What does אוֹר · רָאָה mean in the Bible?
אוֹר · רָאָה: Light moves from physical illumination to divine revelation and joy—God's presence makes things visible and comprehensible
Hebrew · H216, H7200
אוֹר
Illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) · to see , literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
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אוֹר H216 illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
Pronunciation or
Light moves from physical illumination to metaphorical brightness—knowledge, joy, divine presence, and moral clarity.
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רָאָה H7200 to see , literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
What does אוֹר (bə’ôrəḵā nirə’eh-’ôr) mean in the Bible?
אוֹר · רָאָה: Light moves from physical illumination to divine revelation and joy—God's presence makes things visible and comprehensible
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H216, H7200?
H216, H7200 is connected to 1,435 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Revelation
Hebrew phrase. Light moves from physical illumination to divine revelation and joy—God's presence makes things visible and comprehensible
Source Gloss
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
Extended definition
Light moves from physical illumination to divine revelation and joy—God's presence makes things visible and comprehensible
bright, clear, day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
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Old Testament Witnesses
In your light we see light; divine illumination; the principle that spiritual truth is only visible through God's revelation
Word Origins
אוֹר is built from this root:
Canonical Themes
Revelation
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain