Lexical Definition

‎מָאוֹר‎ mâʼôwr (maw-ore') light ^H:N-M
or מָאֹר mâʼôr (maw-ore'); also (in plural) feminine מְאוֹרָה mᵉʼôwrâh (meh-o-raw'); or מְאֹרָה mᵉʼôrâh (meh-o-raw'); from ‎אוֹר‎

bright, light.

• properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e. (abstractly) light (as an element)
• figuratively, brightness, i.e.cheerfulness
• specifically, a chandelier

1) light, luminary

See Greek: θεωρέω · μέγας · φωστήρ · φωτισμός

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מָאוֺר‎ noun masculine luminary — absolute Gen 1:16 +; construct ‎מְאוֺר‎ Prov 15:30 +; plural ‎מְאוֺרֹת‎ Gen 1:15 ‎מְאֹרֹת‎ vGen 1:14 vGen 1:16 construct ‎מְאוֺרֵי‎ Ezek 32:8 — light, light-bearer, luminary, lamp, of sun & moon Gen 1:14; Gen 1:15; Gen 1:16 (3 t. in verse) (P) Ezek 32:8 moon Ps 74:16 ‎מְנֹרַת הַמָּאוֺר‎ the lamp-stand of the luminary or light (where ‎׳‎‎הַמּ‎ is sum of seven sacred lamps on golden lamp-stand) Exod 35:14 (twice in verse); Exod 35:28; Exod 39:37; Num 4:9; Num 4:16, compare Exod 25:6; Exod 27:20; Exod 35:8; Lev 24:2 (all P); ‎מְאוֺרעֵֿינַיִם יְשַׂמַּחלֵֿב֑‎ Prov 15:30 the luminary of the eyes (= the eyes as a lamp) gives the light of joy to the heart; ‎מְאוֺר פָּנֶיךָ‎ Ps 90:8 the luminary of thy face (thy face as a lamp) in the light of which the secrets are exposed.

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