Lexical Definition

‎אוֹר‎ ʼôwr (ore) to light ^H:V
a primitive root

[idiom] break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine.

• to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)

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)

See Greek: ἀναβλέπω · ἀνάπτω · φαίνω · φωτίζω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎אוֺר‎]₄₃ verb be or become light (compare Arabic enkindle, Aramaic (Nasar.) Aph`el illumine, & derivatives in Assyrian) —

Qal Perfect ‎אוֺר‎ Gen 44:3 + ‎אֹ֫רוּ‎ 1Sam 14:29 Imperfect 3 feminine plural ‎וַתָּאֹרְנָה‎ 1Sam 14:27 Qr; Participle ‎אוֺר‎ Prov 4:18 (Ges^{«GKC:72»§ 72} R. 1) Imperative feminine singular ‎א֫וֺרִי‎ Isa 60:1; Prov 4:18 — become light, shine of sun (especially in early morning) Gen 44:3 (J) 1Sam 29:10; Prov 4:18; Isa 60:1 of eyes (owing to refreshment) 1Sam 14:27 (Qr) 29. Niph`al Imperfect ‎וַיֵּאֹר‎ 2Sam 2:32 Infinitive ‎לֵאוֺר‎ Job 33:30 Participle ‎נָאוֺר‎ Ps 76:5* — become lighted up of day-break 2Sam 2:32 by light of life, revival Job 33:30 by light of glory, enveloped in light Ps 76:5*. Hiph`il Perfect ‎וְהֵאִיר‎ Exod 25:37, etc.; Imperfect ‎יָאִיר‎ Job 41:24* +; ‎יָאֵר‎ Num 6:25 +; ‎וַיָּ֫אֶר‎ Ps 118:27 +, etc.; Imperative ‎הָאֵר‎ Ps 80:20* +, ‎הָאִ֫ירָה‎Ps 31:17* +; Infinitive ‎הָאִיר‎ Gen 1:15 +; Participle ‎מֵאִיר‎ Prov 29:13 ‎מְאִירַת‎Ps 19:9* ‎מְאִירוֺת‎ Isa 27:11 —

1. give light, of sun, moon & stars Gen 1:15; Gen 1:17 (P), of moon Isa 60:19 of pillar of fire (followed by ‎ל‎) Exod 13:21; Exod 14:20 (both J E) Ps 105:39; Neh 9:12; Neh 9:19 of scared lamp Exod 25:37; Num 8:2 (both P); figurative of the words of God Ps 119:130.

2. light up, cause to shine, shine, followed by accusative ‎הֵאִירוּ בְרָקִים תֵּבֵל‎ lightnings lighted up the world Ps 77:19*; Ps 97:4 absolute ‎הָֹאָרֶץ‎ ‎הֵאִירָה מִכְּבֹדוֺ‎ Ezek 43:2 the earth shined with his glory (of theophany); of leviathan, which makes path shine behind him Job 42:24 ‎לַיְלָה כַּיּוֺם יָאִיר‎ night shineth as day Ps 139:12.

3. light a lamp Ps 18:29* wood Isa 27:11 alter (-fire) Mal 1:10.

4. lighten, of the eyes, ‎הָאִיר עֵינַיִם‎, subject ‎׳‎‎י‎, his law, etc. Prov 29:13; Ps 13:4*; Ps 19:9*; Ezra 9:8.

5. make shine, of face of God ‎פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ‎ ‎׳‎‎יָאֵר י‎ Yahweh make his face shine upon thee Num 6:25 (priest's blessing), reappearing Ps 31:17* (followed by ‎עַלֿ‎), Ps 67:2* (followed by ‎אֶתֿ‎), Ps 80:4*; Ps 80:8*; Ps 80:20*; Ps 119:135 (followed by ‎ב‎), Dan 9:17 compare Ps 4:7* without ‎פָּנִים‎ (followed by ‎ל‎) Ps 118:27 once, of face of man, Eccl 8:1 ‎פָּנָיו חָכְמַת אָדָם תָּאִיר‎ the wisdom of a man lighteth up his face.

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