When his candle
niyr (neer)
properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light -- candle, lamp, light.
shined
halal (haw-lal')
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
upon my head
ro'sh (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
and when by his light
'owr (ore)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
I walked
yalak (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
through darkness
choshek (kho-shek')
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
