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The concept of gleam can be understood as a metaphor for the purity, holiness, and glory of God, as well as the illumination of truth and wisdom. Biblical References: 1. Divine Light and Revelation: The Bible frequently uses imagery of light to describe God's presence and revelation. In <a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Psalm 119:105</a>, the psalmist declares, "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." Here, the gleam of God's word provides guidance and clarity, illuminating the path of righteousness. 2. The Transfiguration: The New Testament account of the Transfiguration of Jesus provides a vivid depiction of divine gleam. In <a href="/matthew/17-2.htm">Matthew 17:2</a> , it is written, "There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light." This event reveals the divine nature of Christ, with the gleam of His appearance symbolizing His glory and majesty. 3. Heavenly Visions: The Apostle John, in the Book of Revelation, describes his vision of the New Jerusalem, where the city "has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb" (<a href="/revelation/21-23.htm">Revelation 21:23</a>). The gleam of God's glory is the source of eternal light, signifying the ultimate fulfillment of divine promise and presence. 4. Moses and the Radiant Face: In the Old Testament, after Moses speaks with God on Mount Sinai, his face is described as radiant. <a href="/exodus/34-29.htm">Exodus 34:29</a> states, "When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was unaware that his face had become radiant because he had spoken with the LORD." The gleam of Moses' face reflects the transformative power of encountering God. Theological Significance: The concept of gleam in the Bible underscores the transformative and revealing nature of God's presence. It serves as a reminder of the holiness and purity that emanate from God, contrasting with the darkness of sin and ignorance. The gleam of divine light is not only a source of guidance and truth but also a call to believers to reflect God's glory in their own lives. Symbolism in Christian Life: For Christians, the idea of gleam can be seen as an encouragement to live in the light of Christ, embodying His teachings and reflecting His love to the world. As Jesus proclaimed in <a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Matthew 5:14-16</a> , "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." In summary, the biblical concept of gleam is rich with meaning, symbolizing the divine light of God's presence, the revelation of His truth, and the call for believers to reflect His glory in their lives.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (v. i.) To disgorge filth, as a hawk.2. (n.) A shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray; a glimpse.3. (n.) Brightness; splendor.4. (v. t.) To shoot, or dart, as rays of light; as, at the dawn, light gleams in the east.5. (v. t.) To shine; to cast light; to glitter.6. (v. t.) To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.).<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/1823.htm">1823. exastrapto -- to flash or gleam like lightning, be radiant</a> ... to flash or gleam like lightning, be radiant. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: exastrapto Phonetic Spelling: (ex-as-trap'-to) Short Definition: I flash ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1823.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/541.htm">541. apaugasma -- radiance</a> ... of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: apaugasma Phonetic Spelling: (ap-ow'-gas- mah) Short Definition: a light flashing forth, radiation, gleam Definition: a ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/541.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/826.htm">826. augazo -- to shine forth</a> ... shine forth. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: augazo Phonetic Spelling: (ow-gad'-zo) Short Definition: I shine forth Definition: I flash, gleam, shine forth ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/826.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/4744.htm">4744. stilbo -- to shine</a> ... verb Definition to shine NASB Word Usage radiant (1). shining. Apparently a primary verb; to gleam, ie Flash intensely -- shining. (stilbonta) -- 1 Occurrence. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4744.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/4015.htm">4015. periastrapto -- to tie around</a> ... Transliteration: periastrapto Phonetic Spelling: (per-ee-as-trap'-to) Short Definition: I flash around like lightning Definition: I flash (gleam) around like ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4015.htm - 6k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/6668.htm">6668. tsaheb -- to gleam</a> ... to gleam. Transliteration: tsaheb or tsahob Phonetic Spelling: (tsaw-hab') Short Definition: shiny. ... root Definition to gleam NASB Word Usage shiny (1). fine. ... /hebrew/6668.