Or אוֹר

Or (Hebrew אוֹר, Strong's H215) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to light”. It occurs 43 times in 43 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Or, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 1:15
  And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.
• Genesis 1:17
  And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,
• Genesis 44:3
  As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.At daybreak, the men were sent on their way with their donkeys.

Exodus

• Exodus 13:21
  And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.
• Exodus 14:20
  And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other.
• Exodus 25:37
  And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.

Numbers

• Numbers 6:25
  The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
• Numbers 8:2
  Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.“Speak to Aaron and tell him: ‘When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.’”

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 14:27
  But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.Jonathan, however, had not heard that his father had charged the people with the oath. So he reached out the end of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.
• 1 Samuel 14:29
  Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.“My father has brought trouble to the land,” Jonathan replied. “Just look at how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
• 1 Samuel 29:10
  Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with thy master’s servants that are come with thee: and as soon as ye be up early in the morning, and have light, depart.Now then, get up early in the morning, along with your master’s servants who came with you, and go as soon as it is light.”

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 2:32
  And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth–lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.Later, they took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and reached Hebron at daybreak.

Ezra

• Ezra 9:8
  And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 9:12
  Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.You led them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they should travel.
• Nehemiah 9:19
  Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go.

Job

• Job 33:30
  To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
• Job 41:32
  He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.He leaves a glistening wake behind him; one would think the deep had white hair!

Psalms

• Psalm 13:3
  Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,
• Psalm 18:28
  For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.
• Psalm 19:8
  The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
• Psalm 31:16
  Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies’ sake.Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.
• Psalm 67:1
  God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
• Psalm 76:4
  Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.You are resplendent with light, more majestic than mountains filled with game.
• Psalm 77:18
  The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.
• Psalm 80:3
  Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
• Psalm 80:7
  Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
• Psalm 80:19
  Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
• Psalm 97:4
  His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles.
• Psalm 105:39
  He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.
• Psalm 118:27
  God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.The LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
• Psalm 119:130
  The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.
• Psalm 119:135
  Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.
• Psalm 139:12
  Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 4:18
  But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
• Proverbs 29:13
  The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the Lord lighteneth both their eyes.The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 8:1
  Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 27:11
  When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.
• Isaiah 60:1
  Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
• Isaiah 60:19
  The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 32:7
  And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light.
• Ezekiel 43:2
  And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.

Daniel

• Daniel 9:17
  Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary.

Malachi

• Malachi 1:10
  Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).