BDB9697
[נְהִיר, נְהוֺר] noun masculine light ( ᵑ7 נְהוֺרָא, Syriac [untranscribed source text 6096]; see Biblical Hebrew II. נהר ); — emphatic נהירא Kt , < נְהוֺרָא Qr (compare ᵑ7 Syriac; NöLCB 1896, 703) Dan 2:22.
Strong's Lexicon
H5094
H5094 — נְהִיר נְהִירוּ
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H5094 |
|---|---|
| Word: | נְהִיר נְהִירוּ |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from the same as H5105 |
| Language: | Aramaic |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | nhiyr |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | neh-heere' ((Aramaic) or nehiyruw (Aramaic) {neh-hee-roo'}) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. illumination, i.e. (figuratively) wisdom |
| KJV Renderings: | light. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB9698
נַהִירוּ (K§§ 16. 5; 61, 4) noun feminine illumination, insight (Syriac id.); — absolute Dan 5:11; Dan 5:14 (both + שָׂכְלְתָנוּ , חָכְמָה).
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke