יְאֹר
yeor
Biblical HebrewMeaningThe big river in Egypt, called the Nile. In old stories or poems, it can also mean any very large river.
HistoryThis word comes from the ancient Egyptian language. The Egyptians called their great river "iteru", which meant "the river". The Hebrew people learned this word when they lived in Egypt a very long time ago, as told in the Bible, and changed the sound a little to make it "ye'or".
Example
Moses was hidden in a basket in the Nile.
