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מָאוֹר

«מָאוֹר» in the Tanakh dictionary: luminary — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 19 times · Key: 3974 · BDB: מָאוֹר

Glosses

light (6); the.light (6); luminaries (3)

Meaning (OSHB)

luminary tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.m. luminary tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.m. luminary—abs. Gn 1:16 +; cstr. מְאוֹר Pr 15:30 +; pl. מְאוֹרֹת Gn 1:15; מְאֹרֹת v 14, 16; cstr. מְאוֹרֵי Ez 32:8—light, light-bearer, luminary, lamp, of sun & moon Gn 1:14, 15, 16(×3) (P) Ez 32:8; moon ψ 74:16; מְנֹרַת הַמָּאוֹר the lamp-stand of the luminary or light (where הַמּ׳ is sum of seven sacred lamps on golden lamp-stand) Ex 35:14(×2), 28; 39:37 Nu 4:9, 16, cf. Ex 25:6; 27:20; 35:8 Lv 24:2 (all P); מְאוֹר־עֵינַיִם יְשַׂמַּח־לֵב֑ Pr 15:30 the luminary of the eyes (= the eyes as a lamp) gives the light of joy to the heart; מְאוֹר פָּנֶיךָ ψ 90:8 the luminary of thy face (thy face as a lamp) in the light of which the secrets are exposed.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 16 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (2 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «מָאוֹר» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Proverbs 15:30

מְֽאוֹר־עֵ֭ינַיִם יְשַׂמַּֽח־לֵ֑ב שְׁמוּעָ֥ה ט֝וֹבָ֗ה תְּדַשֶּׁן־עָֽצֶם׃

Word for word: light of.eyes it.makes.glad a.heart a.report good it.makes.fat [the].bone[s]

JPS 1917: The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart; and a good report maketh the bones fat.

Psalms 74:16

לְךָ֣ י֭וֹם אַף־לְךָ֥ לָ֑יְלָה אַתָּ֥ה הֲ֝כִינ֗וֹתָ מָא֥וֹר וָשָֽׁמֶשׁ׃

Word for word: [belongs].to you day also [belongs].to you night you you.prepared a.luminary and.[the] sun

JPS 1917: Thine is the day, Thine also the night; Thou hast established luminary and sun.

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