נְהִיר
nehir · light, illumination
Aramaic word · Strong’s number H5094 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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nehir (נְהִיר) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “light, illumination”.
Light (Aramaic); figuratively, insight, enlightenment of mind.
How to say it
ne·hir
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Brightness; also insight that makes things clear.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
Where it appears
- Daniel 2:22
He reveals the deep things and the hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.
- Daniel 5:11
There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods, and in the days of your father light and insight and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him; and King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, made him chief of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and diviners, — your father, the king —
- Daniel 5:14
And I have heard of you that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and insight and extraordinary wisdom have been found in you.