אוּרʼûwr

flame (Isaiah 50:11; Isaiah 44:16; Isaiah 47:14; Isaiah 31:9; Ezekiel 5:2)

Pronunciation: ore · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H217

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • Isaiah 24:15 In eastern lands, give glory to the Lord. In the lands beyond the sea, praise the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
  • Isaiah 31:9 Even the strongest will quake with terror, and princes will flee when they see your battle flags,” says the Lord, whose fire burns in Zion, whose flame blazes from Jerusalem.
  • Isaiah 44:16 He burns part of the tree to roast his meat and to keep himself warm. He says, “Ah, that fire feels good.”
  • Isaiah 47:14 But they are like straw burning in a fire; they cannot save themselves from the flame. You will get no help from them at all; their hearth is no place to sit for warmth.
  • Isaiah 50:11 But watch out, you who live in your own light and warm yourselves by your own fires. This is the reward you will receive from me: You will soon fall down in great torment.
  • Ezekiel 5:2 Place a third of it at the center of your map of Jerusalem. After acting out the siege, burn it there. Scatter another third across your map and chop it with a sword. Scatter the last third to the wind, for I will scatter my people with the sword.

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).