H5786Hebrewʿiwwēr

עָוַר

to blind

5
Total Occurrences
4
Books
5
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Strong’s Definition

to blind

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root (rather denominatively from H5785 (עוֹר) through the idea of a film over the eyes);

KJV Usage

blind, put out. See also H5895 (עַיִר).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

  • 1.(piel) to blind, make blind, put out the eyes of

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʻâvar; Pronunciation: aw-var'

See Also