ניר

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־י־ר (n-y-r)

From Proto-Semitic *nūr-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

נִיר • (nir) m (plural indefinite נִירִים, singular construct נִירֵי־)

1. (figurative) Lamp

Related terms

• מְנוֹרָה (mnorá)
• נֵר (ner)
• נוּר (nur)
• נוּרָה (nurá)

 

Noun

נְיָר • (n'yár) m

1. Defective spelling of נייר

References

• H5216 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German nioro, from Proto-Germanic *neurô.

Noun

ניר • (nir) f, plural נירן (nirn)

1. kidney