Lexicon :: Strong's H2975 - yᵊ'ōr

יְאֹר

Transliteration

yᵊ'ōr

Pronunciation

yeh-ore'

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

Of Egyptian origin

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 832

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: יאר (Strongs and Gesenius) יאור (Gesenius)

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

יְאֹר yᵉʼôr, yeh-ore'; 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:—brook, flood, river, stream.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 64x

The KJV translates Strong's H2975 in the following manner: river (53x), brooks (5x), flood (5x), streams (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 64x

The KJV translates Strong's H2975 in the following manner: river (53x), brooks (5x), flood (5x), streams (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

river, stream, canal, Nile, Nile-canal
1. stream, river (Nile)
2. Nile-arms, Nile-canals
3. watercourses
4. shafts (mining)
5. river (in general)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H2975: Abbreviations

† יְאֹר, יְאוֺר noun masculine^{Exodus 7:21} stream of the Nile, stream, canal (Egyptian loan-word = Egyptian ’iotr, ’io’r, watercourse, Coptic eioor, ior; also ’iotr‘o, ’io’r‘o, Coptic eiero, iaro, Nile, Steind^{BAs i. 612}; in Assyrian ia’uru, stream, ’Iaru’û, river Nile, Id^ib., Hpt^{ib. 171} Jäger^{ib 466}) — absolute הַיְאֹר Genesis 41:1 + 37 times; הַיְאוֺר Isaiah 19:8; הַיְאֹ֫רָה Exodus 1:22; יְאוֺר Isaiah 19:7 (3 times in verse) + 2 times; כָּאֹר (err. for כַּיְאֹר) Amos 8:8; construct כִּיאֹר Amos 9:5; כִּיאוֺר Amos 8:8; suffix יְאֹרִי Ezekiel 29:3b (Co יאר, compare Ezekiel 29:9 and ); plural יְאֹרִים Exodus 8:1 + 4 times; construct יְאֹרֵי Isaiah 7:18 + 2 times; יְאוֺרֵי 2 Kings 19:24; suffix יְאֹרֶיךָ Ezekiel 29:4 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 29:5 + Ezekiel 29:4 (strike out Co) + Ezekiel 29:10 (Co יְאֹרְךָ); יְאֹרָיו Ezekiel 29:3; יְאֹדֵיהֶם Exodus 7:19; Psalm 78:44; —

1. stream of the Nile, river Nile, usually with article Genesis 41:1, 2, 3 (twice in verse); Genesis 41:18; Exodus 1:22; Exodus 2:3, 5 (twice in verse); Exodus 4:9 (twice in verse); Exodus 7:15, 17, 18 (3 times in verse); Exodus 7:20 (twice in verse); Exodus 7:21 (3 times in verse); Exodus 7:24 (twice in verse); Exodus 7:28; Exodus 8:5; Exodus 8:7; Exodus 17:5 (all J E), Amos 8:8; Amos 9:5; Isaiah 19:7 (3 times in verse); Isaiah 19:8; Isaiah 23:3 (|| שִׁחֹר), Isaiah 23:10; Jeremiah 46:7, 8 (simile of Egyptian invasion), Ezekiel 29:3b (read יאר, see above), Ezekiel 29:9; Zechariah 10:11; more fully יְאֹר מִצְרַיִם Amos 8:8; Amos 9:5.

2. plural:

a. Nile-arms, Nile-canals, יְאֹרֵי מִצְרַים Isaiah 7:18; יְאֹרֵי מָצוֺר Isaiah 19:6 (|| נְהָרוֺת), Isaiah 37:25 = 2 Kings 19:24; see also Nahum 3:8; Exodus 7:19; Exodus 8:1 (both P; || נְהָרֹת, אֲגַמִּים, etc.), Psalm 78:44 (|| נֹזְלִים), Ezekiel 29:3, 4 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 29:5, 10 + Ezekiel 29:4 MT (but strike out Co), Ezekiel 30:12.

b. watercourses in general, יְאֹרִים רַחֲבֵי יָדָ֑יִם Isaiah 33:21 (|| נְהָרִים; compare Late Hebrew יְאוֺר, late Aramaic יְאוֺרָא).

3. shafts, made in mining Job 28:10 (בַּצּוּרוֺת).

