Definition
feminine of H216; luminousness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity; also a plant (as being bright)
Traditional renderings: herb, light.
Traditional renderings: herb, light.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders אוֹרָה:
- φῶςphōs“light”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- 2 Kings 4:39אֹרֹת֒ · herbsOne of them went out to the field to gather herbs, and he found a wild vine from which he gathered as many wild gourds as his garment could hold. Then he came back and cut them up into the pot of stew, though no one knew what they were.
- Esther 8:16אוֹרָ֖ה · lightFor the Jews it was a time of light and gladness, of joy and honor.
- Psalm 139:12כָּאוֹרָֽה׃ · is as light to You…even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.
- Isaiah 26:19אוֹרֹת֙ · of the morningYour dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.