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Exodus 25:37 נֵרֹתֶ֖יהָ נֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָ lamps its

Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.

Here: "Her lamps." The "her" is the lampstand (menorah, a feminine noun). A ner is an oil lamp: a small open bowl with a spout for a wick. The lamps are treated as separate items made in addition to the lampstand and set on top of its branches, not as part of the hammered stand itself.

Exodus 27:20 נֵ֖ר a lamp

And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.

Here: Grammatically singular, 'a lamp.' Most likely it stands for all seven lamps of the lampstand (Exod 25:37). Jewish tradition later linked it to one particular lamp.

Exodus 30:7 הַנֵּרֹ֖ת the lamps

And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps.

Here: "The lamps": the seven oil lamps set on the golden lampstand (menorah) in the Holy Place (25:31–40), fuelled with pure pressed olive oil (27:20–21).

Exodus 30:8 הַנֵּרֹ֛ת the lamps

When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come.

Exodus 35:14 נֵרֹתֶ֑יהָ lamps its

the lampstand for light with its accessories and lamps and oil for the light;

Exodus 37:23 נֵרֹתֶ֖יהָ lamps its

He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.

Exodus 39:37 נֵרֹתֶ֗יהָ נֵרֹ֛ת lamps its, [the] lamps of

the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light;

Exodus 40:4 נֵרֹתֶֽיהָ׃ lamps its

Then bring in the table and set out its arrangement; bring in the lampstand as well, and set up its lamps.

Exodus 40:25 הַנֵּרֹ֖ת the lamps

and set up the lamps before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.

Leviticus 24:2 נֵ֖ר a lamp

“Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.

Here: Singular, 'a lamp'. It most likely stands for the lamp-light as a whole: the seven lamps of the lampstand are plural in v. 4.

Leviticus 24:4 הַנֵּר֑וֹת the lamps

He shall tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.

Numbers 4:9 נֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָ lamps its

They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, together with its lamps, wick trimmers, and trays, as well as the jars of oil with which to supply it.

Numbers 8:2 הַנֵּרֹ֔ת הַנֵּרֽוֹת׃ the lamps

“Speak to Aaron and tell him: ‘When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.’”

Numbers 8:3 נֵרֹתֶ֑יהָ lamps its

And Aaron did so; he set up the lamps facing toward the front of the lampstand, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

1 Samuel 3:3 וְנֵ֤ר and [the] lamp of

Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.

2 Samuel 21:17 נֵ֥ר [the] lamp of

But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished.”

2 Samuel 22:29 נֵירִ֖י [are] lamp my

For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.

Here: "My lamp". This is the small clay oil lamp that burned in every house, and its flame stood for a living household and a life still going on. For David it also recalls the "lamp of Israel" in 2 Samuel 21:17, the king's own life. God himself is the flame that keeps David and his line alive.

1 Kings 7:49 וְהַנֵּרֹ֛ת and the lamps

the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs;

1 Kings 11:36 נִ֣יר a lamp

I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.

Here: An unusual spelling of nēr, the clay oil lamp. It stands for a living, continuing line of descendants, a house that has not gone dark. Some scholars read it instead as 'dominion' or 'yoke' (see debates).

1 Kings 15:4 נִ֖יר a lamp

Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong.

Here: A burning household lamp, the sign that a family is still living in its house. Here it means a living heir on David's throne. A minority of scholars read the word as 'dominion' (see debates).

2 Kings 8:19 נִ֛יר a lamp

Yet for the sake of His servant David, the LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah, since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.

1 Chronicles 28:15 וְנֵרֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ וְנֵרֹתֶ֑יהָ וְנֵרֹתֶ֔יהָ and lamps their, and lamps its

the weight of the gold lampstands and their lamps, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps; the weight of each silver lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand;

2 Chronicles 4:20 וְנֵרֹתֵיהֶ֗ם and lamps their

the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;

2 Chronicles 4:21 וְהַנֵּר֛וֹת and the lamps

the flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold—of purest gold;

2 Chronicles 13:11 וְנֵרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ and lamps its

Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.

Here: The small clay or metal oil lamps set on top of the lampstand's branches. They were oil lamps, not candles.

2 Chronicles 21:7 נִ֛יר a lamp

Yet the LORD was unwilling to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant He had made with David, and since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.

