אוּר
Flame ; hence (in the plural) the East (as being the region of light)
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What does אוּר (ʾûr) mean in the Bible?
אוּר (ʾûr) is a Hebrew word meaning "flame ; hence (in the plural) the East (as being the region of light)". flame; hence (in the plural) the East (as being the region of light) BDB: flame Usage: fire, light.
Meaning
Flame metonymy: singular denotes fire's visible light; plural extends to geographic direction (East) via luminous association.
flame; hence (in the plural) the East (as being the region of light) BDB: flame Usage: fire, light. See also 224.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.