נִיר
Strong's H5216
nîyr
/neer/
a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H5216
- Hebrew
- נִיר
- Transliteration
- nîyr
- Pronunciation
- /neer/
- KJV Translations
- 3 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
Derivation
or נִר; also נֵיר; or נֵר; or (feminine) נֵרָה; from a primitive root (see H5214 (נִיר); H5135 (נוּר)) properly, meaning to glisten;H5214 (nîyr)H5135 (nûwr)
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
candlelamplight
Related Hebrew Words
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