יְאֹר

ye.orNile
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place65 occurrences12 books48 verses
This is the name of the place Nile: The major river of Egypt, mentioned in various contexts.

Definition

of Egyptian origin; a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyria
Traditional renderings: brook, flood, river, stream.

Glossary entries

Shihor Sihor

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

65 total
  1. Genesis 41:1הַיְאֹֽר׃ · the Nile
    After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,
  2. Genesis 41:2הַיְאֹ֗ר · the river
    …when seven cows, sleek and well-fed, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
  3. Genesis 41:3 (2×)הַיְאֹ֔ר · the Nile; הַיְאֹֽר׃ · of the river
    After them, seven other cows, sickly and thin, came up from the Nile and stood beside the well-fed cows on the bank of the river.
  4. Genesis 41:17הַיְאֹֽר׃ · of the Nile
    Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,
  5. Genesis 41:18הַיְאֹ֗ר · the river
    …when seven cows, well-fed and sleek, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
  6. Exodus 1:22הַיְאֹ֙רָה֙ · into the Nile
    Then Pharaoh commanded all his people: “Every son born to the Hebrews you must throw into the Nile, but every daughter you may allow to live.”
  7. Exodus 2:3הַיְאֹֽר׃ · of the Nile
    But when she could no longer hide him, she got him a papyrus basket and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in the basket and set it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.
  8. Exodus 2:5 (2×)הַיְאֹ֔ר · the Nile; הַיְאֹ֑ר
    Soon the daughter of Pharaoh went down to bathe in the Nile, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank. And when she saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maidservant to retrieve it.
  9. Exodus 4:9 (2×)הַיְאֹ֔ר · from the Nile; הַיְאֹ֔ר · the Nile
    But if they do not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. Then the water you take from the Nile will become blood on the ground.”
  10. Exodus 7:15הַיְאֹ֑ר · of the Nile
    Go to Pharaoh in the morning as you see him walking out to the water. Wait on the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake.
  11. Exodus 7:17בַּיְאֹ֖ר · of the Nile
    This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD. Behold, with the staff in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will turn to blood.
  12. Exodus 7:18 (3×)בַּיְאֹ֛ר · in the Nile; הַיְאֹ֑ר · the river; הַיְאֹֽר׃ס · its
    The fish in the Nile will die, the river will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable to drink its water.’”
  13. Exodus 7:19יְאֹרֵיהֶ֣ם · [and] canals
    And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers and canals and ponds and all the reservoirs—that they may become blood.’ There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in the vessels of wood and stone.”
  14. Exodus 7:20 (2×)בַּיְאֹ֔ר · of the Nile; בַּיְאֹ֖ר
    Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded; in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised the staff and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was turned to blood.
  15. Exodus 7:21 (3×)בַּיְאֹ֥ר · in the Nile; הַיְאֹ֔ר · and the river; הַיְאֹ֑ר · its
    The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. And there was blood throughout the land of Egypt.
  16. Exodus 7:24 (2×)הַיְאֹ֖ר · the Nile; הַיְאֹֽר׃ · from the river
    So all the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, because they could not drink the water from the river.
  17. Exodus 7:25הַיְאֹֽר׃פ · the Nile
    And seven full days passed after the LORD had struck the Nile.
  18. Exodus 8:3הַיְאֹר֮ · The Nile
    The Nile will teem with frogs, and they will come into your palace and up to your bedroom and onto your bed, into the houses of your officials and your people, and into your ovens and kneading bowls.
  19. Exodus 8:5הַיְאֹרִ֖ים · and canals
    And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers and canals and ponds, and cause the frogs to come up onto the land of Egypt.’”
  20. Exodus 8:9בַּיְאֹ֖ר · in the Nile
    Moses said to Pharaoh, “You may have the honor over me. When shall I pray for you and your officials and your people that the frogs (except for those in the Nile) may be taken away from you and your houses?”
  21. Exodus 8:11בַּיְאֹ֖ר · in the Nile
    The frogs will depart from you and your houses and your officials and your people; they will remain only in the Nile.”
  22. Exodus 17:5הַיְאֹ֔ר · the Nile
    And the LORD said to Moses, “Walk on ahead of the people and take some of the elders of Israel with you. Take along in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go.
  23. 2 Kings 19:24יְאֹרֵ֥י · the streams
    I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”
  24. Job 28:10יְאֹרִ֣ים · channels
    He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure.
  25. Psalm 78:44יְאֹרֵיהֶ֑ם · their rivers
    He turned their rivers to blood, and from their streams they could not drink.
  26. Isaiah 7:18יְאֹרֵ֣י · streams
    On that day the LORD will whistle to the flies at the farthest streams of the Nile and to the bees in the land of Assyria.
  27. Isaiah 19:6יְאֹרֵ֣י · the streams
    The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither.
  28. Isaiah 19:7 (3×)יְא֖וֹר · the Nile; יְא֑וֹר · of the river; יְא֔וֹר · along the Nile
    The bulrushes by the Nile, by the mouth of the river, and all the fields sown along the Nile, will wither, blow away, and be no more.
  29. Isaiah 19:8בַיְא֖וֹר · into the Nile
    Then the fishermen will mourn, all who cast a hook into the Nile will lament, and those who spread nets on the waters will pine away.
  30. Isaiah 23:3יְא֖וֹר · of the Nile
    On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations.
  31. Isaiah 23:10כַּיְאֹ֑ר · like the Nile
    Cultivate your land like the Nile, O Daughter of Tarshish; there is no longer a harbor.
  32. Isaiah 33:21יְאֹרִ֖ים · canals
    But there the Majestic One, our LORD, will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals, where no galley with oars will row, and no majestic vessel will pass.
  33. Isaiah 37:25יְאֹרֵ֥י · the streams
    I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”
  34. Jeremiah 46:7כַּיְאֹ֣ר · like the Nile
    Who is this, rising like the Nile, like rivers whose waters churn?
  35. Jeremiah 46:8כַּיְאֹ֣ר · like the Nile
    Egypt rises like the Nile, and its waters churn like rivers, boasting, ‘I will rise and cover the earth; I will destroy the cities and their people.’
  36. Ezekiel 29:3 (2×)יְאֹרָ֑יו · his rivers; יְאֹרִ֖י · The Nile is mine
    Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’
  37. Ezekiel 29:4 (2×)יְאֹרֶ֖יךָ · of your streams; יְאֹרֶ֔יךָ · your rivers
    But I will put hooks in your jaws and cause the fish of your streams to cling to your scales. I will haul you up out of your rivers, and all the fish of your streams will cling to your scales.