"מאור" meaning in Hebrew

See מאור in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /mɔˈʔoːr/ (note: Tiberian), [mɔːˈʔoːoʀ̟] (note: Tiberian), /maˈ(ʔ)oʁ/ [Modern-Israeli] Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-מאור.wav Forms: מָאוֹר [canonical, feminine, masculine], ma'or [romanization]
Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=m|g2=f|tr=ma'or|wv=מָאוֹר}} מָאוֹר • (ma'or) m or f
  1. a male or female given name, Maor
    Sense id: en-מאור-he-name-51rxqsxP Categories (other): Hebrew female given names, Hebrew given names, Hebrew male given names, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew masculine nouns with plurals ending in ־ות, Hebrew terms belonging to the root א־ו־ר, Hebrew terms in the pattern מִקְטָל, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 39 11 20 2 23 5 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 31 13 12 3 34 7 Disambiguation of Hebrew masculine nouns with plurals ending in ־ות: 50 14 15 5 13 4 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root א־ו־ר: 34 19 9 4 25 10 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms in the pattern מִקְטָל: 34 19 8 3 25 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 11 24 2 11 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 9 22 2 9 4
  2. a surname
    Sense id: en-מאור-he-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Hebrew surnames, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 31 13 12 3 34 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: אוֹר (english: light; or), תְּאוּרָה (t'orá) (english: lighting)

Noun

IPA: /mɔˈʔoːr/ (note: Tiberian), [mɔːˈʔoːoʀ̟] (note: Tiberian), /maˈ(ʔ)oʁ/ [Modern-Israeli] Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-מאור.wav
Head templates: {{he-noun|cons=מְאוֹר|g=m|pat=מִקְטָל|pl=מְאוֹרוֹת|plcons=מְאוֹרוֹת|tr=ma'or|wv=מָאוֹר}} מָאוֹר • (ma'or) m (plural indefinite מְאוֹרוֹת, singular construct מְאוֹר־, plural construct מְאוֹרוֹת־) [pattern: מִקְטָל] Inflection templates: {{he-decl|מָאוֹר|p|מְאוֹרוֹת}} Forms: מָאוֹר [canonical, masculine], ma'or [romanization], מְאוֹרוֹת [indefinite, plural], מְאוֹר־ [construct, singular], מְאוֹרוֹת־ [construct, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], מָאוֹר [indefinite, singular], מָאוֹרִי [feminine, first-person, masculine, possessed-form, singular], מָאוֹרֵנוּ [feminine, first-person, masculine, plural, possessed-form], הַמָּאוֹר [definite, singular], מָאוֹרְךָ [masculine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], מָאוֹרֵךְ [feminine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], מָאוֹרְכֶם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], מָאוֹרְכֶן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], מָאוֹר־ [construct, singular], מָאוֹרוֹ [masculine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], מָאוֹרָהּ [feminine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], מָאוֹרָם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, third-person], מָאוֹרָן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, third-person], מְאוֹרוֹת [indefinite, plural], מאורותיי [feminine, first-person, masculine, possessed-form, singular], מְאוֹרוֹתַי [feminine, first-person, masculine, possessed-form, singular], מְאוֹרוֹתֵינוּ [feminine, first-person, masculine, plural, possessed-form], הַמְּאוֹרוֹת [definite, plural], מְאוֹרוֹתֶיךָ [masculine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], מאורותייך [feminine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], מְאוֹרוֹתַיִךְ [feminine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], מְאוֹרוֹתֵיכֶם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], מְאוֹרוֹתֵיכֶן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], מְאוֹרוֹת־ [construct, plural], מְאוֹרוֹתָיו [masculine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], מְאוֹרוֹתֶיהָ [feminine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], מְאוֹרוֹתָם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, third-person], מְאוֹרוֹתָן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, third-person]
  1. a light-emitting body; a (dated sense) luminary.
    Sense id: en-מאור-he-noun-V3qqIjIT Categories (other): Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 31 13 12 3 34 7
  2. illumination; the emission of light.
