נִירnîyr

נֵר: lamp (Exodus 25:37; Exodus 27:20; 1 Samuel 3:3; Psalms 18:29; 2 Samuel 22:29)

Pronunciation: neer · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5216

Meanings

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 49 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 25:37 Then make the seven lamps for the lampstand, and set them so they reflect their light forward.
  • Exodus 27:20 “Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
  • Exodus 30:7 “Every morning when Aaron maintains the lamps, he must burn fragrant incense on the altar.
  • Exodus 30:8 And each evening when he lights the lamps, he must again burn incense in the Lord’s presence. This must be done from generation to generation.
  • Exodus 35:14 for light, the lampstand, its accessories, the lamp cups, and the olive oil for lighting;
  • Exodus 37:23 He also made seven lamps for the lampstand, lamp snuffers, and trays, all of pure gold.
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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).