BDB240
I. אוּר noun masculine flame. לְכוּ בְאוּר אֶשְּׁכֶם walk in the flame of your fire Isa 50:11, & so fire itself, whose light & flame were seen Isa 44:16; Isa 47:14 — exile Isaiah + Isa 31:9 & Ezek 5:2 (Co אשׁ).
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H217 |
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| Word: | אוּר |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H215 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | uwr |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ore |
| Meaning: | 1. flame 2. hence (in the plural) the East (as being the region of light) |
| KJV Renderings: | fire, light. See also H0224. |
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I. אוּר noun masculine flame. לְכוּ בְאוּר אֶשְּׁכֶם walk in the flame of your fire Isa 50:11, & so fire itself, whose light & flame were seen Isa 44:16; Isa 47:14 — exile Isaiah + Isa 31:9 & Ezek 5:2 (Co אשׁ).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Exodus 28:30
Leviticus 8:8
Numbers 27:21
Deuteronomy 33:8
1 Samuel 28:6
Nehemiah 7:65
Isaiah 24:15
Isaiah 81:9
Isaiah 44:16
Isaiah 47:14
Isaiah 50:11
Ezekiel 5:9
2 Kings 4:39
Esther 8:16
Psalms 189:12
Isaiah 26:19