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Lexicon :: Strong's H5787 - ʿiûēr

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עִוֵּר
Transliteration
ʿiûēr
Pronunciation
iv-vare'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Intensive from עָוַר (H5786)
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TWOT Reference: 1586a

Strong’s Definitions

עִוֵּר ʻivvêr, iv-vare'; intensive from H5786; blind (literally or figuratively):—blind (men, people).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x

The KJV translates Strong's H5787 in the following manner: blind (25x), blind men (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x
The KJV translates Strong's H5787 in the following manner: blind (25x), blind men (1x).

  1. blind

    1. blind (physically)

    2. blind (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עִוֵּר ʻivvêr, iv-vare'; intensive from H5786; blind (literally or figuratively):—blind (men, people).
STRONGS H5787: Abbreviations
† עִוֵּר adjective blind; — only absolute ע׳ Exodus 4:11 +, plural עִיְרִים 2 Samuel 5:6 +, feminine עִוְרוֺת Isaiah 42:7; (with article הָעִוֵּר Deuteronomy 28:29, elsewhere הַע׳ Baer Ginsb; van d. H. לָעִוֵּר Job 29:15, הָעִוְרִים 2 Samuel 5:6, 8; Isaiah 42:18); — blind, usually as substantive = the blind:
1. literally, physically blind:
a. of men Exodus 4:11 (J; opposed to מִּקֵּחַ), 2 Samuel 5:6, 8 (twice in verse); Leviticus 19:14 (H), Deuteronomy 27:18; Jeremiah 31:8; Job 29:15; in simile Deuteronomy 28:29; Zephaniah 1:17; Isaiah 59:10, compare Lamentations 4:14 (apposition); as adjective attribute אִישׁ ע׳ Leviticus 21:18 (H).
b. of sacrifice animal Deuteronomy 15:21; Malachi 1:8.
2. figurative,
a. of the helpless, groping Isaiah 29:18; Isaiah 35:5; Isaiah 42:16; Psalm 146:8; as adjective attribute, עֵינַיִם עִוְרוֺת Isaiah 42:7.
b. of the dull, unreceptive, Isaiah 42:18, 19 (3 times in verse) (but Isaiah 42:19c read חֵרֵשׁ which see); as adjective attributive עַם עִוֵּר Isaiah 43:8; as predicate Isaiah 56:10.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

4:11; 4:11

Leviticus

19:14; 21:18

Deuteronomy

15:21; 27:18; 28:29; 28:29

2 Samuel

5:6; 5:6; 5:6; 5:8; 5:8

Job

29:15; 29:15

Psalms

146:8

Isaiah

29:18; 35:5; 42:7; 42:7; 42:16; 42:18; 42:18; 42:19; 42:19; 43:8; 56:10; 59:10

Jeremiah

31:8

Lamentations

4:14

Zephaniah

1:17

Malachi

1:8

H5787

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5787 matches the Hebrew עִוֵּר (ʿiûēr),
which occurs 26 times in 23 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:11 - The LORD said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, or the seeing or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:14 - ‘You shall not curse a deaf man nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God [with profound reverence]; I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:18 - ‘For no man who has a defect shall approach [God’s altar as a priest]: no man who is blind or lame, or who has a disfigured face, or any deformed limb,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:21 - “But if it has any defect or injury, such as lameness or blindness, or any serious defect, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:18 -

‘Cursed is he who misleads a blind person on the road.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:29 - and you will be groping at noon [in broad daylight], just as the blind grope in the darkness, and nothing you do will prosper; but you will only be oppressed and exploited and robbed continually, with no one to save you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:6 -

Now the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who said to David, “You shall not enter here, for the blind and the lame [even the weakest among us] will turn you away”; they thought, “David cannot come in here [because the walls are impenetrable].”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:8 - Then David said on that day, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites, let him go up through the [underground] water shaft to strike the lame and the blind, who are detested by David’s soul [because of their arrogance].” So [for that reason] they say, “The blind or the lame (Jebusites) shall not come into the [royal] house [of Israel].”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:15 -

“I was eyes to the blind

And I was feet to the lame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 146:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:8 -

The LORD opens the eyes of the blind;

The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down;

The LORD loves the [fn]righteous [the upright in heart].

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:18 -

On that day the deaf will hear the words of a book,

And out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see [the words of the book].

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:5 -

Then the eyes of the blind will be opened

And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:7 -

To open the eyes of the blind,

To bring out prisoners from the dungeon

And those who sit in darkness from the prison.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:16 -

“I will lead the blind by a way they do not know;

I will guide them in paths that they do not know.

I will make darkness into light before them

And rugged places into plains.

These things I will do [for them],

And I will not leave them abandoned or undone.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:18 -

Hear, you deaf!

And look, you blind, that you may see.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:19 -

Who is blind but My servant [Israel],

Or deaf like My messenger whom I send?

Who is blind like the one who is at peace with Me [in a covenant relationship],

Or so blind as the servant of the LORD?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:8 -

Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes,

And the deaf, even though they have ears.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 56:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:10 -

Israel’s watchmen are blind,

They are all without knowledge.

They are all mute dogs, they cannot bark;

Panting, lying down, they love to slumber.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:10 -

We grope for a wall like the blind,

We grope like those who have no eyes.

We stumble at midday as in the twilight;

Among those who are healthy we are like dead men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:8 -

“Behold, I am bringing them from the north country,

And I will gather them from the remote parts of the earth,

Among them [will be] the blind and the lame,

The woman with child and she who labors in childbirth, together;

A great company, they will return here [to Jerusalem].

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:14 -

They wandered, blind, in the streets;

They were defiled with blood

So that no one could touch their garments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:17 -

I will bring distress on men

So that they will walk like the blind [unable to find a way of escape],

Because they have sinned against the LORD;

Their blood will be poured out like dust [and trampled underfoot],

And their flesh like dung.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:8 - “When you [priests] present the [fn]blind [animals] for sacrifice, is it not evil? And when you present the lame and the sick, is it not evil? Offer such a thing [as a blind or lame or sick animal] to your governor [as a gift or as payment for your taxes]. Would he be pleased with you? Or would he receive you graciously?” says the LORD of hosts.
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