Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #5786 - עָוַר avar (to make blind)

Original Word:	עָוַר
Transliteration:	avar
Definition:	to make blind, blind
Part of Speech:	Verb
Phonetic Spelling:	(aw-var')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

blind, put out

A primitive root (rather denominatively from owr through the idea of a film over the eyes); to blind -- blind, put out. See also ayir.

see HEBREW owr

see HEBREW ayir

Englishman's Concordance

1) (Piel) to blind, make blind, put out the eyes of
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root [rather denominatively from H5785 through the idea of a film over the eyes]
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1586

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[עָוַר] verb Pi`elmake blind, blind (original meaning of √ dubious; Thes עור=dig (Arabic

etc. cave); Hal^{RŠJ xi, 67} compare עוֺרskin, whence blindness as cataract; — Aramaic adjective עֲוִיר,

blind, Pa`el עַוַּר,

=Hebrew Pi`el; Arabic

be one-eyed, Ethiopic

be blind Di⁹⁹⁵); —

Pi`elPerfect3masculine singular עִוֵּר2 Kings 25:7, with עֵינֵיput out the eyes of=Jeremiah 39:7=Jeremiah 52:11; Imperfect3masculine singular יְעַוֵּר figurative, Exodus 23:8 (E) a bribe blindeth, with accusative of person (⅏ᵐ5 insert עֵינֵי); Deuteronomy 16:19, with עֵינֵי.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 5786. עָוַר (avar) — 5 Occurrences

Exodus 23:8
HEB:כִּ֤י הַשֹּׁ֙חַד֙ יְעַוֵּ֣ר פִּקְחִ֔ים וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ף
NAS: for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted
KJV: for the gift blindeth the wise,
INT: for A bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts

Deuteronomy 16:19
HEB:כִּ֣י הַשֹּׁ֗חַד יְעַוֵּר֙ עֵינֵ֣י חֲכָמִ֔ים
NAS: for a bribe blinds the eyes
KJV: for a gift doth blind the eyes
INT: for A bribe blinds the eyes of the wise

2 Kings 25:7
HEB:עֵינֵ֤י צִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ עִוֵּ֔ר וַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙ בַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם
NAS: before his eyes, then put out the eyes
KJV: before his eyes, and put out the eyes
INT: the eyes of Zedekiah put and bound bronze

Jeremiah 39:7
HEB:עֵינֵ֥י צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ עִוֵּ֑ר וַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙ בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם
NAS:He then blinded Zedekiah's eyes
KJV:Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes,
INT: eyes Zedekiah's blinded and bound fetters

Jeremiah 52:11
HEB:עֵינֵ֥י צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ עִוֵּ֑ר וַיַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּ בַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֗יִם
NAS:Then he blinded the eyes of Zedekiah;
KJV:Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah;
INT: the eyes of Zedekiah blinded bound bronze

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