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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אוּר H217
Pronunciation ʾûr
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
fire 1× Isaiah 31:9
in the east 1× Isaiah 24:15
in the light 1× Isaiah 50:11
or fire 1× Isaiah 47:14
the fire 1× Isaiah 44:16
Show sample aligned rows
Isaiah 24:15 בָּאֻרִ֖ים to in the east Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 31:9 א֥וּר to fire Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 44:16 אֽוּר׃ to the fire Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 47:14 א֖וּר to or fire Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 50:11 בְּא֣וּר to in the light Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Ezekiel 5:2 בָּא֤וּר to . . . Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Isaiah 24:15
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 2
Isaiah 5 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
א֥וּר 1x ’ūr Isaiah 31:9
א֖וּר 1x ’ūr Isaiah 47:14
אֽוּר׃ 1x ’ūr Isaiah 44:16
בְּא֣וּר 1x bə·’ūr Isaiah 50:11
בָּא֤וּר 1x bā·’ūr Ezekiel 5:2
בָּאֻרִ֖ים 1x bā·’u·rîm Isaiah 24:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 3x Isaiah 31:9, Isaiah 44:16, Isaiah 47:14
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 50:11
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 24:15
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 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 definition Source: 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:
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