What does נִיר · λύχνος mean in the Bible?
נִיר · λύχνος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "lamp, source of light".
Hebrew · H5216, G3088
נֵר
A lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively) · a portable lamp or other illuminator (literally or figuratively)
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נִיר H5216 a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation ner
A lamp's burning flame: literal light-source and metaphor for divine guidance, life, or covenant faithfulness.
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λύχνος G3088 a portable lamp or other illuminator (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation lýchnos
Portable lamp providing localized light; figuratively represents spiritual illumination, witnessing, or divine presence.
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What does נֵר (ner) mean in the Bible?
נִיר · λύχνος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "lamp, source of light".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5216, G3088?
H5216, G3088 is connected to 48 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. lamp, source of light
Strong's H5216, G3088
Lexical occurrences 48 verses Source Gloss
lamp, source of light
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נֵר is built from these roots:
נוּר H5135
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