מָאוֹר (māʾôr) is a Hebrew noun meaning luminary. It appears 19 times in 7 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H3974).

Also rendered

• light

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 52f)

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

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