Orah אוֹרָה
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| אוֹרָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | orah |
| Strong's number | H219 (H0219A, H0219B) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | light |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Kings (1) |
Orah (Hebrew אוֹרָה, Strong's H219) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “light”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H0219A: light
1) light
2) light of joy and happiness (fig.)
2) light of joy and happiness (fig.)
H0219B: herb
herb
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | herbs (2), light (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | herbs (1), light (1), is as light to you (1), morning (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Orah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 4:39And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.One of them went out to the field to gather herbs, and he found a wild vine from which he gathered as many wild gourds as his garment could hold. Then he came back and cut them up into the pot of stew, though no one knew what they were.
Esther
- Esther 8:16The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.For the Jews it was a time of light and gladness, of joy and honor.
Psalms
- Psalm 139:12Yea, 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.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 26:19Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).