Know the Word.

Hebrew word

mâʼôwr

maw-ore'

מָאוֹר

What it means

properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e. light

properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e. (abstractly) light (as an element); figuratively, brightness, i.e.cheerfulness; specifically, a chandelier

Where it comes from

or מָאֹר; also (in plural) feminine מְאוֹרָה; or מְאֹרָה; from ʼôwr (אוֹר)

How the King James translates it

  • light13
  • lights3
  • bright1

Every place it appears 17

Leviticus24:2
Numbers4:94:16
Psalms74:1690:8
Proverbs15:30
Ezekiel32:8
mâʼôwr — Hebrew word meaning “properly, a luminous body or lu”