Light
אוֹרStrong’s H0216or
Appears in 110 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Or is the Hebrew word usually translated “light” and “light of”. It appears in 110 verses of the Old Testament.
“And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:”
Meaning
- Lightlight of day · light of heavenly luminaries (moon, sun, stars) · day-break, dawn, morning light · daylight · lightning · light of lamp · light of life · light of prosperity · light of instruction · light of face (fig.) · Jehovah as Israel's light
How it's translated
- light 37
- light of 12
- the light 7
- for light 6
- and light of 5
- a light 5
- a light of 5
- to the light 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Job 32
- Isaiah 20
- Psalms 18
- Genesis 4
- Proverbs 4
- Jeremiah 4
21 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Zechariah 14:7In contextBut it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.
- Genesis 1:3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
- Genesis 1:4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
- Genesis 1:5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
- Genesis 1:18And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
- Exodus 10:23They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
All 110 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
אוֹר or · light
1) light 1a) light of day 1b) light of heavenly luminaries (moon, sun, stars) 1c) day-break, dawn, morning light 1d) daylight 1e) lightning 1f) light of lamp 1g) light of life 1h) light of prosperity 1i) light of instruction 1j) light of face (fig.) 1k) Jehovah as Israel's light
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “light” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LIGHT, noun
lite. [Latin lux, light and luceo, to shine. Eng. luck, both in elements and radical sense.]
- That ethereal agent or matter which makes objects perceptible to the sense of seeing, but the particles of which are separately invisible.
- That flood of luminous rays which flows from the sun and constitutes day.“God called the light day, and the darkness he called night” Genesis 1:5
- Day; the dawn of day.“The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy” Job 24:14
- Life.
All definitions and other forms of “light”
- Any thing that gives light; as a lamp, candle, taper, lighted tower, star, etc.“Then he called for a light and sprang in -” Acts 16:29“I have set thee to be a light to the Gentiles” Acts 13:47“And God made two great lights” Genesis 1:16
- The illuminated part of a picture; the part which lies open to the luminary by which the piece is supposed to be enlightened, and is painted in vivid colors; opposed to shade.
- Illumination of mind; instruction; knowledge.“LIGHT, understanding and wisdom - was found in him” Daniel 5:11
- Means of knowing.
- Open view; a visible state; a state of being seen by the eye, or perceived, understood or known.
- Public view or notice.
- Explanation; illustration; means of understanding.
- Point of view; situation to be seen or viewed; a use of the word taken from painting.
- A window; a place that admits light to enter.
- A pane of glass; as a window with twelve lights.
- In Scripture, God, the source of knowledge.“God is light 1” 1 John 1:5
- Christ.“That was the true light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world” John 1:9
- Joy; comfort; felicity.“LIGHT is sown for the righteous” Psalms 97:11
- Saving knowledge.“It is because there is no light in them” Isaiah 8:20
- Prosperity; happiness.“Then shall thy light break forth as the morning” Isaiah 58:8
- Support; comfort; deliverance. Micah 7:8
- The gospel. Matthew 4:16
- The understanding or judgment. Matthew 6:22
- The gifts and graces of christians.
- A moral instructor, as John the Baptist. John 5:35
- A true christian, a person enlightened. Ephesians 5:8
- A good king, the guide of his people.
LIGHT, adjective
lite.
- Bright; clear; not dark or obscure; as, the morning is light; the apartment is light
- In colors, white or whitish; as a light color; a light brown; a light complexion.
LIGHT, adjective
lite.
- Having little weight; not tending to the center of gravity with force; not heavy.
- Not burdensome; easy to be lifted, borne or carried by physical strength; as a light burden, weight or load.
- Not oppressive; easy to be suffered or endured; as a light affliction. 2 Corinthians 4:4
- Easy to be performed; not difficult; not requiring great strength or exertion.
- Easy to be digested; not oppressive to the stomach; as light food.
- Not heavily armed, or armed with light weapons; as light troops; a troop of light horse.
- Active; swift; nimble.
- Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments.
- Not laden; not deeply laden; not sufficiently ballasted.
- Slight; trifling; not important; as a light error.
- Not dense; not gross; as light vapors; light fumes.
- Small; inconsiderable; not copious or vehement; as a light rain; a light snow.
- Not strong; not violent; moderate; as a light wind.
- Easy to admit influence; inconsiderate; easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile; as a light vain person; a light mind.
- Gay; airy; indulging levity; wanting dignity or solidity; trifling.
- Wanton; unchaste; as a woman of light carriage.
- Not of legal weight; clipped; diminished; as light coin.
LIGHT, verb transitive
lite.
- To kindle; to inflame; to set fire to; as, to light a candle or lamp; sometimes with up; as, to light up an inextinguishable flame.
- To give light to.
- To illuminate; to fill or spread over with light; as, to light a room; to light the streets of a city.
- To lighten; to ease of a burden. [Not in use.
LIGHT, verb intransitive
lite.
- To fall on; to come to by chance; to happen to find; with on.
- To fall on; to strike.“They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat” Revelation 7:16
- To descend, as from a horse or carriage; with down, off, or from.“He lighten down from his chariot” 2 Kings 5:21“She lighted off the camel” Genesis 24:64
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.