Nehorai (also transliterated as Nehoray, Neoray, Neorai) is a male Hebrew name נְהוֹרַאי , from Aramaic נְהוֹר nehor or נְהוֹרָא nehora meaning "light". The name appears three times in the Mishnah. He who was called Nehorai because he enlightened the eyes of his peers in knowledge of halakhah.[1]

Nehorai
Pronunciation[ne(h)oˈʁaj]
GenderMale
Language(s)Hebrew
Origin
Language(s)Aramaic
MeaningLight
Other names
Variant form(s)Nehoray, Neorai, Neoray

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  1. ^ "Nehorai".