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Lexicon :: Strong's H5786 - ʿāvar

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עָוַר
Transliteration
ʿāvar
Pronunciation
aw-var'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [rather denominatively from עוֹר (H5785) through the idea of a film over the eyes]
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1586

Strong’s Definitions

עָוַר ʻâvar, aw-var'; a primitive root (rather denominatively from H5785 through the idea of a film over the eyes); to blind:—blind, put out. See also H5895.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H5786 in the following manner: put out (3x), blind (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H5786 in the following manner: put out (3x), blind (2x).

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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָוַר ʻâvar, aw-var'; a primitive root (rather denominatively from H5785 through the idea of a film over the eyes); to blind:—blind, put out. See also H5895.
STRONGS H5786: Abbreviations
† [עָוַר] verb Pi. make blind, blind (original meaning of √ dubious; Thes עור = dig (Arabic bdb073404 etc. cave); HalRŠJ xi, 67 compare עוֺר skin, whence blindness as cataract; — Aramaic adjective עֲוִיר, bdb073405 blind, Pa. עַוַּר, bdb073406 = Hebrew Pi.; Arabic bdb073407 be one-eyed, Ethiopic bdb073408 be blind Di995); —
Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular עִוֵּר 2 Kings 25:7, with עֵינֵי put out the eyes of = Jeremiah 39:7 = Jeremiah 52:11; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְעַוֵּר figurative, Exodus 23:8 (E) a bribe blindeth, with accusative of person (Samaritan Greek Version of the LXX insert עֵינֵי); Deuteronomy 16:19, with עֵינֵי.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

23:8

Deuteronomy

16:19

2 Kings

25:7

Jeremiah

39:7; 52:11

H5786

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5786 matches the Hebrew עָוַר (ʿāvar),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:8 - And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the officials, and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:19 - You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality; and you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:7 - They slew the sons of Zedeki'ah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedeki'ah, and bound him in fetters, and took him to Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 39:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:7 - He put out the eyes of Zedeki'ah, and bound him in fetters to take him to Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:11 - He put out the eyes of Zedeki'ah, and bound him in fetters, and the king of Babylon took him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.
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