4. יְאֹר, singular, of Tigris, Daniel 12:5 (twice in verse); Daniel 12:6, 7 (compare Daniel 10:4).

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

41:1; 41:1; 41:2; 41:3; 41:18

Exodus

1:22; 1:22; 2:3; 2:5; 4:9; 7:15; 7:17; 7:18; 7:19; 7:19; 7:20; 7:21; 7:21; 7:24; 8:1; 8:1; 8:5; 8:7; 17:5

2 Kings

19:24; 19:24

Job

28:10

Psalms

78:44; 78:44

Isaiah

7:18; 7:18; 19:6; 19:7; 19:7; 19:8; 19:8; 23:3; 23:10; 33:21; 37:25

Jeremiah

46:7; 46:8

Ezekiel

29:3; 29:3; 29:3; 29:3; 29:4; 29:4; 29:4; 29:4; 29:5; 29:5; 29:9; 29:9; 29:10; 29:10; 30:12

Daniel

10:4; 12:5; 12:6; 12:7

Amos

8:8; 8:8; 8:8; 8:8; 9:5; 9:5; 9:5

Nahum

3:8

Zechariah

10:11

Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon [?]

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H2975 matches the Hebrew יְאֹר (yᵊ'ōr),
which occurs 65 times in 48 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Gen 41:1

Gen 41:1 - And it came to pass at the end^H7093 of two full^H3117 years,^H8141 that Pharaoh^H6547 dreamed:^H2492 and, behold, he stood^H5975 by the river.^H2975

Gen 41:2

Gen 41:2 - And, behold, there came up^H5927 out of the river^H2975 seven^H7651 well^H3303 favoured^H4758 kine^H6510 and fatfleshed;^H1277^H1320 and they fed^H7462 in a meadow.^H260

Gen 41:3

Gen 41:3 - And, behold, seven^H7651 other^H312 kine^H6510 came up^H5927 after them^H310 out of the river,^H2975 ill^H7451 favoured^H4758 and leanfleshed;^H1851^H1320 and stood^H5975 by^H681 the other kine^H6510 upon the brink^H8193 of the river.^H2975

Gen 41:17

Gen 41:17 - And Pharaoh^H6547 said^H1696 unto Joseph,^H3130 In my dream,^H2472 behold, I stood^H5975 upon the bank^H8193 of the river:^H2975

Gen 41:18

Gen 41:18 - And, behold, there came up^H5927 out of the river^H2975 seven^H7651 kine,^H6510 fatfleshed^H1277^H1320 and well^H3303 favoured;^H8389 and they fed^H7462 in a meadow:^H260

Exo 1:22

Exo 1:22 - And Pharaoh^H6547 charged^H6680 all his people,^H5971 saying,^H559 Every son^H1121 that is born^H3209 ye shall cast^H7993 into the river,^H2975 and every daughter^H1323 ye shall save alive.^H2421

Exo 2:3

Exo 2:3 - And when she could^H3201 not longer^H5750 hide^H6845 him, she took^H3947 for him an ark^H8392 of bulrushes,^H1573 and daubed^H2560 it with slime^H2564 and with pitch,^H2203 and put^H7760 the child^H3206 therein; and she laid^H7760 it in the flags^H5488 by the river's^H2975 brink.^H8193

Exo 2:5

Exo 2:5 - And the daughter^H1323 of Pharaoh^H6547 came down^H3381 to wash^H7364 herself at the river;^H2975 and her maidens^H5291 walked^H1980 along by the river's^H2975 side;^H3027 and when she saw^H7200 the ark^H8392 among^H8432 the flags,^H5488 she sent^H7971 her maid^H519 to fetch^H3947 it.

Exo 4:9

Exo 4:9 - And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe^H539 also these two^H8147 signs,^H226 neither hearken^H8085 unto thy voice,^H6963 that thou shalt take^H3947 of the water^H4325 of the river,^H2975 and pour^H8210 it upon the dry^H3004 land: and the water^H4325 which thou takest^H3947 out of the river^H2975 shall become blood^H1818 upon the dry^H3006 land.

Exo 7:15

Exo 7:15 - Get^H3212 thee unto Pharaoh^H6547 in the morning;^H1242 lo, he goeth out^H3318 unto the water;^H4325 and thou shalt stand^H5324 by the river's^H2975 brink^H8193 against he come;^H7125 and the rod^H4294 which was turned^H2015 to a serpent^H5175 shalt thou take^H3947 in thine hand.^H3027

Exo 7:17

Exo 7:17 - Thus saith^H559 the LORD,^H3068 In this thou shalt know^H3045 that I am the LORD:^H3068 behold, I will smite^H5221 with the rod^H4294 that is in mine hand^H3027 upon the waters^H4325 which are in the river,^H2975 and they shall be turned^H2015 to blood.^H1818

Exo 7:18

Exo 7:18 - And the fish^H1710 that is in the river^H2975 shall die,^H4191 and the river^H2975 shall stink;^H887 and the Egyptians^H4714 shall lothe^H3811 to drink^H8354 of the water^H4325 of the river.^H2975

Exo 7:19

Exo 7:19 - And the LORD^H3068 spake^H559 unto Moses,^H4872 Say^H559 unto Aaron,^H175 Take^H3947 thy rod,^H4294 and stretch out^H5186 thine hand^H3027 upon the waters^H4325 of Egypt,^H4714 upon their streams,^H5104 upon their rivers,^H2975 and upon their ponds,^H98 and upon all their pools^H4723 of water,^H4325 that they may become blood;^H1818 and that there may be blood^H1818 throughout all the land^H776 of Egypt,^H4714 both in vessels of wood,^H6086 and in vessels of stone.^H68

Exo 7:20

Exo 7:20 - And Moses^H4872 and Aaron^H175 did^H6213 so, as the LORD^H3068 commanded;^H6680 and he lifted up^H7311 the rod,^H4294 and smote^H5221 the waters^H4325 that were in the river,^H2975 in the sight^H5869 of Pharaoh,^H6547 and in the sight^H5869 of his servants;^H5650 and all the waters^H4325 that were in the river^H2975 were turned^H2015 to blood.^H1818

Exo 7:21

Exo 7:21 - And the fish^H1710 that was in the river^H2975 died;^H4191 and the river^H2975 stank,^H887 and the Egyptians^H4714 could^H3201 not drink^H8354 of the water^H4325 of the river;^H2975 and there was blood^H1818 throughout all the land^H776 of Egypt.^H4714

Exo 7:24

Exo 7:24 - And all the Egyptians^H4714 digged^H2658 round about^H5439 the river^H2975 for water^H4325 to drink;^H8354 for they could^H3201 not drink^H8354 of the water^H4325 of the river.^H2975

Exo 7:25

Exo 7:25 - And seven^H7651 days^H3117 were fulfilled,^H4390 after^H310 that the LORD^H3068 had smitten^H5221 the river.^H2975

Exo 8:3

Exo 8:3 - And the river^H2975 shall bring forth^H8317 ➔ frogs^H6854 abundantly,^H8317 which shall go up^H5927 and come^H935 into thine house,^H1004 and into thy bedchamber,^H2315^H4904 and upon thy bed,^H4296 and into the house^H1004 of thy servants,^H5650 and upon thy people,^H5971 and into thine ovens,^H8574 and into thy kneadingtroughs:^H4863

Exo 8:5

Exo 8:5 - And the LORD^H3068 spake^H559 unto Moses,^H4872 Say^H559 unto Aaron,^H175 Stretch forth^H5186 thine hand^H3027 with thy rod^H4294 over the streams,^H5104 over the rivers,^H2975 and over the ponds,^H98 and cause frogs^H6854 to come up^H5927 upon the land^H776 of Egypt.^H4714

Exo 8:9

Exo 8:9 - And Moses^H4872 said^H559 unto Pharaoh,^H6547 Glory^H6286 over me: when^H4970 shall I intreat^H6279 for thee, and for thy servants,^H5650 and for thy people,^H5971 to destroy^H3772 the frogs^H6854 from thee and thy houses,^H1004 that they may remain^H7604 in the river^H2975 only?

Exo 8:11

Exo 8:11 - And the frogs^H6854 shall depart^H5493 from thee, and from thy houses,^H1004 and from thy servants,^H5650 and from thy people;^H5971 they shall remain^H7604 in the river^H2975 only.

