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נַהִיר‏ adj. shining; enlightened

shining, bright Qumran, Gal, CPA, Syr, Man, LJLA. PJ Lev14:57 : לאלפא כהנא לעמא בין יומא קבילא ٠٠٠ לבין יומא נהירא‏ for the priest to teach the people the difference between a dark day and a bright day. the light Qumran, Sam, Syr. 4QTQah 1,1:1 : ו^י^נהר נהירה עליכון‏ . fig.: knowledge of dark matters, i.e., enlightenment BA^Dan. Dan2:22 : הוּא גָּלֵא עַמִּיקָתָא וּמְסַתְּרָתָא יָדַע מָה בַחֲשׁוֹכָא ונהירא/וּנְהוֹרָא/ עִמֵּהּ שְׁרֵא‏ He reveals deep and secret things, knows what is in the dark and enlightenment (Q: the Light) dwells with him.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 343a; DJBA: 733a; Tal Sam: 506b; DNWSI: 720; Cook,Qumran: 153;

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Derivatives:

nhyrw, nhyrwtˀ (nahhīrū, nahhīrūṯā) n.f. illumination; enlightenment