What does אוּר (ʾûr) mean in the Bible?
אוּר (ʾûr): Flame metonymy: singular denotes fire's visible light; plural extends to geographic direction (East) via luminous association.
Hebrew · H217
אוּר
Flame ; hence (in the plural) the East (as being the region of light)
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אוּרH217
Pronunciationʾûr
What does אוּר (ʾûr) mean in the Bible?
אוּר (ʾûr): Flame metonymy: singular denotes fire's visible light; plural extends to geographic direction (East) via luminous association.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H217?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), fire (1), in the east (1), in the light (1), or fire (1).
Where does אוּר (ʾûr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 24:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (5), Ezekiel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It. . .1×Ezekiel 5:2
fire1×Isaiah 31:9
in the east1×Isaiah 24:15
in the light1×Isaiah 50:11
or fire1×Isaiah 47:14
the fire1×Isaiah 44:16
Show sample aligned rows
Isaiah 24:15בָּאֻרִ֖יםtoin the eastPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralIsaiah 31:9א֥וּרtofireNoun - masculine singularIsaiah 44:16אֽוּר׃tothe fireNoun - masculine singularIsaiah 47:14א֖וּרtoor fireNoun - masculine singularIsaiah 50:11בְּא֣וּרtoin the lightPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructEzekiel 5:2בָּא֤וּרto. . .Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowIsaiah 24:15
Aligned rows6
Books represented2
Isaiah5Ezekiel1
Source forms
א֥וּר1x’ūrIsaiah 31:9
א֖וּר1x’ūrIsaiah 47:14
אֽוּר׃1x’ūrIsaiah 44:16
בְּא֣וּר1xbə·’ūrIsaiah 50:11
בָּא֤וּר1xbā·’ūrEzekiel 5:2
בָּאֻרִ֖ים1xbā·’u·rîmIsaiah 24:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular3xIsaiah 31:9, Isaiah 44:16, Isaiah 47:14
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct1xIsaiah 50:11
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural1xIsaiah 24:15
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xEzekiel 5:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Flame metonymy: singular denotes fire's visible light; plural extends to geographic direction (East) via luminous association.
Source Gloss
flame ; hence (in the plural) the East (as being the region of light)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Flame metonymy: singular denotes fire's visible light; plural extends to geographic direction (East) via luminous association.
flame; hence (in the plural) the East (as being the region of light) BDB: flame Usage: fire, light. See also 224.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אוּר is built from this root: