Hebrew

Noun

אוֹר • ‎(or) m ‎(plural indefinite אוֹרוֹת, singular construct אוֹר־)

1. Light, visible light: electromagnetic radiation of a frequency perceptible to the eye.
2. (more generally) Light: electromagnetic radiation (of any frequency).
3. A light, a light source.
   • Folk, שרה לוי־תנאי (Sara Levi-Tanai), באנו חושך לגרש (“We came to banish darkness”).

     בָּאנוּ חֹשֶךְ לְגָרֵשׁ. / בְּיָדֵינוּ אוֹר וָאֵשׁ.‎

     bano khóshekh‘ l(e)garésh. / b(e)yadéno or vaésh.

     We came to banish darkness. / In our hands there's light and fire.

4. Fire.
5. Light, understanding.

   הוא ראה את האור.‎ ― hu ra'á et ha'ór. ― He saw the light.

References

• “H216”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979