Exo 17:5

Exo 17:5 - And the LORD^H3068 said^H559 unto Moses,^H4872 Go on^H5674 before^H6440 the people,^H5971 and take^H3947 with thee of the elders^H2205 of Israel;^H3478 and thy rod,^H4294 wherewith thou smotest^H5221 the river,^H2975 take^H3947 in thine hand,^H3027 and go.^H1980

2Ki 19:24

2Ki 19:24 - I have digged^H6979 and drunk^H8354 strange^H2114 waters,^H4325 and with the sole^H3709 of my feet^H6471 have I dried^H2717 up all the rivers^H2975 of besieged places.^H4693

Job 28:10

Job 28:10 - He cutteth out^H1234 rivers^H2975 among the rocks;^H6697 and his eye^H5869 seeth^H7200 every precious thing.^H3366

Psa 78:44

Psa 78:44 - And had turned^H2015 their rivers^H2975 into blood;^H1818 and their floods,^H5140 that they could not drink.^H8354

Isa 7:18

Isa 7:18 - And it shall come to pass in that day,^H3117 that the LORD^H3068 shall hiss^H8319 for the fly^H2070 that is in the uttermost part^H7097 of the rivers^H2975 of Egypt,^H4714 and for the bee^H1682 that is in the land^H776 of Assyria.^H804

Isa 19:6

Isa 19:6 - And they shall turn^H2186 ➔ the rivers^H5104 far away;^H2186 and the brooks^H2975 of defence^H4693 shall be emptied^H1809 and dried up:^H2717 the reeds^H7070 and flags^H5488 shall wither.^H7060

Isa 19:7

Isa 19:7 - The paper reeds^H6169 by the brooks,^H2975 by the mouth^H6310 of the brooks,^H2975 and every thing sown^H4218 by the brooks,^H2975 shall wither,^H3001 be driven away,^H5086 and be no more.

Isa 19:8

Isa 19:8 - The fishers^H1771 also shall mourn,^H578 and all they that cast^H7993 angle^H2443 into the brooks^H2975 shall lament,^H56 and they that spread^H6566 nets^H4365 upon^H6440 the waters^H4325 shall languish.^H535

Isa 23:3

Isa 23:3 - And by great^H7227 waters^H4325 the seed^H2233 of Sihor,^H7883 the harvest^H7105 of the river,^H2975 is her revenue;^H8393 and she is a mart^H5505 of nations.^H1471

Isa 23:10

Isa 23:10 - Pass^H5674 through thy land^H776 as a river,^H2975 O daughter^H1323 of Tarshish:^H8659 there is no more strength.^H4206

Isa 33:21

Isa 33:21 - But there the glorious^H117 LORD^H3068 will be unto us a place^H4725 of broad^H7342^H3027 rivers^H5104 and streams;^H2975 wherein shall go^H3212 no^H1077 galley^H590 with oars,^H7885 neither shall gallant^H117 ship^H6716 pass^H5674 thereby.

Isa 37:25

Isa 37:25 - I have digged,^H6979 and drunk^H8354 water;^H4325 and with the sole^H3709 of my feet^H6471 have I dried up^H2717 all the rivers^H2975 of the besieged places.^H4693

Jer 46:7

Jer 46:7 - Who is this that cometh up^H5927 as a flood,^H2975 whose waters^H4325 are moved^H1607 as the rivers?^H5104

Jer 46:8

Jer 46:8 - Egypt^H4714 riseth up^H5927 like a flood,^H2975 and his waters^H4325 are moved^H1607 like the rivers;^H5104 and he saith,^H559 I will go up,^H5927 and will cover^H3680 the earth;^H776 I will destroy^H6 the city^H5892 and the inhabitants^H3427 thereof.

Eze 29:3

Eze 29:3 - Speak,^H1696 and say,^H559 Thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD;^H3069 Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh^H6547 king^H4428 of Egypt,^H4714 the great^H1419 dragon^H8577 that lieth^H7257 in the midst^H8432 of his rivers,^H2975 which hath said,^H559 My river^H2975 is mine own, and I have made^H6213 it for myself.