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/1082.htm">1082. balag -- to gleam, smile</a> ... 1081, 1082. balag. 1083 . to gleam, smile. Transliteration: balag Phonetic Spelling: (baw-lag') Short Definition: cheerful. Word Origin a prim. ... /hebrew/1082.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm">5869. ayin -- an eye</a> ... displeased* (4), disregard* (1), eye (68), eyebrows* (1), eyelids* (1), eyes (372), eyesight (1), forehead* (5), generous* (1), glares* (1), gleam (3), humble ... /hebrew/5869.htm - 7k <a href="/hebrew/77.htm">77. Ebets -- a city in Issachar</a> ... Abez. From an unused root probably meaning to gleam; conspicuous; Ebets, a place in Palestine -- Abez. 76, 77. Ebets. 78 . Strong's Numbers. /hebrew/77.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/2094.htm">2094. zahar -- to be light or shining</a> ... admonish, shine, teach, give warning A primitive root; to gleam; figuratively, to enlighten (by caution) -- admonish, shine, teach, (give) warn(-ing). ... /hebrew/2094.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/3851.htm">3851. lahab -- flame, blade</a> ... From an usused root meaning to gleam; a flash; figuratively, a sharply polished blade or point of a weapon -- blade, bright, flame, glittering. 3850b, 3851. ... /hebrew/3851.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/5214.htm">5214. nir -- to break up, freshly till</a> ... break up. A root probably identical with that of niyr, through the idea of the gleam of a fresh furrow; to till the soil -- break up. see HEBREW niyr. ... /hebrew/5214.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/5264.htm">5264. nasas -- perhaps to be high or conspicuous</a> ... A primitive root; to gleam from afar, ie To be conspicuous as a signal; or rather perhaps a denominative from nec (and identical with nacac, through the idea ... /hebrew/5264.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/1300.htm">1300. baraq -- lightning</a> ... bright, glittering sword, lightning. From baraq; lightning; by analogy, a gleam; concretely, a flashing sword -- bright, glitter(-ing sword), lightning. ... /hebrew/1300.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/6670.htm">6670. tsahal -- to neigh, cry shrilly</a> ... bellow, cry aloud out, lift up, neigh, rejoice, make to shine, shout A prim root; to gleam, ie (figuratively) be cheerful; by transf. ... /hebrew/6670.htm - 5k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_about_jesus/a_bright_gleam_of_light.htm">A Bright Gleam of Light.</a> ... The Purpose in Jesus' Coming A Bright Gleam of Light. Yet be it keenly marked, there is a very bright gleam of light across this dark picture. ... /.../gordon/quiet talks about jesus/a bright gleam of light.htm<a href="/library/augustine/the_confessions_of_saint_augustine/chapter_ix_whence_is_this.htm">Whence is this Monstrousness? and to what End? Let Thy Mercy Gleam ...</a> ... Book VIII Chapter IX Whence is this monstrousness? and to what end? Let Thy mercy gleam that I may? Whence is this monstrousness? and to what end? ... /.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter ix whence is this.htm<a href="/library/palgrave/the_treasury_of_sacred_song/cclxxi_i_markd_a_rainbow.htm">I Mark'da Rainbow in the North,</a> ... Over the dusky heaven and bleak hill-side. It was a gleam to Memory dear,". ... More cheery than the matin lark,. Is the soft gleam of Christian worth,. ... /.../palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/cclxxi i markd a rainbow.htm<a href="/library/clement/the_instructor_paedagogus/chapter_ii_against_embellishing_the_body.htm">Against Embellishing the Body.</a> ... and vestibules are carefully constructed, and groves and sacred fields adjoining; the halls are surrounded with many pillars; and the walls gleam with foreign ... /.../clement/the instructor paedagogus/chapter ii against embellishing the body.htm<a href="/library/montgomery/sacred_poems_and_hymns/hymn_cxxviii_the_resurrection.htm">The Resurrection.</a> ... Bright and brighter, beam on beam,. Now, like first created light,. From the rock-cleft, gleam by gleam,. Shoots athwart the waning night,. ... /.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn cxxviii the resurrection.htm<a href="/library/milligan/men_of_the_bible_some_lesser-known/simeon.htm">Simeon</a> ... He scanned the future, heard the sound of many a fall, caught the hiss and cry of uneasy consciences against the "sign"; he saw the gleam of the sword, and the ... //christianbookshelf.org/milligan/men of the bible some lesser-known/simeon.htm<a href="/library/schaff/the_person_of_christ/ernest_renan.htm">Ernest Renan.