    Sense id: en-מאור-he-noun-qfIKHEY8
  3. (figuratively) radiance, splendor, grace. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-מאור-he-noun-FDRCPP54 Categories (other): Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 31 13 12 3 34 7
  4. lighthole
    Sense id: en-מאור-he-noun-d-sMkHZ0
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "מָאוֹרוֹ",
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          "מָאוֹרוֹ",
          "מאורו#Hebrew"
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        "possessed-form",
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "מָאוֹרָהּ",
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        [
          "מָאוֹרָהּ",
          "מאורה#Hebrew"
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      ],
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    {
      "form": "מָאוֹרָן",
      "links": [
        [
          "מָאוֹרָן",
          "מאורן#Hebrew"
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      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹת",
      "links": [
        [
          "מְאוֹרוֹת",
          "מאורות#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מאורותיי",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹתֵינוּ",
      "links": [
        [
          "מְאוֹרוֹתֵינוּ",
          "מאורותינו#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "הַמְּאוֹרוֹת",
      "links": [
        [
          "הַמְּאוֹרוֹת",
          "המאורות#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹתֶיךָ",
      "links": [
        [
          "מְאוֹרוֹתֶיךָ",
          "מאורותיך#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מאורותייך",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹתַיִךְ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹתֵיכֶם",
      "links": [
        [
          "מְאוֹרוֹתֵיכֶם",
          "מאורותיכם#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹתֵיכֶן",
      "links": [
        [
          "מְאוֹרוֹתֵיכֶן",
          "מאורותיכן#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹת־",
      "links": [
        [
          "מְאוֹרוֹת־",
          "מאורות#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹתָיו",
      "links": [
        [
          "מְאוֹרוֹתָיו",
          "מאורותיו#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹתֶיהָ",
      "links": [
        [
          "מְאוֹרוֹתֶיהָ",
          "מאורותיה#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹתָם",
      "links": [
        [
          "מְאוֹרוֹתָם",
          "מאורותם#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹתָן",
      "links": [
        [
          "מְאוֹרוֹתָן",
          "מאורותן#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "cons": "מְאוֹר",
        "g": "m",
        "pat": "מִקְטָל",
        "pl": "מְאוֹרוֹת",
        "plcons": "מְאוֹרוֹת",
        "tr": "ma'or",
        "wv": "מָאוֹר"
      },
      "expansion": "מָאוֹר • (ma'or) m (plural indefinite מְאוֹרוֹת, singular construct מְאוֹר־, plural construct מְאוֹרוֹת־) [pattern: מִקְטָל]",
      "name": "he-noun"
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  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "מָאוֹר",
        "2": "p",
        "3": "מְאוֹרוֹת"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "31 13 12 3 34 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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          ],
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            [
              13,
              19
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          ],
          "english": "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky.",
          "ref": "Tanach, Genesis 1:14, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "text": "יְהִי מְאֹרֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם",
          "translation": "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a light-emitting body; a (dated sense) luminary."
      ],
      "id": "en-מאור-he-noun-V3qqIjIT",
      "links": [
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ],
        [
          "luminary",
          "luminary#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "Clear oil of beaten olives for lighting.",
          "ref": "Tanach, Exodus 27:20, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "text": "שֶׁמֶן זַיִת זָךְ כָּתִית לַמָּאוֹר",
          "translation": "Clear oil of beaten olives for lighting.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
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              14,
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            ]
          ],
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            [
              18,
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          ],
          "english": "And the lampstand for lighting.",
          "ref": "Tanach, Exodus 35:14, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "text": "וְאֶת מְנֹרַת הַמָּאוֹר",
          "translation": "And the lampstand for lighting.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "illumination; the emission of light."
      ],
      "id": "en-מאור-he-noun-qfIKHEY8",
      "links": [
        [
          "illumination",
          "illumination"
        ],
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "31 13 12 3 34 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        {
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          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              29,
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "May your eyes shine with the radiance of the Torah.",
          "ref": "a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud. Berachot, 17a:",
          "text": "עֵינֶיךָ יָאִירוּ בִּמְאוֹר תּוֹרָה",
          "translation": "May your eyes shine with the radiance of the Torah.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "radiance, splendor, grace."
      ],
      "id": "en-מאור-he-noun-FDRCPP54",
      "links": [
        [
          "radiance",
          "radiance"
        ],
        [
          "splendor",
          "splendor"
        ],
        [
          "grace",
          "grace"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) radiance, splendor, grace."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lighthole"
      ],
      "id": "en-מאור-he-noun-d-sMkHZ0",
      "links": [
        [
          "lighthole",
          "lighthole"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔˈʔoːr/",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɔːˈʔoːoʀ̟]",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈ(ʔ)oʁ/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "מָאוֹר",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ma'or",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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    {
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        "g2": "f",
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      },
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    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew female given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew male given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
          "_dis": "39 11 20 2 23 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "31 13 12 3 34 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "50 14 15 5 13 4",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "34 19 9 4 25 10",
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          "name": "Hebrew terms belonging to the root א־ו־ר",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 19 8 3 25 10",
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          "name": "Hebrew terms in the pattern מִקְטָל",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "46 11 24 2 11 6",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 9 22 2 9 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "Maor",
          "Maor#English"
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
          "_dis": "31 13 12 3 34 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "a surname"
      ],
      "id": "en-מאור-he-name-v2O7m9sM",
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        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
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      "ipa": "/mɔˈʔoːr/",
      "note": "Tiberian"
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    {
      "ipa": "[mɔːˈʔoːoʀ̟]",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈ(ʔ)oʁ/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
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  "word": "מאור"
}
{
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    "Hebrew feminine nouns",
    "Hebrew lemmas",
    "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Hebrew masculine nouns",
    "Hebrew masculine nouns with plurals ending in ־ות",
    "Hebrew nouns",
    "Hebrew nouns with multiple genders",
    "Hebrew proper nouns",
    "Hebrew terms belonging to the root א־ו־ר",
    "Hebrew terms in the pattern מִקְטָל",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "tags": [
        "class"
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        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "ma'or",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹת",
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          "מְאוֹרוֹת",
          "מאורות"
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      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "מְאוֹר־",
      "links": [
        [
          "מְאוֹר־",
          "מאור"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹת־",
      "links": [
        [
          "מְאוֹרוֹת־",
          "מאורות"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "he-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    {
      "form": "מָאוֹר",
      "links": [
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          "מָאוֹר",
          "מאור#Hebrew"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "מָאוֹרִי",
      "links": [
        [
          "מָאוֹרִי",
          "מאורי#Hebrew"
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        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "מָאוֹרֵנוּ",
      "links": [
        [
          "מָאוֹרֵנוּ",
          "מאורנו#Hebrew"
        ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הַמָּאוֹר",
      "links": [
        [
          "הַמָּאוֹר",
          "המאור#Hebrew"
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      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "מָאוֹרְךָ",
      "links": [
        [
          "מָאוֹרְךָ",
          "מאורך#Hebrew"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "מָאוֹרֵךְ",
      "links": [
        [
          "מָאוֹרֵךְ",
          "מאורך#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "מָאוֹרְכֶם",
      "links": [
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          "מָאוֹרְכֶם",
          "מאורכם#Hebrew"
        ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
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    {
      "form": "מָאוֹרְכֶן",
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          "מָאוֹרְכֶן",
          "מאורכן#Hebrew"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "מָאוֹר־",
      "links": [
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          "מָאוֹר־",
          "מאור#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מָאוֹרוֹ",
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          "מָאוֹרוֹ",
          "מאורו#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "מָאוֹרָהּ",
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          "מָאוֹרָהּ",
          "מאורה#Hebrew"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מָאוֹרָם",
      "links": [
        [
          "מָאוֹרָם",
          "מאורם#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מָאוֹרָן",
      "links": [
        [
          "מָאוֹרָן",
          "מאורן#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹת",
      "links": [
        [
          "מְאוֹרוֹת",
          "מאורות#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "מאורותיי",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹתַי",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹתֵינוּ",
      "links": [
        [
          "מְאוֹרוֹתֵינוּ",
          "מאורותינו#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הַמְּאוֹרוֹת",
      "links": [
        [
          "הַמְּאוֹרוֹת",
          "המאורות#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹתֶיךָ",
      "links": [
        [
          "מְאוֹרוֹתֶיךָ",
          "מאורותיך#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מאורותייך",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹתַיִךְ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹתֵיכֶם",
