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Lexicon :: Strong's H3974 - mā'ôr

Aa
מָאוֹר
Transliteration
mā'ôr
Pronunciation
maw-ore'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 52f

Strong’s Definitions

מָאוֹר mâʼôwr, maw-ore'; or מָאֹר mâʼôr; also (in plural) feminine מְאוֹרָה mᵉʼôwrâh; or מְאֹרָה mᵉʼôrâh; from H215; properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e. (abstractly) light (as an element); figuratively, brightness, i.e.cheerfulness; specifically, a chandelier:—bright, light.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's H3974 in the following manner: light (18x), bright (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's H3974 in the following manner: light (18x), bright (1x).

  1. light, luminary

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָאוֹר mâʼôwr, maw-ore'; or מָאֹר mâʼôr; also (in plural) feminine מְאוֹרָה mᵉʼôwrâh; or מְאֹרָה mᵉʼôrâh; from H215; properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e. (abstractly) light (as an element); figuratively, brightness, i.e.cheerfulness; specifically, a chandelier:—bright, light.
STRONGS H3974: Abbreviations
† מָאוֺר noun masculine luminary — absolute Genesis 1:16 +; construct מְאוֺר Proverbs 15:30 +; plural מְאוֺרֹת Genesis 1:15; מְאֹרֹת Genesis 1:14; Genesis 1:16; construct מְאוֺרֵי Ezekiel 32:8 — light, light-bearer, luminary, lamp, of sun & moon Genesis 1:14, 15, 16 (3 times in verse) (P) Ezekiel 32:8; moon Psalm 74:16; מְנֹרַת הַמָּאוֺר the lamp-stand of the luminary or light (where הַמּ׳ is sum of seven sacred lamps on golden lamp-stand) Exodus 35:14 (twice in verse); Exodus 35:28; Exodus 39:37; Numbers 4:9, 16, compare Exodus 25:6; Exodus 27:20; Exodus 35:8; Leviticus 24:2 (all P); מְאוֺרעֵֿינַיִם יְשַׂמַּחלֵֿב֑ Proverbs 15:30 the luminary of the eyes (= the eyes as a lamp) gives the light of joy to the heart; פָּנֶיךָ מְאוֺרָ Psalm 90:8 the luminary of thy face (thy face as a lamp) in the light of which the secrets are exposed.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:14; 1:14; 1:15; 1:15; 1:16; 1:16; 1:16

Exodus

25:6; 27:20; 35:8; 35:14; 35:28; 39:37

Leviticus

24:2

Numbers

4:9; 4:16

Psalms

74:16; 90:8

Proverbs

15:30; 15:30

Ezekiel

32:8; 32:8

H3974

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3974 matches the Hebrew מָאוֹר (mā'ôr),
which occurs 19 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:14 - And God said, Let there be lights in the arch of heaven, for a division between the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for marking the changes of the year, and for days and for years:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:15 - And let them be for lights in the arch of heaven to give light on the earth: and it was so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:16 - And God made the two great lights: the greater light to be the ruler of the day, and the smaller light to be the ruler of the night: and he made the stars.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:6 - Oil for the light, spices for the sweet-smelling oil, sweet perfumes for burning;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:20 - Give orders to the children of Israel to give you clear olive oil for the lights, so that a light may be burning there at all times.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:8 - And oil for the lights, and spices for the holy oil and for the sweet perfumes for burning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:14 - And the support for the lights, with its vessels and its lights and the oil for the light;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:28 - And the spice and the oil for the light, and the holy oil and the sweet perfumes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:37 - The support for the lights, with the vessels for the lights to be put in their places on it, and all its vessels, and the oil for the lights;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:2 - Give orders to the children of Israel to give you clean olive oil for the light, so that a light may be burning at all times,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:9 - And they are to take a blue cloth, covering with it the light-support with its lights and its instruments and its trays and all the oil vessels which are used for it:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:16 - And Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, is to be responsible for the oil for the light, and the sweet perfumes for burning, and the regular meal offering, and the holy oil; the House and the holy place and everything in it will be in his care.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:16 - The day is yours and the night is yours: you made the light and the sun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:8 - You have put our evil doings before you, our secret sins in the light of your face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:30 - The light of the eyes is a joy to the heart, and good news makes the bones fat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:8 - All the bright lights of heaven I will make dark over you, and put dark night on your land, says the Lord.
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