וַ/יֵּאֹ֥ר
𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤓
vayeor
and dawned
a primitive root; to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically); [idiom] break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine.
2 Samuel 2:32 · Word #15
Lexicon H215
| Lemma | אוֹר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤅𐤓 |
| Transliteration | ʼôwr |
| Strong's | H215 |
| In-context | and dawned |
Morphology HC/Vqw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H215-07
and it shone forth
| Root | אור (ʾ-w-r) |
| Core Meanings | light, illumination, shining, brightness, enlightenment |
| Semantic Range | to shine, to give light, to become light, to be illuminated, to dawn, to enlighten (metaphorically), to kindle |
| Conceptual Significance | Light in the Hebrew Bible signifies life, divine presence, revelation, and salvation. The verb אור often marks moments of divine action or transition from darkness to order, underscoring themes of creation, deliverance, and spiritual illumination. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal wayyiqtol (vav-consecutive imperfect) 3rd masculine singular from אור. The form narrates a past action performed by a masculine singular subject. One listed surface form reflects this verbal usage. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root אור conveys the action of giving or becoming light. In the Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular form (וַיֵּאֹר), the verb describes a completed past action by a masculine singular subject, hence "and it shone forth," preserving both the simple (non-causative) stem and the singular masculine grammar. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אור (light, illumination, shining, brightness, enlightenment)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H217-01 |
baurim | in the light-flames |
H216-01 |
beorekha | in your light |
H217-02 |
beur | in flame |
H215-01 |
haer | Cause light to shine! |
H3974-01 |
hamaor | the light-bearer |
|
hameorot | the light-bearers |
|
haor | the illumination |
H224-01 |
haurim | the Lights |
H215-02 |
heirah | she caused to shine |
H215-03 |
heiru | they caused to shine |
H216-02 |
kaor | like the light |
H216-03 |
keor | like light |
H216-04 |
khaor | like the light |
H3974-02 |
lamaor | for the luminary |
H216-05 |
laor | to the light |
H215-04 |
lehair | to cause to shine |
H216-06 |
leor | for illumination |
H216-07 |
leoro | to his light |
H224-02 |
leurim | to the Lights |
H223-01 |
leuriyah | to Flame-of-Yah |
H216-08 |
meor | from light |
H218-01 |
meur | from Flame (Ur) |
|
naor | he who is illumined |
H216-09 |
or | light |
H219-01 |
orah | her light (masculine singular construct + 3fs suffix) / radiant-light (feminine singular absolute) |
H216-10 |
oram | their light |
H216-11 |
orehu | his illumination |
H216-12 |
orekha | your illumination |
H5785-03 |
ori | my light |
H216-13 |
orim | lights |
|
oro | his light |
H5785-04 |
oro | his light |
H215-05 |
tair | you (masculine singular) cause to shine / she causes to shine |
H216-14 |
ukheor | and like light |
H217-03 |
ur | light-flame |
|
uri | My Light |
H223-02 |
uriyah | Flame-of-Yah |
H223-03 |
uriyahu | My-Light-is-Yah |
H5785-06 |
vaor | and light |
H215-06 |
vayaer | and he shone forth |
H215-08 |
vehaer | and cause light to shine! |
H216-15 |
vehaor | and the illumination |
H216-16 |
veor | and light |
H5785-07 |
veoro | and his light |
H221-01 |
veuri | and Uri (My-Light) |
H223-04 |
veuriyah | and Uriyah (Flame-of-Yah) |
H215-09 |
yaer | may he cause to shine |
|
yair | He-Shines |
|
yair | He-Shines (Yair) |
H2971-01 |
yair | He-Will-Shine |
Word Usage (43 occurrences of H215)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 1:15 | לְ/הָאִ֖יר | lehair | to give light |
| Genesis 1:17 | לְ/הָאִ֖יר | lehair | to light |
| Genesis 44:3 | א֑וֹר | or | was light |