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Psalms 31:17
“Let me not be ashamed, O Lord; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אוֹרʼôwr · ore
H215 · Hebrew
H215 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- [idiom] break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine.
- Grammar
- הָאִ֣ירָ — verb Hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular
- ה — suffix (paragogic he)
- Usage
- Occurs 43 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:15Genesis 1:17Genesis 44:3Exodus 13:21Exodus 14:20
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 אוֹר 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.