אוֹר
ôwr
Modern Summary of Strong’s Concordance (1890)
The word "אוֹר" (ôwr) primarily means to produce or cause light, either literally as physical illumination or metaphorically as brightness or clarity. It can refer to actions like shining, kindling, or setting something on fire, as well as the appearance of light at dawn or something being made glorious. The term is versatile and can describe both the act of giving light and the state of being illuminated.
to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)
The Hebrew word ôwr means "to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)," encompassing related ideas including break of day, glorious, kindle, light.
Lexical data derived from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. See full disclaimer
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