Here: A rare form of the ordinary word for an oil lamp (nēr). It pictures a lamp still burning in a lived-in house, meaning a living heir on David's throne. A minority of scholars read it as 'dominion' or 'domain' instead (see debates).

2 Chronicles 29:7 הַנֵּר֔וֹת the lamps

They also shut the doors of the portico and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn incense or present burnt offerings in the Holy Place of the God of Israel.

Job 18:6 וְ֝נֵר֗וֹ and lamp his

The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out.

Job 21:17 נֵר־ [the] lamp of

How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?

Job 29:3 נֵ֭רוֹ lamp his

when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,

Here: "His lamp": the small clay oil lamp of everyday life. In Job and Proverbs a burning lamp stands for a living, prospering household. Here it is God's lamp, held or hung over Job.

Psalm 18:28 נֵרִ֑י lamp my

For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.

Here: "My lamp" means a small clay oil lamp, the kind kept burning in a house. It stood for the life and continuance of a person or a household. In a king's mouth it also suggests the survival of his royal line (see 1 Kings 11:36; Psalm 132:17).

Psalm 119:105 נֵר־ [is] a lamp

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Here: A small clay oil lamp, the ordinary household light of ancient Israel. It comes first in the sentence and carries the stress: 'A lamp, that is what your word is.' It also opens the Nun stanza of this alphabet poem, because ner begins with the letter nun.

Psalm 132:17 נֵ֝֗ר a lamp

There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.

Here: A small clay oil lamp. A lamp kept burning in a house meant the family was alive and still living there; a lamp put out meant the family was gone. Here it is God's pledge that David's line will not die out.

Proverbs 6:23 נֵ֣ר [is] a lamp

For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,

Here: A small clay oil lamp, the ordinary household light that kept a house lit through the night and that you carried to see the next step in the dark. Hebrew puts it first in the clause for emphasis: "a lamp, that is what the commandment is."

Proverbs 13:9 וְנֵ֖ר and [the] lamp of

The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

Here: 'And the lamp of'. A small clay oil lamp, the household light kept burning at night. An image of a family's life, presence and continuing line.

Proverbs 20:20 נֵ֝ר֗וֹ lamp his

Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.

Here: 'His lamp': the small clay oil lamp that burned in an Israelite house through the night. It is a picture of a living, ongoing life and household, and often of a family line that continues. If the lamp goes out, the house is dark, dead and empty.

Proverbs 20:27 נֵ֣ר [the] lamp of

The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.

Here: The small clay oil lamp of an Israelite house, an open saucer of olive oil with a wick at the pinched lip. It comes first in the Hebrew for emphasis: 'a lamp of Yahweh, that is what human breath is.'

Proverbs 21:4 נִ֖ר [the] lamp of

Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the guides of the wicked—are sin.

Here: As pointed and tagged here, a rarer spelling of the word for 'lamp' (ner), also found in the 'lamp' promised to David's line (1 Kgs 11:36). In Proverbs the 'lamp of the wicked' stands for their life, prosperity and continuing household (13:9; 24:20). The same consonants can also mean 'freshly broken ground', which lies behind KJV 'plowing' (see debates).

Proverbs 24:20 נֵ֖ר [the] lamp of

For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.

Here: A small clay oil lamp, the light of a lived-in house. Here it stands for the wicked man's life, household and line continuing.

Proverbs 31:18 נֵרָֽהּ׃ lamp her

She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.

Here: 'Her lamp': a small clay saucer of olive oil with a wick. Elsewhere in Proverbs a person's lamp is a picture of their life and fortunes (13:9; 20:20; 24:20). So the phrase is about real oil and late work, and it also says her house is thriving.

Jeremiah 25:10 נֵֽר׃ a lamp

Moreover, I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.

Here: The small clay olive-oil lamp kept burning in the house at night. In Hebrew idiom a lamp going out means a household or family line coming to an end (Proverbs 13:9; 20:20; Job 18:5–6). The verse ends on darkness.

Zephaniah 1:12 בַּנֵּר֑וֹת with <the> lamps

And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’

Here: Small clay oil lamps, the ordinary light for dark rooms, cellars and storerooms. The plural suggests many lights, a search that leaves no dark corner.

Zechariah 4:2 נֵרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ לַנֵּר֖וֹת lamps its, [belong] to the lamps

“What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps.

Here: Small oil lamps: a container for oil with a wick resting in a pinched lip. They belong to the lampstand ('its lamps').