Lexicon
נְהָרָה
ne.ha.rah
H5105
H:N-F Hebrew

light

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ne.ha.rah denotes light invoked in Job 3:4 as something that should not shine on the cursed day.

The term denotes light in Job 3:4, where it is named in the wish that no light should shine upon that day.

Senses in use

  1. Light withheld from a day · dominant

    In Job 3:4, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the plea that the day become darkness; the APB renders the clause, “and let no light shine upon it.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 3:4, the APB presents the clause as “let no light shine upon it.” This rendering confirms the verse's contrast of darkness and light without isolating every element of the Hebrew clause.

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