The meaning of “יְאֹר”
Understanding yᵉʼôr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
of Egyptian origin brook, flood, river, stream. - a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft - specifically the Nile, as the ...
יְאֹר
of Egyptian origin brook, flood, river, stream. - a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft - specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches - also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyria 1) river, stream, canal, Nile, Nile-canal 1a) stream, river (Nile) 1b) Nile-arms, Nile-canals 1c) watercourses 1d) shafts (mining) 1e) river (in general)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 41:3 | “And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.” Word: יְאֹר (yᵉʼôr) | |
| 2 Kings 19:24 | “I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.” Word: יְאֹר (yᵉʼôr) | |
| Psalms 78:44 | “And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.” Word: יְאֹר (yᵉʼôr) | |
| Jeremiah 46:8 | “Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.” Word: יְאֹר (yᵉʼôr) | |
| Daniel 12:6 | “And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?” Word: יְאֹר (yᵉʼôr) |