Or yarkatayim (אור ירכתיים) means stern light in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אוֹר יַרְכָּתַיִם
or yarkatayim
noun · masculine
In English
stern light
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Or yarkatayim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותאור זיהוי מוגדר שכלי שיט חייב להציג בלילה בירכתיו.
The word Or yarkatayim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אוֹר יַרְכָּתַיִם
- Written without vowel points
- אור ירכתיים
- Said
- or yarkatayim
- Plural
- אוֹרוֹת יַרְכָּתַיִם
- Inflections
- ר' אוֹרוֹת יַרְכָּתַיִם
- Gematria
- 897
This is how Or yarkatayim is said in other languages.
- English
- stern light
- French
- feux de poupe
- German
- Hecklicht
These words come before and after Or yarkatayim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Or yarkatayim.
What does Or yarkatayim (אור ירכתיים) mean in Hebrew?
Or yarkatayim (אור ירכתיים) means stern light. It is said or yarkatayim, with the stress on ta.
Is Or yarkatayim (אור ירכתיים) masculine or feminine?
The word Or yarkatayim (אור ירכתיים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אוֹרוֹת יַרְכָּתַיִם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אור ירכתים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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