Hebrew noun (masculine) · H5216
נִיר
nirneer
lamp; lamp
49 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: nîyr
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H5216is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 15 of 39Old Testament books
- 40spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H5216
a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
The King James renders it: candle, lamp, 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
nir is rendered "lamp; lamp". It stands 49 times in the Hebrew text, across fifteen books.
- Eleven of the uses stand in Exodus, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "lamp".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Exodus 25:37Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.
- The Greek text spells it forty different ways.
The first use
Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.
Exodus 25:37נֵרֹתֶ֖יהָ
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in fifteen of the 39 Old Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: lamp, and lamp.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| lampStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereExodus 25:37Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of… |
| lampStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- a lamp10
- lamps its9
- the lamps7
- lamp of5
- and lamps its3
- and lamp of2
- and lamps their2
- and the lamps2
- lamp his2
- lamp my2
- and lamp his1
- lamp her1
and 3 more, 49 uses in all
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.
Other numbers on this spelling
Strong gave these words the same spelling and different numbers, so the site counts and defines them apart.
The words it stands beside
All 49, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
40 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
- נֵ֖ר3
- הַנֵּרֹ֖ת2
- נִ֛יר2
- נֵ֣ר2
- נֵר־2
- נֵרֹתֶ֖יהָ2
- נֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָ2
- נֵרֹתֶ֑יהָ2
- בַּנֵּר֑וֹת1
- הַנֵּר֑וֹת1
- הַנֵּר֔וֹת1
- הַנֵּרֽוֹת׃1
and 28 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular9HNcfpc/Sp3fs
- noun · masculine singular9HNcmsa
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural7HTd/Ncfpa
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)6HNcmsc
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular3HC/Ncfpc/Sp3fs
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural2HC/Ncfpc/Sp3mp
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2HC/Ncmsc
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural2HC/Td/Ncfpa
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular2HNcmsc/Sp1bs
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2HNcmsc/Sp3ms
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine plural2HRd/Ncfpa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
Exodus
eleven uses
Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.
- נֵרֹתֶ֖יהָneroteihanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: lamps its
- נֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָneroteihanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: lamps its
And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
- נֵ֖רnernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a lamp
And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps.
- הַנֵּרֹ֖תhanerotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the lamps
When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come.
- הַנֵּרֹ֛תhanerotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the lamps
the lampstand for light with its accessories and lamps and oil for the light;
- נֵרֹתֶ֑יהָneroteihanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: lamps its
He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.
- נֵרֹתֶ֖יהָneroteihanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: lamps its
the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light;
- נֵרֹתֶ֗יהָneroteihanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: lamps its
- נֵרֹ֛תnerotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: lamps of
Then bring in the table and set out its arrangement; bring in the lampstand as well, and set up its lamps.
- נֵרֹתֶֽיהָ׃neroteihanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: lamps its
and set up the lamps before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.
- הַנֵּרֹ֖תhanerotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the lamps
Leviticus
two uses
“Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
- נֵ֖רnernoun · masculine singulartagged: a lamp
He shall tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.
- הַנֵּר֑וֹתhanerotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the lamps
Numbers
four 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.
- נֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָneroteihanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: lamps its
“Speak to Aaron and tell him: ‘When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.’”
- הַנֵּרֹ֔תhanerotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the lamps
- הַנֵּרֽוֹת׃hanerotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the lamps
And Aaron did so; he set up the lamps facing toward the front of the lampstand, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- נֵרֹתֶ֑יהָneroteihanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: lamps its
1 Samuel
one use
Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.
- וְנֵ֤רvenerconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and lamp of
2 Samuel
two uses
But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished.”
- נֵ֥רnernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: lamp of
For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.
- נֵירִ֖יneirinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: lamp my
1 Kings
three uses
the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs;
- וְהַנֵּרֹ֛תvehanerotconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: and the lamps
I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.
- נִ֣ירnirnoun · masculine singulartagged: a lamp
Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong.
- נִ֖ירnirnoun · masculine singulartagged: a lamp
2 Kings
one use
Yet for the sake of His servant David, the LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah, since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.
- נִ֛ירnirnoun · masculine singulartagged: a lamp
1 Chronicles
three uses
the weight of the gold lampstands and their lamps, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps; the weight of each silver lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand;
- וְנֵרֹֽתֵיהֶם֙veneroteihemconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: and lamps their
- וְנֵרֹתֶ֑יהָveneroteihaconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: and lamps its
- וְנֵרֹתֶ֔יהָveneroteihaconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: and lamps its
2 Chronicles
five uses
the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;
- וְנֵרֹתֵיהֶ֗םveneroteihemconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: and lamps their
the flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold—of purest gold;
- וְהַנֵּר֛וֹתvehanerotconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: and the lamps
Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.
- וְנֵרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙veneroteihaconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: and lamps its
Yet the LORD was unwilling to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant He had made with David, and since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.
- נִ֛ירnirnoun · masculine singulartagged: a lamp
They also shut the doors of the portico and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn incense or present burnt offerings in the Holy Place of the God of Israel.
- הַנֵּר֔וֹתhanerotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the lamps
Job
three uses
The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out.
- וְ֝נֵר֗וֹveneroconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and lamp his
How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?
- נֵר־ner-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: lamp of
when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,
- נֵ֭רוֹneronoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: lamp his
Psalms
three uses
For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.
- נֵרִ֑יnerinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: lamp my
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
- נֵר־ner-noun · masculine singulartagged: a lamp
There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.
- נֵ֝֗רnernoun · masculine singulartagged: a lamp
Proverbs
seven uses
For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,
- נֵ֣רnernoun · masculine singulartagged: a lamp
The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
- וְנֵ֖רvenerconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and lamp of
Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
- נֵ֝ר֗וֹneronoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: lamp his
The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
- נֵ֣רnernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: lamp of
Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the guides of the wicked—are sin.
- נִ֖רnirnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: lamp of
For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
- נֵ֖רnernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: lamp of
She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.
- נֵרָֽהּ׃nerahnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: lamp her
Jeremiah
one use
Moreover, I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.
- נֵֽר׃nernoun · masculine singulartagged: a lamp
Zephaniah
one use
And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’
- בַּנֵּר֑וֹתbanerotpreposition with the article + noun · feminine pluraltagged: with the lamps
Zechariah
two uses
“What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps.
- נֵרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙neroteihanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: lamps its
- לַנֵּר֖וֹתlanerotpreposition with the article + noun · feminine pluraltagged: to the lamps
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.