      "links": [
        [
          "מְאוֹרוֹתֵיכֶם",
          "מאורותיכם#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹתֵיכֶן",
      "links": [
        [
          "מְאוֹרוֹתֵיכֶן",
          "מאורותיכן#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹת־",
      "links": [
        [
          "מְאוֹרוֹת־",
          "מאורות#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹתָיו",
      "links": [
        [
          "מְאוֹרוֹתָיו",
          "מאורותיו#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹתֶיהָ",
      "links": [
        [
          "מְאוֹרוֹתֶיהָ",
          "מאורותיה#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹתָם",
      "links": [
        [
          "מְאוֹרוֹתָם",
          "מאורותם#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְאוֹרוֹתָן",
      "links": [
        [
          "מְאוֹרוֹתָן",
          "מאורותן#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "cons": "מְאוֹר",
        "g": "m",
        "pat": "מִקְטָל",
        "pl": "מְאוֹרוֹת",
        "plcons": "מְאוֹרוֹת",
        "tr": "ma'or",
        "wv": "מָאוֹר"
      },
      "expansion": "מָאוֹר • (ma'or) m (plural indefinite מְאוֹרוֹת, singular construct מְאוֹר־, plural construct מְאוֹרוֹת־) [pattern: מִקְטָל]",
      "name": "he-noun"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "מָאוֹר",
        "2": "p",
        "3": "מְאוֹרוֹת"
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      "name": "he-decl"
    }
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  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew terms with quotations",
        "Requests for transliteration of Hebrew quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky.",
          "ref": "Tanach, Genesis 1:14, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "text": "יְהִי מְאֹרֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם",
          "translation": "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a light-emitting body; a (dated sense) luminary."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ],
        [
          "luminary",
          "luminary#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew terms with quotations",
        "Requests for transliteration of Hebrew quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              26,
              35
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              27,
              39
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Clear oil of beaten olives for lighting.",
          "ref": "Tanach, Exodus 27:20, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "text": "שֶׁמֶן זַיִת זָךְ כָּתִית לַמָּאוֹר",
          "translation": "Clear oil of beaten olives for lighting.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              14,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              18,
              30
            ]
          ],
          "english": "And the lampstand for lighting.",
          "ref": "Tanach, Exodus 35:14, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "text": "וְאֶת מְנֹרַת הַמָּאוֹר",
          "translation": "And the lampstand for lighting.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "illumination; the emission of light."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "illumination",
          "illumination"
        ],
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew terms with quotations",
        "Requests for transliteration of Hebrew quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              18,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              29,
              37
            ]
          ],
          "english": "May your eyes shine with the radiance of the Torah.",
          "ref": "a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud. Berachot, 17a:",
          "text": "עֵינֶיךָ יָאִירוּ בִּמְאוֹר תּוֹרָה",
          "translation": "May your eyes shine with the radiance of the Torah.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "radiance, splendor, grace."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "radiance",
          "radiance"
        ],
        [
          "splendor",
          "splendor"
        ],
        [
          "grace",
          "grace"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) radiance, splendor, grace."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lighthole"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lighthole",
          "lighthole"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/mɔˈʔoːr/",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɔːˈʔoːoʀ̟]",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈ(ʔ)oʁ/",
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        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    },
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  "word": "מאור"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hebrew feminine nouns",
    "Hebrew lemmas",
    "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Hebrew masculine nouns",
    "Hebrew masculine nouns with plurals ending in ־ות",
    "Hebrew nouns",
    "Hebrew nouns with multiple genders",
    "Hebrew proper nouns",
    "Hebrew terms belonging to the root א־ו־ר",
    "Hebrew terms in the pattern מִקְטָל",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "מָאוֹר",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ma'or",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "f",
        "tr": "ma'or",
        "wv": "מָאוֹר"
      },
      "expansion": "מָאוֹר • (ma'or) m or f",
      "name": "he-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "light; or",
      "translation": "light; or",
      "word": "אוֹר"
    },
    {
      "english": "lighting",
      "roman": "t'orá",
      "translation": "lighting",
      "word": "תְּאוּרָה"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew female given names",
        "Hebrew given names",
        "Hebrew male given names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male or female given name, Maor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Maor",
          "Maor#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew surnames"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔˈʔoːr/",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɔːˈʔoːoʀ̟]",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈ(ʔ)oʁ/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "מאור"
}

Download raw JSONL data for מאור meaning in Hebrew (11.2kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Hebrew dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-10-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (1a05e46 and e3d6d4e). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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