Eze 29:4

Eze 29:4 - But I will put^H5414 hooks^H2397^H2397 in thy jaws,^H3895 and I will cause the fish^H1710 of thy rivers^H2975 to stick^H1692 unto thy scales,^H7193 and I will bring thee up^H5927 out of the midst^H8432 of thy rivers,^H2975 and all the fish^H1710 of thy rivers^H2975 shall stick^H1692 unto thy scales.^H7193

Eze 29:5

Eze 29:5 - And I will leave^H5203 thee thrown into the wilderness,^H4057 thee and all the fish^H1710 of thy rivers:^H2975 thou shalt fall^H5307 upon the open^H6440 fields;^H7704 thou shalt not be brought together,^H622 nor gathered:^H6908 I have given^H5414 thee for meat^H402 to the beasts^H2416 of the field^H776 and to the fowls^H5775 of the heaven.^H8064

Eze 29:9

Eze 29:9 - And the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 shall be desolate^H8077 and waste;^H2723 and they shall know^H3045 that I am the LORD:^H3068 because he hath said,^H559 The river^H2975 is mine, and I have made^H6213 it.

Eze 29:10

Eze 29:10 - Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers,^H2975 and I will make^H5414 the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 utterly^H2721 waste^H2723 and desolate,^H8077 from the tower^H4024 of Syene^H5482 even unto the border^H1366 of Ethiopia.^H3568

Eze 30:12

Eze 30:12 - And I will make^H5414 the rivers^H2975 dry,^H2724 and sell^H4376 the land^H776 into the hand^H3027 of the wicked:^H7451 and I will make the land^H776 waste,^H8074 and all that is therein,^H4393 by the hand^H3027 of strangers:^H2114 I the LORD^H3068 have spoken^H1696 it.

Dan 12:5

Dan 12:5 - Then I Daniel^H1840 looked,^H7200 and, behold, there stood^H5975 other^H312 two,^H8147 the one^H259 on this side^H2008 of the bank^H8193 of the river,^H2975 and the other^H259 on that side of the bank^H8193 of the river.^H2975

Dan 12:6

Dan 12:6 - And one said^H559 to the man^H376 clothed^H3847 in linen,^H906 which was upon^H4605 the waters^H4325 of the river,^H2975 How long shall it be to the end^H7093 of these wonders?^H6382

Dan 12:7

Dan 12:7 - And I heard^H8085 the man^H376 clothed^H3847 in linen,^H906 which was upon^H4605 the waters^H4325 of the river,^H2975 when he held up^H7311 his right hand^H3225 and his left hand^H8040 unto heaven,^H8064 and sware^H7650 by him that liveth^H2416 for ever^H5769 that it shall be for a time,^H4150 times,^H4150 and an half;^H2677 and when he shall have accomplished^H3615 to scatter^H5310 the power^H3027 of the holy^H6944 people,^H5971 all these things shall be finished.^H3615

Amo 8:8

Amo 8:8 - Shall not the land^H776 tremble^H7264 for this, and every one mourn^H56 that dwelleth^H3427 therein? and it shall rise up^H5927 wholly as a flood;^H2975 and it shall be cast out^H1644 and drowned,^H8257^H8248 as by the flood^H216 of Egypt.^H4714

Amo 9:5

Amo 9:5 - And the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 of hosts^H6635 is he that toucheth^H5060 the land,^H776 and it shall melt,^H4127 and all that dwell^H3427 therein shall mourn:^H56 and it shall rise up^H5927 wholly like a flood;^H2975 and shall be drowned,^H8257 as by the flood^H2975 of Egypt.^H4714

Nah 3:8

Nah 3:8 - Art thou better^H3190 than populous^H527^H528 No,^H4996 that was situate^H3427 among the rivers,^H2975 that had the waters^H4325 round about^H5439 it, whose rampart^H2426 was the sea,^H3220 and her wall^H2346 was from the sea?^H3220

Zec 10:11

Zec 10:11 - And he shall pass through^H5674 the sea^H3220 with affliction,^H6869 and shall smite^H5221 the waves^H1530 in the sea,^H3220 and all the deeps^H4688 of the river^H2975 shall dry up:^H3001 and the pride^H1347 of Assyria^H804 shall be brought down,^H3381 and the sceptre^H7626 of Egypt^H4714 shall depart away.^H5493