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Lexicon :: Strong's H5216 - nîr

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נִיר
Transliteration
nîr
Pronunciation
neer
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a primitive root [see נִיר (H5214); נוּר (H5135)] properly, meaning to glisten
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1333b

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: ניר (Strongs and Gesenius) נרה (Strongs) נר (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

נִיר nîyr, neer; or נִר nir; also נֵיר nêyr; or נֵר nêr; or (feminine) נֵרָה nêrâh; from a primitive root (see H5214; H5135) properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively):—candle, lamp, light.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 48x

The KJV translates Strong's H5216 in the following manner: lamp (35x), candle (9x), light (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 48x
The KJV translates Strong's H5216 in the following manner: lamp (35x), candle (9x), light (4x).

  1. lamp

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נִיר nîyr, neer; or נִר nir; also נֵיר nêyr; or נֵר nêr; or (feminine) נֵרָה nêrâh; from a primitive root (see H5214; H5135) properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively):—candle, lamp, light.
STRONGS H5216: Abbreviations
I. נֵר43 noun masculineExodus 25:37 lamp; — נ׳ absolute Exodus 27:20 +, construct 1 Samuel 3:3 +; suffix נֵרִי Psalm 18:29, נֵירִי || 2 Samuel 22:29, etc.; plural נֵרוֺת absolute Leviticus 24:4 +; construct Exodus 39:37; suffix נֵרֹתֶיהָ Exodus 25:37 (twice in verse) +, נֵרֹתֵיהֶם 1 Chronicles 28:15; 2 Chronicles 4:20; — lampin shrine at Shiloh 1 Samuel 3:3; especially of lampsin temple 1 Kings 7:49 + 7 times Chronicles, and in tabernacle Exodus 25:37 (twice in verse) + 15 times P; compare in Zechariah's vision Zechariah 4:2 (twice in verse) as token of merrymaking Jeremiah 25:10; used in search Zephaniah 1:12, compare (figurative) נִשְׁמַת אָדָם נֵר י׳ Proverbs 20:27; used in household work Proverbs 31:18; figurative of prosperity יִשְׂרָאֵל נ׳ 2 Samuel 21:17 (embodied in David); also Job 18:6; Job 21:17; Job 29:3; Psalm 18:29 = 2 Samuel 22:29; Psalm 132:17; Proverbs 13:9; Proverbs 20:20; Proverbs 24:20; of God's word as a guide Psalm 119:105, compare Proverbs 6:23.

† I. נִיר noun [masculine] lamp; — always figurative לְמַעַן הֱיוֺתנֿ׳ לְדָוִיד 1 Kings 11:26, i.e. that his family may remain on the throne; compare 1 Kings 15:4; 2 Kings 8:19 2 Chronicles 21:7; happiness, delight (construct) נִר רְשָׁעִים Proverbs 21:4 (so Vrss Thes Buhl Now Wild, > Ew Del SS Frankenb = II. נִיר below II. ניר below).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

25:37; 25:37; 25:37; 27:20; 39:37

Leviticus

24:4

1 Samuel

3:3; 3:3

2 Samuel

21:17; 22:29; 22:29

1 Kings

7:49; 11:26; 15:4

2 Kings

8:19

1 Chronicles

28:15

2 Chronicles

4:20; 21:7

Job

18:6; 21:17; 29:3

Psalms

18:29; 18:29; 119:105; 132:17

Proverbs

6:23; 13:9; 20:20; 20:27; 21:4; 24:20; 31:18

Jeremiah

25:10

Zephaniah

1:12

Zechariah

4:2

H5216

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5216 matches the Hebrew נִיר (nîr),
which occurs 48 times in 42 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:37 - facies et lucernas septem et pones eas super candelabrum ut luceant ex adverso

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:20 - praecipe filiis Israhel ut adferant tibi oleum de arboribus olivarum purissimum piloque contusum ut ardeat lucerna semper

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:7 - et adolebit incensum super eo Aaron suave fraglans mane quando conponet lucernas incendet illud

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:8 - et quando conlocat eas ad vesperum uret thymiama sempiternum coram Domino in generationes vestras

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:14 - mensam cum vectibus et vasis et propositionis panibus

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:23 - fecit et lucernas septem cum emunctoriis suis et vasa ubi quae emuncta sunt extinguuntur de auro mundissimo

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:37 - altare aureum et unguentum thymiama ex aromatibus

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:4 - et inlata mensa pones super eam quae rite praecepta sunt candelabrum stabit cum lucernis suis

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:25 - [Vulgate 40:23] locatis per ordinem lucernis iuxta praeceptum Domini

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:2 - praecipe filiis Israhel ut adferant tibi oleum de olivis purissimum ac lucidum ad concinnandas lucernas iugiter

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:4 - super candelabro mundissimo ponentur semper in conspectu Domini

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:9 - sument et pallium hyacinthinum quo operient candelabrum cum lucernis et forcipibus suis et emunctoriis et cunctis vasis olei quae ad concinnandas lucernas necessaria sunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:2 - loquere Aaroni et dices ad eum cum posueris septem lucernas contra eam partem quam candelabrum respicit lucere debebunt

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:3 - fecitque Aaron et inposuit lucernas super candelabrum ut praeceperat Dominus Mosi

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:3 - lucerna Dei antequam extingueretur Samuhel autem dormiebat in templo Domini ubi erat arca Dei

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:17 - praesidioque ei fuit Abisai filius Sarviae et percussum Philistheum interfecit tunc iuraverunt viri David dicentes non egredieris nobiscum in bellum ne extinguas lucernam Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:29 - quia tu lucerna mea Domine et Domine inluminabis tenebras meas

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:49

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:49 - et candelabra aurea quinque ad dexteram et quinque ad sinistram contra oraculum ex auro primo et quasi lilii flores et lucernas desuper aureas et forcipes aureos

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:36 - filio autem eius dabo tribum unam ut remaneat lucerna David servo meo cunctis diebus coram me in Hierusalem civitatem quam elegi ut esset nomen meum ibi

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 15:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:4 - sed propter David dedit ei Dominus Deus suus lucernam in Hierusalem ut suscitaret filium eius post eum et staret Hierusalem

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 8:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:19 - noluit autem Dominus disperdere Iudam propter David servum suum sicut promiserat ei ut daret illi lucernam et filiis eius cunctis diebus

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:15 - sed et ad candelabra aurea et ad lucernas eorum aurum pro mensura uniuscuiusque candelabri et lucernarum similiter et in candelabris argenteis et in lucernis eorum pro diversitate mensurae pondus argenti tradidit

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:20 - candelabra quoque cum lucernis suis ut lucerent ante oraculum iuxta ritum ex auro purissimo

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:21 - et florentia quaedam et lucernas et forcipes aureos omnia de auro mundissimo facta sunt

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:11 - holocausta quoque offerunt Domino per singulos dies mane et vespere et thymiama iuxta legis praecepta confectum et proponuntur panes in mensa mundissima estque apud nos candelabrum aureum et lucernae eius ut accendantur semper ad vesperam nos quippe custodimus praecepta Domini Dei nostri quem vos reliquistis

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 21:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:7 - noluit autem Dominus disperdere domum David propter pactum quod inierat cum eo et quia promiserat ut daret illi lucernam et filiis eius omni tempore

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:7 - cluserunt ostia quae erant in porticu et extinxerunt lucernas incensumque non adoleverunt et holocausta non obtulerunt in sanctuario Deo Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:6 - lux obtenebrescet in tabernaculo illius et lucerna quae super eum est extinguetur

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:17 - quotiens lucerna impiorum extinguetur et superveniet eis inundatio et dolores dividet furoris sui

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:3 - quando splendebat lucerna eius super caput meum et ad lumen eius ambulabam in tenebris

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:28 - [Vulgate 17:29] quia tu inluminabis lucernam meam Domine Deus meus inlustrabis tenebras meas

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:105

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:105 - [Vulgate 118:105] nun lucerna pedi meo verbum tuum et lux semitae meae

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:17 - [Vulgate 131:17] ibi oriri faciam cornu David paravi lucernam christo meo

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:23 - quia mandatum lucerna est et lex lux et via vitae increpatio disciplinae

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:9 - lux iustorum laetificat lucerna autem impiorum extinguetur

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:20 - qui maledicit patri suo et matri extinguetur lucerna eius in mediis tenebris

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:27 - lucerna Domini spiraculum hominis quae investigat omnia secreta ventris

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:20 - quoniam non habent futurorum spem mali et lucerna impiorum extinguetur

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:18 - teth gustavit quia bona est negotiatio eius non extinguetur in nocte lucerna illius

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:10 - perdamque ex eis vocem gaudii et vocem laetitiae vocem sponsae et vocem sponsi vocem molae et lumen lucernae

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:12 - et erit in tempore illo scrutabor Hierusalem in lucernis et visitabo super viros defixos in fecibus suis qui dicunt in cordibus suis non faciet bene Dominus et non faciet male

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 4:2 - et dixit ad me quid tu vides et dixi vidi et ecce candelabrum aureum totum et lampas eius super caput ipsius et septem lucernae eius super illud septem et septem infusoria lucernis quae erant super caput illius
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