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Light; a unisex name.

Register: formal · liturgicalPart of speech: noun (m./f.) / proper nounHebrew (עברית, Ivrit)Root א.ו.ר ("be light, shine")

"Light" — the first word of creation (Genesis 1:3) and a beloved unisex name.

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