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psalm_97:4:hebrew

הֵאִ֣ירוּplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאוֹר

hebrew

Meaning:

* To be light * To shine * 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.Isaiah 60:1Exodus 13:21
בְרָקָ֣יו תֵּבֵ֑ל רָאֲתָ֖ה וַתָּחֵ֣ל הָאָֽרֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ

hebrew

Meaning:

* Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country

The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground.

When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1

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