Hebrew noun (masculine) · H3974
מָאוֹר
maormaw-ore'
light
19 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: mâʼôwr
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H3974is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 39Old Testament books
- 14spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H3974
properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e. (abstractly) light (as an element); figuratively, brightness, i.e.cheerfulness; specifically, a chandelier
The King James renders it: bright, light.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
maor is rendered "light". It stands 19 times in the Hebrew text, across seven books.
- Seven of the uses stand in Exodus, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 1:14And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
- The Greek text spells it fourteen different ways.
The first use
And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
Genesis 1:14מְאֹרֹת֙
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- the light5
- for the light4
- the luminary2
- a luminary1
- for light1
- into luminaries1
- light of1
- luminaries1
- luminaries of1
- the luminaries1
- to light of1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| מָאוֹס | maos | refuse | Uses1 |
The words it stands beside
All 19, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
14 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- לַמָּא֑וֹר3
- הַמָּא֤וֹר2
- הַמָּאוֹר֙2
- הַמָּאֽוֹר׃2
- הַמָּא֛וֹר1
- הַמְּאֹרֹ֖ת1
- לְמָא֕וֹר1
- לִמְא֥וֹר1
- לִמְאוֹרֹת֙1
- לַמָּאֹ֑ר1
- מָא֥וֹר1
- מְֽאוֹר־1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular7HTd/Ncmsa
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular4HRd/Ncmsa
- noun · masculine plural1HNcmpa
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1HNcmpc
- noun · masculine singular1HNcmsa
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1HNcmsc
- preposition + noun · masculine plural1HR/Ncmpa
- preposition + noun · masculine singular1HR/Ncmsa
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1HR/Ncmsc
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural1HTd/Ncmpa
Genesis
five uses
And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
- מְאֹרֹת֙meorotnoun · masculine pluraltagged: luminaries
And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.
- לִמְאוֹרֹת֙limorotpreposition + noun · masculine pluraltagged: into luminaries
God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.
- הַמְּאֹרֹ֖תhameorotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the luminaries
- הַמָּא֤וֹרhamaorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the luminary
- הַמָּא֤וֹרhamaorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the luminary
Exodus
seven uses
olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
- לַמָּאֹ֑רlamaorpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: for the light
And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
- לַמָּא֑וֹרlamaorpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: for the light
olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
- לַמָּא֑וֹרlamaorpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: for the light
the lampstand for light with its accessories and lamps and oil for the light;
- הַמָּא֛וֹרhamaorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the light
- הַמָּאֽוֹר׃hamaorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the light
as well as spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.
- לְמָא֕וֹרlemaorpreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: for light
the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light;
- הַמָּאֽוֹר׃hamaorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the light
Leviticus
one use
“Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
- לַמָּא֑וֹרlamaorpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: for the light
Numbers
two uses
They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, together with its lamps, wick trimmers, and trays, as well as the jars of oil with which to supply it.
- הַמָּאוֹר֙hamaorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the light
Eleazar son of Aaron the priest shall oversee the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. He has oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including the holy objects and their utensils.”
- הַמָּאוֹר֙hamaorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the light
Psalms
two uses
The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.
- מָא֥וֹרmaornoun · masculine singulartagged: a luminary
You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.
- לִמְא֥וֹרlimorpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: to light of
Proverbs
one use
The light of the eyes cheers the heart, and good news nourishes the bones.
- מְֽאוֹר־meor-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: light of
Ezekiel
one use
All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you, and I will bring darkness upon your land,’ declares the Lord GOD.
- מְא֤וֹרֵיmeoreinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: luminaries of
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.