Hebrew Study
Strong’s Concordance H5216
A readable Hebrew dictionary entry from Strong’s Concordance. Definitions help with word study; the meaning in a verse still depends on context.
Word study
- Source
- Strong’s Concordance
- Transliteration
- niyr
- Occurrences
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- Strong’s number
- H5216
- Brief meaning
- Also neyr {nare}, or ner {nare}, or (feminine) nerah {nay-raw'}, from a primitive root (see H5214, 5135) properly
- Source renderings
- candle, lamp, light
- Root word
- neer or nir {neer}
- Full definition from the source
- Also neyr {nare}; or ner {nare}; or (feminine) nerah {nay-raw'}; from a primitive root (see H5214; 5135) properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively). Root word: neer or nir {neer}.
- Digital-source-added cross-reference note
- H5214, H5135
Source info
Source and edition
James Strong, Strong's Hebrew Bible Dictionary (1890); Bible Foundation text source; Michael Grier's 1996 ASCII e-text; CrossWire module 1.2.
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05216\ 5216 niyr neer or nir {neer}; also neyr {nare}; or ner {nare}; or (feminine) nerah {nay-raw'}; from a primitive root (see 5214; 5135) properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively):--candle, lamp, light. see HEBREW for 05214 see HEBREW for 05135