To shine
זָהַרStrong’s H2094zahar (za-har)
Appears in 19 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Zahar is the Hebrew word usually translated “warn”, “have warned him” and “have warned”. It appears in 19 verses of the Old Testament.
“And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.”
Meaning
- To shine, send out light, be light, be shining(Hiphil) to shine, send out light (fig.)
- To admonish, warn, teach(Niphal) to be taught, be admonished · (Hiphil) to teach, warn
How it's translated
- and you will warn 4
- you have warned him 2
- to warn 2
- you have warned 2
- he took warning 2
- and he warned him 1
- warned 1
- to be warned 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ezekiel 12
- Ecclesiastes 2
- Exodus 1
- 2 Kings 1
- 2 Chronicles 1
- Psalms 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Exodus 18:20And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.
- 2 Kings 6:10And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.
- 2 Chronicles 19:10And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against the LORD, and so wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass.
- Psalms 19:11Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
- Ecclesiastes 4:13Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
- Ecclesiastes 12:12And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
Hebrew dictionary
זָהַר zahar · to shine
1) to shine, send out light, be light, be shining 1a) (Hiphil) to shine, send out light (fig.)
זָהַר zahar · to warn
1) to admonish, warn, teach 1a) (Niphal) to be taught, be admonished 1b) (Hiphil) to teach, warn Aramaic equivalent: ze.har (זְהַר "to take heed" H2095)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “shine” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SHINE, verb intransitive
[If s is a prefix, this word accords with the root of Latin canus, caneo.
- To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit lightness or splendor; as, the sun shines by day; the moon shines by night.
- To be bright; to be lively and animated; to be brilliant.
- To be unclouded; as, the moon shines.
- To be glossy or bright, as silk.
All definitions and other forms of “shine”
- To be gay or splendid.
- To be beautiful.
- To be eminent, conspicuous or distinguished; as, to shine in courts.
- To give light, real or figurative.
- To manifest glorious excellencies.
- To be clearly published.
- To be conspicuously displayed; to be manifest.“Let your light so shine before men-” Matthew 5:16
SHINE, noun
- Fair weather.
- Brightness; splendor; luster; gloss.
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.