אור

See also: אור־

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
א־ו־ר

Pronunciation

Noun

אוֹר ('ór) m (plural indefinite אוֹרוֹת, singular construct אוֹר־)

  1. light, visible light: electromagnetic radiation of a frequency perceptible to the eye
  2. (more generally) light: electromagnetic radiation (of any frequency)
  3. light, light source
    • Folk, שרה לוי־תנאי (Sara Levi-Tanai), באנו חושך לגרש (“We came to banish darkness”).
      בָּאנוּ חֹשֶׁךְ לְגָרֵשׁ. / בְּיָדֵינוּ אוֹר וָאֵשׁ.
      bánu khóshekh l'garésh. / b'yadéinu 'ór va'ésh.
      We came to banish darkness. / In our hands there's light and fire.
  4. fire
  5. light, understanding
    הוא ראה את האור.hu ra'á et ha'ór.He saw the light.
Derived terms
  • הוציא לאור (hotsí la'ór)
  • יצא לאור (yatsá la'ór)
  • לְאוֹר־‎ (l'ór-)
References

Verb

אוֹר ('ór) (pa'al construction)

  1. to shine, be illuminated
Conjugation

or

Etymology 2

From Sumerian 𒋀𒀕𒆠.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

אוּר ('ur) m

  1. Ur (ancient city-state in Sumer)
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