| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: |  wr. |
| DEFINITION: | Central Semitic, to be(come) light. a. Urim and Thummim, from Hebrew ûrîm, perhaps plural of ûr, flame, light; b. Uriah, from Hebrew ûrîy h, my light (is) Yahweh, from ûrî, my light, from ûr, light + -î, my (yh, Yahweh; see hwy). Both a and b from Hebrew ôr, to be(come) light. |
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