Precious light / Radiant light

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Precious light / Radiant light

Precious light / Radiant light

A term for beautiful or strong light; a radiant, impressive glow that creates a festive atmosphere.

("And it shall be in that day that there shall not be precious light nor thick darkness"—Zechariah 14:6. Also: “It was the night of Simchat Torah, and that night the rabbi’s study hall was full of radiant light, and all the lamps sparkled with celestial brilliance.”—S.Y. Agnon, The Tale of the Scribe, XI)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אוֹר יְקָרוֹת

Definition (Hebrew)

כִּנּוּי לְאוֹר יָפֶה אוֹ חָזָק. אוֹר מַרְשִׁים וְזֹהֵר הַמַּשְׁרֶה אֲוִירָה חֲגִיגִית.

("וְהָיָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא לֹא יִהְיֶה אוֹר יְקָרוֹת וְקִפָּאוֹן"- זְכַרְיָה יָד ו, וְכֵן:"לֵיל שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה הָיָה. וּבְאוֹתוֹ לַיְלָה בֵּית מִדְרָשׁוֹ שֶׁל הָרַב מָלֵא אוֹר יְקָרוֹת וְכָל כְּלֵי הַמָּאוֹר מִתְנוֹצְצִים מִזֹּהַר הָעֶלְיוֹן"- שַׁ"י עַגְנוֹן/ אַגָּדַת הַסּוֹפֵר, יָא)

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