Strong's Hebrew · H216

אוֹר

ʼôwr · ore

bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.

Definition

illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)

Derivation

from H215 (אוֹר);

Appears 121 times in Scripture

Exodus 10:23

No one could see anyone else, and for three days no one left his place. Yet all the Israelites had light in their dwellings.

Genesis 1:5

God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

Genesis 1:18

to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

Job 12:22

He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.

Genesis 1:4

And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.

Zechariah 14:7

It will be a unique day known only to the LORD, without day or night; but when evening comes, there will be light.

Zechariah 14:6

On that day there will be no light, no cold or frost.

Genesis 1:3

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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