H5216

Hebrew Lexicon Entry

Original

נִיר

Transliteration

nîyr

Testament

Old Testament

Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

or נִר; also נֵיר; or נֵר; or (feminine) נֵרָה; from a primitive root (see H5214 (נִיר); H5135 (נוּר)) properly, meaning to glisten;

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parent of
H4501

מְנוֹרָה

mᵉnôwrâh

a chandelier
parent of
H5135

נוּר

nûwr

fire
parent of
H5214

נִיר

nîyr

to till the soil
parent of
H5369

נֵר

Nêr

Ner, an Israelite
parent of
H5374

נֵרִיָּה

Nêrîyâh

Nerijah, an Israelite
parent of
H8574

תַּנּוּר

tannûwr

a fire-pot
parent of
H74

אַבְנֵר

ʼAbnêr

Abner, an Israelite

English Translations (KJV)

lamps 37x
candle 16x
lamp 13x
candles 1x

4 English word(s) are translated from H5216 in the King James Bible, appearing a total of 67 times.

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