אוֹר (or) is a Hebrew noun meaning light. It appears 121 times in 21 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H216).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 52a)

Root family 52: אוֹר ʾôr — to be or become light, shine; in the Hiphil stem, to give light, cause to shine. Corresponds to Ugaritic ʾr “to be bright; to illumine,” and Akkadian urru “day.”

• אוֹר ʾôr — be light
• מָאוֹר māʾôr — luminary
• אוּרִים ʾûrîm — Urim
• אוּר ʾurîm — flame
• אוֹרָה ʾôrâ — herb
• מְאוּרָה mĕʾûrâ — light-hole

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