Strong's Lexicon

H5216

H5216 — נִיר נִר נֵיר נֵר נֵרָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewniyrnoun mascOccurrences: 48TWOT: 1333b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H5216
Word:	נִיר נִר נֵיר נֵר נֵרָה
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from a primitive root (see H5214
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	48
Transliteration:	niyr
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	neer (or nir {neer} also neyr {nare}; or ner {nare}; or (feminine) nerah {nay-raw'};) n-m.
Meaning:	1. H5135) properly, meaning to glisten 2. a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
KJV Renderings:	candle, lamp, light.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5088

I. נֵר noun masculine^{Exod 25:37} lamp; — ׳ נ absolute Exod 27:20 +, construct 1Sam 3:3 +; suffix נֵרִי Ps 18:29, נֵירִי || 2Sam 22:29, etc.; plural נֵרוֺת absolute Lev 24:4 +; construct Exod 39:37 suffix נֵרֹתֶיהָ Exod 25:37 (twice in verse) +, נֵרֹתֵיהֶם 1Chr 28:15; 2Chr 4:20 — lampin shrine at Shiloh 1Sam 3:3 especially of lampsin temple 1Kgs 7:49 + 7 t. Chronicles, and in tabernacle Exod 25:37 (twice in verse) + 15 t. P ; compare in Zechariah's vision Zech 4:2 (twice in verse) as token of merrymaking Jer 25:10 used in search Zeph 1:12, compare (figurative) נִשְׁמַת אָדָם ׳ נֵר י Prov 20:27 used in household work Prov 31:18 figurative of prosperity יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳ נ 2Sam 21:17 (embodied in David); also Job 18:6; Job 21:17; Job 29:3; Ps 18:29 = 2Sam 22:29; Ps 132:17; Prov 13:9; Prov 20:20; Prov 24:20 of God's word as a guide Ps 119:105 , compare Prov 6:23.

BDB5090

I. נִיר noun [masculine] lamp; — always figurative ׳ לְמַעַן הֱיוֺתנֿ לְדָוִיד 1Kgs 11:26, i.e. that his family may remain on the throne; compare 1Kgs 15:4; 2Kgs 8:19 = 2Chr 21:7 happiness, delight (construct) נִר רְשָׁעִים Prov 21:4 (so Vrss Thes Buhl Now Wild, > Ew Del SS Frankenb = II. נִיר below II. ניר below).

BDB5183

II. נִיר noun [masculine] the tillable, untilled or fallow ground; — ׳ נ absolute as accusative of cognate meaning with verb נִירוּ לָכֶם נִ֑יר Hos 10:12; Jer 4:3 till you the untilled ground (figurative of unaccustomed moral action); construct only רָבאֹֿכֶל נִיר רָאשִׁים Prov 13:23 abundant food (yields) the fallow ground of poor men (i.e. with ׳ י's blessing). — I. נִיר see נור . p. 632f

BDB9701

נוּר₁₇ noun feminine^{Dan 3:6} and masculine^{Dan 7:9} fire ( ᵑ7 Syriac; see √ נור Biblical Hebrew); — absolute ׳ נ Dan 3:27; Dan 7:9 (twice in verse); Dan 7:10 emphatic נוּרָא Dan 3:6 + 12 t. 3.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke