אור

See also: אור־‎

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
א־ו־ר‎ (ʾ-w-r)

Pronunciation

Noun

אוֹר • ('ór) m (plural indefinite אוֹרוֹת‎, singular construct אוֹר־)

  1. light, visible light: electromagnetic radiation of a frequency perceptible to the eye
  2. (more generally) light: electromagnetic radiation (of any frequency)
  3. light, light source
    • Folk, שרה לוי־תנאי (Sara Levi-Tanai), באנו חושך לגרש (“We came to banish darkness”).
      ‏בָּאנוּ חֹשֶׁךְ לְגָרֵשׁ. / בְּיָדֵינוּ אוֹר וָאֵשׁ.‎‎
      bánu ẖóshech l'garésh. / b'yadḗnu ór vaésh.
      We came to banish darkness. / In our hands there's light and fire.
  4. fire
  5. light, understanding
    ‏הוא ראה את האור.‎‎ ― hu raá et haór. ― He saw the light.
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Verb

אוֹר • ('ór) (pa'al construction)

  1. to shine, be illuminated
Conjugation

or

Etymology 2

From Sumerian 𒋀𒀕𒆠 (urim₂ki /Urim/, “Ur”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

אוּר • ('ur) m

  1. Ur (an ancient city-state in Sumer)
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