Nîyr — H5216

H5216 · Hebrew — ניר

Pronunciation: neer

Other spellings: nir נִר, nêyr נֵיר, nêr נֵר

Definition

masculine noun

a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)

  1. lamp

Usually translated as

lamp, candle, light

Origin

or nir; also nêyr; or nêr; or (feminine) nêrâh; from a primitive root (see H5214; H5135) properly, meaning to glisten

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Nîyr occurs 48 times in 42 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (9), Leviticus (2), Numbers (3), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (2), 1 Kings (3), 2 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (5), Job (3), Psalms (3), Proverbs (6), Jeremiah (1), Zephaniah (1), Zechariah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — N