What does אוֹר · φωτίζω mean in the Bible?
אוֹר · φωτίζω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to shine, give light".
Hebrew · H215, G5461
Or
To be (causative, make ) luminous (literally and metaphorically) · to illuminate
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אוֹר H215 to be (causative, make ) luminous (literally and metaphorically)
Pronunciation ha'irah
Light as revelation: illuminating darkness both physically and morally, revealing truth and divine guidance.
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φωτίζω G5461 to illuminate
Pronunciation phōtízō
Spiritual enlightenment: revealing divine truth to the mind, not merely physical illumination
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What does or (or) mean in the Bible?
אוֹר · φωτίζω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to shine, give light".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H215, G5461?
H215, G5461 is connected to 43 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to shine, give light
Source Gloss
to shine, give light
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 23
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 19×
Imperfect Ezek 32:7 · Isa 60:19 · Job 41:24 · Ps 119:130 · Ps 139:12 · Eccl 8:1 · Mal 1:10 · Num 8:2 · Ps 18:29 9×
Participle active Isa 27:11 · Prov 29:13 · Ps 19:9 3×
Perfect Ps 77:19 · Ps 97:4 · Ezek 43:2 3×
Jussive Num 6:25 · Ps 67:2 2×
Sequential imperfect Ps 80:20 · Ps 119:135 2×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Perfect 1Sam 14:29 · Gen 44:3 2×
Sequential imperfect Isa 60:1 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Participle active Ps 76:5 1×
Word Origins
or is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain