Word Study · Strong's H5786 · Hebrew

עָוַר

avar

aw-var'

Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻâvar

“to blind”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to blind

Rendered in the KJV as

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

5
occurrencesin the Old Testament
4 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
4
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 5 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 4

עִוֵּ֑ר2
יְעַוֵּ֣ר1
יְעַוֵּר֙1
עִוֵּ֔ר1

How it is rendered · 2

he made blind3
it makes blind2

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

verb · intensive (piel), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular3
verb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular2

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HVpp3ms · 3
HVpi3ms · 2

All 5, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Jeremiah2 of 5 · 40%
Exodus1 of 5 · 20%
Deuteronomy1 of 5 · 20%
2 Kings1 of 5 · 20%

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Exodus1 occurrence

Exodus 23:8יְעַוֵּ֣רyeaververb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularDo not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.here: it makes blind

Deuteronomy1 occurrence

Deuteronomy 16:19יְעַוֵּר֙yeaververb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularDo not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.here: it makes blind

2 Kings1 occurrence

2 Kings 25:7עִוֵּ֔רʾiververb · intensive (piel), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularAnd they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.here: he made blind

Jeremiah2 occurrences

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