אוֹר

ʼôwr · Hebrew · Strong's H216 · 121 occurrences

The KJV renders 18 different Hebrew and Greek words as “light”

What it means

illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)

from H215 (אוֹר);

How the KJV renders it

bright, clear, light, morning, sun

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“light”

also renders phōstḗr (G5458), lampás (G2985), phōtismós (G5462), elaphrós (G1645), háptō (G681), phéngos (G5338), phōs (G5457), lýchnos (G3088), kaíō (G2545), anáptō (G381), ʼôwrâh (H219), mechĕzâh (H4237), nᵉhîyr (H5094), nᵉhârâh (H5105), nîyr (H5216), qal (H7031), shachar (H7837)

“bright”

also renders lamprós (G2986), phōteinós (G5460), bâhîyr (H925), bârâq (H1300), mâraṭ (H4803), ʻâshôwth (H6219), ʻesheth (H6247)

“clear”

also renders lamprós (G2986), katharós (G2513), bar (H1249), yâqâr (H3368), nâqâh (H5352), nâqîy (H5355), tsach (H6703)

“morning”

also renders prōïnós (G4407), prōḯa (G4405), orthrinós (G3720), prōḯ (G4404), mishchâr (H4891), nôgahh (H5053), shachar (H7837)

“sun”

also renders hḗlios (G2246), shemesh (H8122)

Where it appears

121 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Samuel 14:36 HNcbsc1 Samuel 25:34 HNcbsc1 Samuel 25:36 HNcbsc2 Kings 7:9 HNcbsc2 Samuel 17:22 HNcbsc2 Samuel 23:4 HC/R/NcbscAmos 5:18 HNcbsaAmos 5:20 HNcbsaAmos 8:9 HNcbsaEcclesiastes 2:13 HTd/NcbsaEcclesiastes 11:7 HTd/NcbsaEcclesiastes 12:2 HC/Td/NcbsaExodus 10:23 HNcbsaEzekiel 32:7 HNcbsc/Sp3msEzekiel 32:8 HNcbsaGenesis 1:3 HNcbsaGenesis 1:4 HTd/NcbsaGenesis 1:5 HRd/NcbsaGenesis 1:18 HTd/NcbsaHabakkuk 3:4 HRd/NcbsaHabakkuk 3:11 HR/NcbscHosea 6:5 HNcbsaIsaiah 2:5 HR/NcbscIsaiah 5:20 HC/NcbsaIsaiah 5:30 HC/NcbsaIsaiah 9:2 HNcbsaIsaiah 10:17 HNcbscIsaiah 13:10 HNcbsc/Sp3mpIsaiah 18:4 HNcbsaIsaiah 30:26 HC/NcbscIsaiah 42:6 HR/NcbscIsaiah 42:16 HRd/NcbsaIsaiah 45:7 HNcbsaIsaiah 49:6 HR/NcbscIsaiah 51:4 HR/NcbscIsaiah 58:8 HNcbsc/Sp2msIsaiah 58:10 HNcbsc/Sp2msIsaiah 59:9 HRd/NcbsaIsaiah 60:1 HNcbsc/Sp2fsIsaiah 60:3 HR/Ncbsc/Sp2fsIsaiah 60:19 HR/NcbsaIsaiah 60:20 HR/NcbscJudges 16:2 HNcbscJudges 19:26 HTd/NcbsaJeremiah 4:23 HNcbsc/Sp3mpJeremiah 13:16 HR/NcbsaJeremiah 25:10 HC/NcbscJeremiah 31:35 HR/NcbsaJob 3:9 HR/NcbsaJob 3:16 HNcbsaJob 3:20 HNcbsaJob 12:22 HRd/NcbsaJob 12:25 HNcbsaJob 17:12 HNcbsaJob 18:5 HNcbscJob 18:6 HNcbsaJob 18:18 HR/NcbsaJob 22:28 HNcbsaJob 24:13 HNcbsaJob 24:14 HRd/Ncbsa

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.