נר

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־י־ר (n-y-r)
8 terms

From Proto-Semitic *nūr-.

Noun

נֵר • (ner) m (plural indefinite נֵרוֹת, singular construct נֵר־)

1. candle (a light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin)

Derived terms

• אַבְנֵר (avnér)
• נֵר תָּמִיד (ner tamíd)

Related terms

• מְנוֹרָה (m'norá)
• נִיר (nir)
• נוּר (nur)
• נוּרָה (nurá)

References

• H5216 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible