דְּרוֹרdᵉrôwr
freedom; hence, spontaneity of outflow, and so clear
Pronunciation: der-ore' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1865
Meanings
a flowing; free run, liberty
1. i.e. myrrh of flowing, fine-flowing myrrh (Exodus 30:23)
2. with קרא proclaim liberty (Leviticus 25:10; Isaiah 61:1; Jeremiah 34:8)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 30:23 “Collect choice spices—12 1⁄2 pounds of pure myrrh, 6 1⁄4 pounds of fragrant cinnamon, 6 1⁄4 pounds of fragrant calamus,
- Leviticus 25:10 Set this year apart as holy, a time to proclaim freedom throughout the land for all who live there. It will be a jubilee year for you, when each of you may return to the land that belonged to your ancestors and return to your own clan.
- Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed.
- Jeremiah 34:8 This message came to Jeremiah from the Lord after King Zedekiah made a covenant with the people, proclaiming freedom for the slaves.
- Jeremiah 34:15 Recently you repented and did what was right, following my command. You freed your slaves and made a solemn covenant with me in the Temple that bears my name.
- Jeremiah 34:17 “Therefore, this is what the Lord says: Since you have not obeyed me by setting your countrymen free, I will set you free to be destroyed by war, disease, and famine. You will be an object of horror to all the nations of the earth.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).