exodus 35:14
HEB:וְאֵ֖ת שֶׁ֥מֶן הַמָּאֽוֹר׃
NAS: and the oil for the light;
KJV: with the oil for the light,
INT: lamps and the oil the light

Exodus 35:28
HEB:וְאֶת־ הַשָּׁ֑מֶן לְמָא֕וֹר וּלְשֶׁ֙מֶן֙ הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה
NAS: and the oil for the light and for the anointing
KJV: and oil for the light, and for the anointing
INT: and the spice and the oil the light oil the anointing

Exodus 39:37
HEB:וְאֵ֖ת שֶׁ֥מֶן הַמָּאֽוֹר׃
NAS: and the oil for the light;
KJV: thereof, and the oil for light,
INT: utensils and the oil the light

Leviticus 24:2
HEB:זָ֛ךְ כָּתִ֖ית לַמָּא֑וֹר לְהַעֲלֹ֥ת נֵ֖ר
NAS: olives for the light, to make a lamp
KJV: beaten for the light, to cause the lamps
INT: clear beaten the light burn A lamp

Numbers 4:9
HEB:אֶת־ מְנֹרַ֤ת הַמָּאוֹר֙ וְאֶת־ נֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָ
NAS: the lampstand for the light, along with its lamps
KJV: the candlestick of the light, and his lamps,
INT: and cover the lampstand the light lamps snuffers

Numbers 4:16
HEB:הַכֹּהֵ֗ן שֶׁ֤מֶן הַמָּאוֹר֙ וּקְטֹ֣רֶת הַסַּמִּ֔ים
NAS: is the oil for the light and the fragrant
KJV: [pertaineth] the oil for the light, and the sweet
INT: the priest is the oil the light incense and the fragrant

Psalm 74:16
HEB:אַתָּ֥ה הֲ֝כִינ֗וֹתָ מָא֥וֹר וָשָֽׁמֶשׁ׃
NAS: You have prepared the light and the sun.
KJV: also [is] thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
INT: You have prepared the light and the sun

Psalm 90:8
HEB:לְנֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ עֲ֝לֻמֵ֗נוּ לִמְא֥וֹר פָּנֶֽיךָ׃
NAS: You, Our secret [sins] in the light of Your presence.
KJV: before thee, our secret [sins] in the light of thy countenance.
INT: before our secret the light of your presence

Proverbs 15:30
HEB: מְֽאוֹר־ עֵ֭ינַיִם יְשַׂמַּֽח־
NAS:Bright eyes gladden
KJV:The light of the eyes rejoiceth
INT:Bright eyes gladden

Ezekiel 32:8
HEB: כָּל־ מְא֤וֹרֵי אוֹר֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם
NAS: All the shining lights in the heavens
KJV:All the bright lights of heaven
INT: All the shining lights the heavens

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