</a> ... The words of Jesus were a gleam in thick night: it has taken eighteen hundred years for the eyes of humanity (what do I say I of an infinitely small portion of ... //christianbookshelf.org/schaff/the person of christ/ernest renan.htm<a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_g/the_cords_of_sin.htm">The Cords of Sin</a> ... It is we ourselves who have paralysed our wills, so that we see the light of God but as a faint gleam far away, and dare not move to follow the gleam. ... /.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the cords of sin.htm<a href="/library/macduff/memories_of_bethany/v_the_message.htm">The Message.</a> ... Man's love to his God is like the changing sand"His is like the solid rock. Man's love is like the passing meteor with its fitful gleam. ... //christianbookshelf.org/macduff/memories of bethany/v the message.htm<a href="/library/chapin/the_crown_of_thorns/the_mission_of_little_children.htm">The Mission of Little Children</a> ... She has detected every new gleam of intelligence. ... It has been a gleam of sunshine and a voice of perpetual gladness in our homes. ... /.../chapin/the crown of thorns/the mission of little children.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/g/gleam.htm">Gleam (5 Occurrences)</a> ... 5. (vt) To shine; to cast light; to glitter. 6. (vt) To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.). Multi-Version Concordance Gleam (5 Occurrences). ... /g/gleam.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/l/living.htm">Living (3112 Occurrences)</a> ... out of the midst of them gleam fire, torches, lightnings, and connected with them are four wheels that can turn in every direction, called whirling wheels ... /l/living.htm - 18k<a href="/topical/g/glisten.htm">Glisten (1 Occurrence)</a> ... vi) To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating light; to gleam; as, the glistening stars. ... /g/glisten.htm - 6k<a href="/topical/g/glaze.htm">Glaze (1 Occurrence)</a> /g/glaze.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/g/gleamed.htm">Gleamed (2 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Gleam. Multi-Version Concordance Gleamed (2 Occurrences). Luke 24:4 It happened, while they ... /g/gleamed.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/g/glint.htm">Glint (1 Occurrence)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A glimpse, glance, or gleam. 2. (vi) To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter. ... /g/glint.htm - 6k<a href="/topical/g/glitter.htm">Glitter (3 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi) To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering sword. ... /g/glitter.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/e/exodus.htm">Exodus (2 Occurrences)</a> ... These words he spoke to Moses and Aaron "seem to gleam through the tears of the humbled king, as he lamented his son snatched from him by so sudden a death ... /e/exodus.htm - 82k<a href="/topical/b/beam.htm">Beam (17 Occurrences)</a> ... 12. (n.) Fig.: A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort. 13. (n.) One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called also beam feather. 14. ... /b/beam.htm - 17k<a href="/topical/c/creature.htm">Creature (73 Occurrences)</a> ... out of the midst of them gleam fire, torches, lightnings, and connected with them are four wheels that can turn in every direction, called whirling wheels ... /c/creature.htm - 36k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/mount-Hermon.html">What is the significance of Mount Hermon in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/gleam.htm">Gleam: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Gleam (5 Occurrences)<a href="/proverbs/4-18.htm">Proverbs 4:18</a> But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day. (See NIV)<a href="/ezekiel/1-22.htm">Ezekiel 1:22</a> Over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of an expanse, like the awesome crystal to look on, stretched forth over their heads above. (See NAS)<a href="/ezekiel/10-9.htm">Ezekiel 10:9</a> I looked, and behold, four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside one cherub, and another wheel beside another cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like a beryl stone. (See NAS)<a href="/daniel/10-6.htm">Daniel 10:6</a> his body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as flaming torches, and his arms and his feet like burnished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. (See NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/nahum/2-4.htm">Nahum 2:4</a> The chariots rage in the streets. They rush back and forth in the broad ways. Their appearance is like torches. They run like the lightnings. 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