Strong H215אוֹר

to light

Transliteration: 'ôr
Pronunciation: ore
Morphology: Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root;
to be (causatively make) luminous (literally and metaphorically): - X break of {day} {glorious} {kindle} ({be} {en-} {give} show) light ({-en} {-ened}) set on {fire} shine.

Detailed definition

1) to be or become light, shine
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to become light (day)
1a2) to shine (of the sun)
1a3) to become bright
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be illuminated
1b2) to become lighted up
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to give light, shine (of sun, moon, and stars)
1c2) to illumine, light up, cause to shine, shine
1c3) to kindle, light (candle, wood)
1c4) lighten (of the eyes, his law, etc)
1c5) to make shine (of the face)

In the Bible

Strong H215 appears in 43 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

shine11
light11
enlighten5
give5
lighten3
shineth2
day1
glorious1
kindle1
lighteneth1
set1
shin1

First verses

Genesis 1:15
And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
Genesis 1:17
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
Genesis 44:3
As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
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:
Exodus 14:20
And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.
Exodus 25:37
And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.
Numbers 6:25
The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
Numbers 8:2
Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.
1 Samuel 14:27
But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.
1 Samuel 14:29
Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.
1 Samuel 29:10
Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with thy master’s servants that are come with thee: and as soon as ye be up early in the morning, and have light, depart.
2 Samuel 2:32
And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth–lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.
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 may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
Nehemiah 9:12
Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
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 the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.
Job 33:30
To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.
Job 41:32
He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.
Psalms 13:3
Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
Psalms 18:28
For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
Psalms 19:8
The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

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