H215: אוֹר
ʼôwr · pronounced ore · “to light”
Definition
to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)
KJV translates it as: [idiom] break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine.
Word origin: a primitive root;
Extended definition
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)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H215 is translated
- make shine ×5
- give light ×4
- light up ×3
- it will give light ×2
- may he make shine ×2
- they brightened ×2
- it makes shine ×2
- ! ×2
- it was light ×1
- it lit up ×1
- they will give light ×1
- it will be light ×1
Bible verses with H215 (ʼôwr)
ʼôwr appears in 43 verses; the first 25 are shown below.
- 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.
- Psalms 31:16
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies’ sake.
- 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.
- Psalms 76:4
Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.
- Psalms 77:18
The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.
- Psalms 80:3
Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.