Maor מָאוֹר

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Maor (Hebrew מָאוֹר, Strong's H3974) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “light”. It occurs 19 times in 16 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

light, luminary

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

KJV	light (15), lights (3), bright (1)
BSB	light (13), lights (3), used for light (1), moon (1), shining (1)

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

Genesis 1:14
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
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 1:16
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.

Exodus 25:6
Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
Exodus 27:20
And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
Exodus 35:8
And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
Exodus 35:14
The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light,the lampstand for light with its accessories and lamps and oil for the light;
Exodus 35:28
And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.as well as spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.
Exodus 39:37
The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light;

Leviticus 24:2
Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.“Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.

Numbers 4:9
And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, together with its lamps, wick trimmers, and trays, as well as the jars of oil with which to supply it.
Numbers 4:16
And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.Eleazar son of Aaron the priest shall oversee the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. He has oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including the holy objects and their utensils.”

Psalm 74:16
The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.
Psalm 90:8
Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.

Proverbs 15:30
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.The light of the eyes cheers the heart, and good news nourishes the bones.

Ezekiel 32:8
All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord God.All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you, and I will bring darkness upon your land,’ declares the Lord GOD.

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).