What does אוֹרָה (ʾwōrāh) mean in the Bible?
אוֹרָה (ʾwōrāh): Brightness metaphorically conveys divine favor and material prosperity, grounded in light's inherent visibility and value.
Hebrew · H219
אוֹרָה
Luminousness , i.e. (figuratively) prosperity ; also a plant (as being bright)
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אוֹרָה H219
Pronunciation ʾwōrāh
What does אוֹרָה (ʾwōrāh) mean in the Bible?
אוֹרָה (ʾwōrāh): Brightness metaphorically conveys divine favor and material prosperity, grounded in light's inherent visibility and value.
Full entry for אוֹרָה (H219) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H219?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include herbs (1), is as light to You (1), light (1), of the morning (1).
Where does אוֹרָה (ʾwōrāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 4:39. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (1), Esther (1), Isaiah (1), Psalms (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 herbs 1× 2 Kings 4:39
is as light to You 1× Psalms 139:12
light 1× Esther 8:16
of the morning 1× Isaiah 26:19
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Kings 4:39
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
2 Kings 1 Esther 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
אוֹרָ֖ה 1x ’ō·w·rāh Esther 8:16
אוֹרֹת֙ 1x ’ō·w·rōṯ Isaiah 26:19
אֹרֹת֒ 1x ’ō·rōṯ 2 Kings 4:39
כָּאוֹרָֽה׃ 1x kā·’ō·w·rāh Psalms 139:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural 2x 2 Kings 4:39, Isaiah 26:19
Noun - feminine singular 1x Esther 8:16
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Psalms 139:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Brightness metaphorically conveys divine favor and material prosperity, grounded in light's inherent visibility and value.
Source Gloss
luminousness , i.e. (figuratively) prosperity ; also a plant (as being bright)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Brightness metaphorically conveys divine favor and material prosperity, grounded in light's inherent visibility and value.
luminousness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity; also a plant (as being bright) BDB: herb Usage: herb, light.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אוֹרָה 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