What does יְאֹר (yĕʾōr) mean in the Bible?
יְאֹר (yĕʾōr): Designates major imperial rivers—Nile and Tigris—as channels of divine judgment and Egypt/Assyria's power.
Hebrew · H2975
יְאֹר
A channel , e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile , as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris , as the main river of Assyria
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יְאֹר H2975
Pronunciation yĕʾōr
What does יְאֹר (yĕʾōr) mean in the Bible?
יְאֹר (yĕʾōr): Designates major imperial rivers—Nile and Tigris—as channels of divine judgment and Egypt/Assyria's power.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2975?
The BSB source-word alignment has 65 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the Nile (9), of the Nile (7), like the Nile (6), of the river (5), in the Nile (4).
Where does יְאֹר (yĕʾōr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 41:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (25), Isaiah (10), Ezekiel (9), Genesis (6).
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 the Nile 9× Genesis 41:1, Genesis 41:3, Exodus 2:5, Exodus 4:9
of the Nile 7× Genesis 41:17, Exodus 2:3, Exodus 7:15, Exodus 7:17
like the Nile 6× Isaiah 23:10, Jeremiah 46:7, Jeremiah 46:8, Amos 8:8
of the river 5× Genesis 41:3, Isaiah 19:7, Daniel 12:5, Daniel 12:6
in the Nile 4× Exodus 7:18, Exodus 7:21, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 8:11
the streams 4× 2 Kings 19:24, Isaiah 19:6, Isaiah 37:25, Ezekiel 30:12
of your streams 3× Ezekiel 29:4, Ezekiel 29:5
the river 3× Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:18, Exodus 7:18
. . . 2× Exodus 2:5, Daniel 12:5
into the Nile 2× Exodus 1:22, Isaiah 19:8
its 2× Exodus 7:18, Exodus 7:21
your rivers 2× Ezekiel 29:4, Ezekiel 29:10
- 1× Exodus 7:20
[and] canals 1× Exodus 7:19
along the Nile 1× Isaiah 19:7
and canals 1× Exodus 8:5
and the river 1× Exodus 7:21
by the Nile 1× Nahum 3:8
canals 1× Isaiah 33:21
channels 1× Job 28:10
from the Nile 1× Exodus 4:9
from the river 1× Exodus 7:24
his rivers 1× Ezekiel 29:3
like the river 1× Amos 9:5
streams 1× Isaiah 7:18
The Nile [is] 1× Ezekiel 29:9
The Nile is mine 1× Ezekiel 29:3
their rivers 1× Psalms 78:44
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 41:1 הַיְאֹֽר׃ to the Nile Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 41:2 הַיְאֹ֗ר to the river Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 41:3 הַיְאֹ֔ר to the Nile Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 41:3 הַיְאֹֽר׃ to of the river Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 41:17 הַיְאֹֽר׃ to of the Nile Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 41:18 הַיְאֹ֗ר to the river Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 1:22 הַיְאֹ֙רָה֙ to into the Nile Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Exodus 2:3 הַיְאֹֽר׃ to of the Nile Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Exodus 2:5 הַיְאֹ֔ר to the Nile Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Exodus 2:5 הַיְאֹ֑ר to . . . Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 41:1
Aligned rows 65
Books represented 12
Genesis 6 Exodus 25 2 Kings 1 Job 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 10 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 9 Daniel 4 Amos 4 Nahum 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
הַיְאֹ֔ר 7x hay·’ōr Genesis 41:3, Exodus 2:5, Exodus 4:9, Exodus 7:21
הַיְאֹֽר׃ 6x hay·’ōr Genesis 41:1, Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:17, Exodus 2:3
הַיְאֹ֑ר 5x hay·’ōr Exodus 2:5, Exodus 7:15, Exodus 7:18, Exodus 7:21
בַּיְאֹ֖ר 4x bay·’ōr Exodus 7:17, Exodus 7:20, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 8:11
יְאֹרֶ֔יךָ 3x yə·’ō·re·ḵā Ezekiel 29:4, Ezekiel 29:5
הַיְאֹ֗ר 2x hay·’ōr Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:18
יְא֖וֹר 2x yə·’ō·wr Isaiah 19:7, Isaiah 23:3
יְאֹרֵ֥י 2x yə·’ō·rê 2 Kings 19:24, Isaiah 37:25
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 19x Genesis 41:1, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:17
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 8x Exodus 7:17, Exodus 7:18, Exodus 7:20, Exodus 7:21
Article | Noun - masculine singular 6x Genesis 41:18, Exodus 7:25, Daniel 12:5, Daniel 12:6
Noun - proper - feminine singular 6x Isaiah 19:7, Isaiah 23:3, Ezekiel 29:9, Zechariah 10:11
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 5x Ezekiel 29:4, Ezekiel 29:5, Ezekiel 29:10
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 5x Isaiah 23:10, Jeremiah 46:7, Jeremiah 46:8, Amos 8:8
Noun - masculine plural construct 4x 2 Kings 19:24, Isaiah 7:18, Isaiah 19:6, Isaiah 37:25
Noun - masculine plural 3x Job 28:10, Isaiah 33:21, Ezekiel 30:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Designates major imperial rivers—Nile and Tigris—as channels of divine judgment and Egypt/Assyria's power.
Source Gloss
a channel , e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile , as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris , as the main river of Assyria
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Designates major imperial rivers—Nile and Tigris—as channels of divine judgment and Egypt/Assyria's power.
a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyria BDB: stream of the Nile Usage: brook, flood, river, stream.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
River, often referring specifically to the Nile.
Showing 1 selected witness from 65 lexical occurrence verses.
Why This Word Matters
The Nile represents Egypt’s lifeline and economic backbone. Isaiah 19:5-10
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