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Psalms 119:105
“נ NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
נִירnîyr · neer
H5216 · Hebrew
H5216 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
- Derivation
- or נִר; also נֵיר; or נֵר; or (feminine) נֵרָה; from a primitive root (see H5214 (נִיר); H5135 (נוּר)) properly, meaning to glisten;
- KJV renderings
- candle, lamp, light.
- Grammar
- נֵר — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 48 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 25:37Exodus 25:37Exodus 27:20Exodus 30:7Exodus 30:8
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read נִיר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.