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
- אוֹרʼôwr · H215to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)
- אוּרʼÛwr · H218Ur, a place in Chaldaea; also an Israelite
- אוּרִיʼÛwrîy · H221Uri, the name of three Israelites
- אוּרִיאֵלʼÛwrîyʼêl · H222Uriel, the name of two Israelites
- אוּרִיָּהʼÛwrîyâh · H223Urijah, the name of one Hittite and five Israelites
- אוּרִיםʼÛwrîym · H224Urim, the oracular brilliancy of the figures in the high-priest's breastplate
- שְׁדֵיאוּרShᵉdêyʼûwr · H7707Shedejur, an Israelite
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).