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Hebrew
Etymology
From earlier *yoʔr-, borrowed from Egyptian
(jtrw, “river, the Nile”). The word was borrowed into Hebrew after the shift of Egyptian /t/ to /ʔ/, which is attested from the 18th Dynasty onward in the form of the alternative spelling jrw. Cognate with Demotic 
(yr, “river, canal”) and Coptic ⲉⲓⲟⲟⲣ (eioor, “canal”).
Pronunciation
Noun
יְאוֹר / יְאֹר • (ye'ór) m (plural indefinite יְאוֹרִים)
- A river, stream, or canal, especially in Egypt, especially the Nile.
References
Further reading
(yr, “river, canal”) and Coptic ⲉⲓⲟⲟⲣ (eioor, “canal”).
יאור on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he