"לאור" meaning in Hebrew

See לאור in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

Forms: לְאוֹר־ [canonical], l'ór- [romanization]
Etymology: From לְ־ (l'-) + אוֹר (ór-), literally “to the light of”. Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|א־ו־ר}}, {{prefix|he|לְ|אוֹר|lit=to the light of|nocap=1|tr1=l'|tr2=ór-}} לְ־ (l'-) + אוֹר (ór-), literally “to the light of” Head templates: {{he-prep|tr=l'ór-|wv=לְאוֹר־}} לְאוֹר־ • (l'ór-)
  1. In light of: given, considering.
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