נור

Hebrew

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *nūr-.

Noun

נוּר • (nur) m (plural indefinite נורים‎, singular construct נור־)

  1. shining fire, light

Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic نُور‎ (nūr).

Noun

נור (nūrun) m

  1. light
    • Genesis 1:3 in Saadia Gaon's Tafsir (circa 10th century)
      ‏ושא אללה אן יכון נור פכאן נור׃‎‎
      wašāʾa llāhu ʾan yakūna nūrun fakāna nūrun.
      And God willed there to be light, and then there was light.
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