H5216 – niyr – נִיר – candle, lamp, light

• Old Testament Hebrew
• New Testament Greek

Strong’s ID:

H5216

Hebrew Word:

נִיר

Transliteration:

nîyr / niyr

Pronunciation:

neer

Part of Speech:

masculine noun

Usage Count:

48

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Strong’s Hebrew Lexicon

or נִר nîr, neer; also נֵיר nêyr, nare; or נֵר nêr, nare; or (feminine) נֵרָה nêrâh, nay-raw’; from a primitive root [see H5214; H5135] properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively):—candle, lamp, light.

• H5215 – niyr – נִיר

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• H5217 – naka – נָכָא