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H1966

הילל

הילל
hayalal

Masculine noun · From הלל (H1984) (in the sense of brightness)

From H1984 (in the sense of brightness); the morning-star:—lucifer.

Outline

  1. Lucifer = "light-bearer"
    1. shining one, morning star, Lucifer
      1. of the king of Babylon and Satan (fig.)
    2. (TWOT) 'Helel' describing the king of Babylon

Usages

Isaiah 14:12

How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

Breakdown

Lucifer is not a reference to the spiritual demon Satan, but rather Esau, known today as the so-called white-man. Nor is it a reference to "fallen angels" (Ecclesiasticus 16:26-28, Psalms 103:20)

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