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--- hebrew:215 [2025/11/07 11:13] – created graham
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 Meaning:
-  * Shine
+  * To be light
-  * Give light
+  * To shine
-  * Brighten
+  * To give light
+  * To illuminate
+Verb occurring around 20 times in the Old Testament. It is sometimes used literally, and, at other times, figuratively.
+===== Biblical Examples =====
+==== Intransitive sense ====
+Used when light itself shines or dawns.
+<autott>isaiah_60:1|Isaiah 60:1</autott> – "Arise, shine, for your light has come"
+==== Transitive sense ====
+Used when one thing lights up or reveals another.
+<autott>exodus_13:21|Exodus 13:21</autott> – "...by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light"
+===== Theological and Symbolic Meanings =====
+Like the noun form, the verb אוֹר carries deep spiritual symbolism:
+| Physical sense                | Spiritual sense                          |
+| Light shining or illuminating | God revealing truth or showing favour     |
+| Dawn breaking                 | Renewal, salvation, or divine visitation |
+| Giving light to others        | Sharing divine truth or moral clarity    |
+===== Common forms =====
+| Stem / Aspect     | Meaning                      | Hebrew Form |
+| Qal               | to be light, shine           | אוֹר        |
+| Hiphil            | to give light, to illuminate | הֵאִיר      |
+| Qal imperfect     | he shines / will shine       | יָאִיר      |
+| Hiphil infinitive | to give light, to illumine   | לְהָאִיר    |
+| Hiphil participle | shining, illuminating        | מֵאִיר      |
-Verb that denotes giving, becoming or causing light. It is sometimes used literally, and, at other times, figuratively.