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נִיר

A lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)

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נִירH5216
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What does נִיר (ner) mean in the Bible?

נִיר (ner): A lamp's burning flame: literal light-source and metaphor for divine guidance, life, or covenant faithfulness.

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What does נִיר (ner) mean in the Bible?

נִיר (ner): A lamp's burning flame: literal light-source and metaphor for divine guidance, life, or covenant faithfulness.

How does the BSB render H5216?

The BSB source-word alignment has 49 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include lamps (7), the lamps (7), a lamp (5), and its lamps (2), is a lamp (2).

Where does נִיר (ner) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 25:37. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (11), Proverbs (7), 2 Chronicles (5), Numbers (4).

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
lamps7×Exodus 25:37, Exodus 37:23, Numbers 8:2, 1 Kings 7:49
the lamps7×Exodus 30:7, Exodus 30:8, Exodus 40:25, Leviticus 24:4
a lamp5×1 Kings 11:36, 1 Kings 15:4, 2 Kings 8:19, 2 Chronicles 21:7
and its lamps2×1 Chronicles 28:15
is a lamp2×Psalms 119:105, Proverbs 6:23
the lamp2×1 Samuel 3:3, Proverbs 24:20
to keep the lamps2×Exodus 27:20, Leviticus 24:2
-1×Numbers 8:2
. . .1×Exodus 39:37
[is] the lamp1×Proverbs 20:27
and her lamp1×Proverbs 31:18
and lamps1×Exodus 35:14
and the lamp1×Job 18:6
and their lamps1×2 Chronicles 4:20
are my lamp1×2 Samuel 22:29
but the lamp1×Proverbs 13:9
his lamp1×Proverbs 20:20
is the lamp1×Job 21:17
its lamps1×Exodus 40:4
my lamp1×Psalms 18:28
of the lamp1×Jeremiah 25:10
so that [they]1×Exodus 25:37
so that the lamp1×2 Samuel 21:17
the guides1×Proverbs 21:4
to the lamps1×Zechariah 4:2
when His lamp1×Job 29:3
with its lamps1×Numbers 4:9
with its row of lamps1×Exodus 39:37
with lamps1×Zephaniah 1:12
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 25:37נֵרֹתֶ֖יהָtolampsNoun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularExodus 25:37נֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָtoso that [they]Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularExodus 27:20נֵ֖רtoto keep the lampsNoun - masculine singular constructExodus 30:7הַנֵּרֹ֖תtothe lampsArticle | Noun - masculine pluralExodus 30:8הַנֵּרֹ֛תtothe lampsArticle | Noun - masculine pluralExodus 35:14נֵרֹתֶ֑יהָtoand lampsNoun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularExodus 37:23נֵרֹתֶ֖יהָtolampsNoun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularExodus 39:37נֵרֹתֶ֗יהָtowith its row of lampsNoun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularExodus 39:37נֵרֹ֛תto. . .Noun - masculine plural constructExodus 40:4נֵרֹתֶֽיהָ׃toits lampsNoun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowExodus 25:37
Aligned rows49
Books represented15
Exodus11Leviticus2Numbers41 Samuel12 Samuel21 Kings32 Kings11 Chronicles32 Chronicles5Job3Psalms3Proverbs7Jeremiah1Zephaniah1Zechariah2
Source forms
נֵ֖ר3xnêrExodus 27:20, Leviticus 24:2, Proverbs 24:20
הַנֵּרֹ֖ת2xhan·nê·rōṯExodus 30:7, Exodus 40:25
נִ֛יר2xnîr2 Kings 8:19, 2 Chronicles 21:7
נֵ֣ר2xnêrProverbs 6:23, Proverbs 20:27
נֵר־2xnêr-Job 21:17, Psalms 119:105
נֵרֹתֶ֖יהָ2xnê·rō·ṯe·hāExodus 25:37, Exodus 37:23
נֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָ2xnê·rō·ṯe·hāExodus 25:37, Numbers 4:9
נֵרֹתֶ֑יהָ2xnê·rō·ṯe·hāExodus 35:14, Numbers 8:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular9xExodus 25:37, Exodus 35:14, Exodus 37:23, Exodus 39:37
Noun - masculine singular9xLeviticus 24:2, 1 Kings 11:36, 1 Kings 15:4, 2 Kings 8:19
Article | Noun - masculine plural7xExodus 30:7, Exodus 30:8, Exodus 40:25, Leviticus 24:4
Noun - masculine singular construct6xExodus 27:20, 2 Samuel 21:17, Job 21:17, Proverbs 20:27
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular3x1 Chronicles 28:15, 2 Chronicles 13:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural2x1 Chronicles 28:15, 2 Chronicles 4:20
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct2x1 Samuel 3:3, Proverbs 13:9
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural2x1 Kings 7:49, 2 Chronicles 4:21
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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