נֵר
ner
lamp
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Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word נֵר (ner) carries the basic meaning of a lamp. Its transliteration, similar to its definition, indicates a light source. In the context of the Hebrew Semantic domain, this word is associated with Light & Darkness, suggesting its broader implications extend beyond a literal source of illumination. The multiple occurrences of this word in the Bible (44 times) demonstrate its significance and versatility in different situations. Throughout the various contexts, the word ner is used metaphorically, representing guidance, hope, and divine presence. It can signify a beacon in the dark or a symbol of God's guidance. The range of its usage transcends physical lamps, encompassing the abstract concepts of understanding, insight, and enlightenment. Given its repeated appearances in the scripture, ner plays a vital role in the narrative, serving as a tangible representation of intangible concepts.
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Occurrences in Scripture
44 total occurrences across the text
Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.
Job 18:6The light will be dark in his tent. His lamp above him will be put out.
Job 21:17“How often is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out, that their calamity comes on them, that God distributes sorrows in his anger?
Job 29:3when his lamp shone on my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,
Psalms 18:28For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness.
Psalms 119:105Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.
Psalms 132:17I will make the horn of David to bud there. I have ordained a lamp for my anointed.
Proverbs 6:23For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
Proverbs 13:9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
Proverbs 20:20Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
Proverbs 20:27The spirit of man is Yahweh’s lamp, searching all his innermost parts.
Proverbs 24:20for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
Jeremiah 25:10Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.
Zephaniah 1:12It will happen at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are settled on their dregs, who say in their heart, “Yahweh will not do good, neither will he do evil.”
Zechariah 4:2He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I have seen, and behold, a lamp stand all of gold, with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps on it; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are on the top of it;
Zechariah 4:2He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I have seen, and behold, a lamp stand all of gold, with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps on it; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are on the top of it;
Proverbs 31:18She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp doesn’t go out by night.
Exodus 25:37You shall make its lamps seven, and they shall light its lamps to give light to the space in front of it.
Exodus 25:37You shall make its lamps seven, and they shall light its lamps to give light to the space in front of it.
Exodus 27:20“You shall command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.
Exodus 30:7Aaron shall burn incense of sweet spices on it every morning. When he tends the lamps, he shall burn it.
Exodus 30:8When Aaron lights the lamps at evening, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before Yahweh throughout your generations.
Exodus 35:14the lamp stand also for the light, with its vessels, its lamps, and the oil for the light;
Exodus 37:23He made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold.
Exodus 39:37the pure lamp stand, its lamps, even the lamps to be set in order, all its vessels, the oil for the light,
Exodus 39:37the pure lamp stand, its lamps, even the lamps to be set in order, all its vessels, the oil for the light,
Exodus 40:4You shall bring in the table, and set in order the things that are on it. You shall bring in the lamp stand, and light its lamps.
Exodus 40:25He lit the lamps before Yahweh, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
Leviticus 24:2“Command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.
Leviticus 24:4He shall keep in order the lamps on the pure gold lamp stand before Yahweh continually.
Numbers 4:9“They shall take a blue cloth and cover the lamp stand of the light, its lamps, its snuffers, its snuff dishes, and all its oil vessels, with which they minister to it.
Numbers 8:2“Speak to Aaron, and tell him, ‘When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lamp stand.’ ”
Numbers 8:2“Speak to Aaron, and tell him, ‘When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lamp stand.’ ”
Numbers 8:3Aaron did so. He lit its lamps to light the area in front of the lamp stand, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
1 Samuel 3:3and God’s lamp hadn’t yet gone out, and Samuel had laid down in Yahweh’s temple where God’s ark was,
2 Samuel 21:17But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, “Don’t go out with us to battle any more, so that you don’t quench the lamp of Israel.”
2 Samuel 22:29For you are my lamp, Yahweh. Yahweh will light up my darkness.
1 Kings 7:49and the lamp stands, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold;
1 Chronicles 28:15by weight also for the lamp stands of gold, and for its lamps, of gold, by weight for every lamp stand and for its lamps; and for the lamp stands of silver, by weight for every lamp stand and for its lamps, according to the use of every lamp stand;
1 Chronicles 28:15by weight also for the lamp stands of gold, and for its lamps, of gold, by weight for every lamp stand and for its lamps; and for the lamp stands of silver, by weight for every lamp stand and for its lamps, according to the use of every lamp stand;
1 Chronicles 28:15by weight also for the lamp stands of gold, and for its lamps, of gold, by weight for every lamp stand and for its lamps; and for the lamp stands of silver, by weight for every lamp stand and for its lamps, according to the use of every lamp stand;
2 Chronicles 4:20and the lamp stands with their lamps, to burn according to the ordinance before the inner sanctuary, of pure gold;
2 Chronicles 4:21and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold that was perfect gold;
2 Chronicles 13:11and they burn to Yahweh every morning and every evening burnt offerings and sweet incense. They also set the show bread in order on the pure table; and the lamp stand of gold with its lamps, to burn every evening; for we keep the instruction of Yahweh our God, but you have forsaken him.