נִיר (nîyr) — Candle
Hebrew word study: נִיר (nîyr), Strong's H5216. a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
KJV translation words: candle, lamp, light.
Strong's H5216 is tagged on 49 words in 43 verses across 15 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 25:37 and last appears in Zechariah 4:2.
How it is rendered in the text
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Forms found in the text
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 43)
- Exodus 25:37 — נֵרֹתֶיהָ — lamps its
- Exodus 27:20 — נֵר — a lamp
- Exodus 30:7 — הַנֵּרֹת — the lamps
- Exodus 30:8 — הַנֵּרֹת — the lamps
- Exodus 35:14 — נֵרֹתֶיהָ — lamps its
- Exodus 37:23 — נֵרֹתֶיהָ — lamps its
- Exodus 39:37 — נֵרֹתֶיהָ — lamps its
- Exodus 40:4 — נֵרֹתֶיהָ — lamps its
- Exodus 40:25 — הַנֵּרֹת — the lamps
- Leviticus 24:2 — נֵר — a lamp
- Leviticus 24:4 — הַנֵּרוֹת — the lamps
- Numbers 4:9 — נֵרֹתֶיהָ — lamps its
- Numbers 8:2 — הַנֵּרֹת — the lamps
- Numbers 8:3 — נֵרֹתֶיהָ — lamps its
- 1 Samuel 3:3 — וְנֵר — and the lamp of
- 2 Samuel 21:17 — נֵר — the lamp of
- 2 Samuel 22:29 — נֵירִי — are lamp my
- 1 Kings 7:49 — וְהַנֵּרֹת — and the lamps
- 1 Kings 11:36 — נִיר — a lamp
- 1 Kings 15:4 — נִיר — a lamp
- 2 Kings 8:19 — נִיר — a lamp
- 1 Chronicles 28:15 — וְנֵרֹתֵיהֶם — and lamps their
- 2 Chronicles 4:20 — וְנֵרֹתֵיהֶם — and lamps their
- 2 Chronicles 4:21 — וְהַנֵּרוֹת — and the lamps
- 2 Chronicles 13:11 — וְנֵרֹתֶיהָ — and lamps its
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H5214 נִיר (nîyr), H5135 נוּר (nûwr).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H74 אַבְנֵר (ʼAbnêr), H4501 מְנוֹרָה (mᵉnôwrâh), H5135 נוּר (nûwr), H5214 נִיר (nîyr), H5369 נֵר (Nêr), H5374 נֵרִיָּה (Nêrîyâh), H8574 תַּנּוּר (tannûwr).
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Frequently asked questions
What does nîyr (H5216) mean?
A lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively).
How is H5216 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H5216 as: candle, lamp, light..
How often does נִיר (nîyr) appear?
Strong's H5216 is tagged on 49 words in 43 verses across 15 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 25:37 and last appears in Zechariah 4:2.
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