What does אוֹר · φῶς mean in the Bible?
אוֹר · φῶς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "light, brightness, life".
Hebrew · H216, G5457
אוֹר
Illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) · light
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אוֹר H216 illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
Pronunciation or
Light moves from physical illumination to metaphorical brightness—knowledge, joy, divine presence, and moral clarity.
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φῶς G5457 light
Pronunciation phōs
Spiritual truth and divine revelation revealing God's character and transforming human understanding.
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What does אוֹר (or) mean in the Bible?
אוֹר · φῶς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "light, brightness, life".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H216, G5457?
H216, G5457 is connected to 121 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. light, brightness, life
Strong's H216, G5457
Lexical occurrences 121 verses Source Gloss
light, brightness, life
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אוֹר is built from this root:
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