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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds H5786 the clear-sighted and [fn]subverts the cause of the [fn]just.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:19 - “You shall not distort justice; you shall not [fn]be partial, and you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds H5786 the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:7 - And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes; then he blinded H5786 the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him with bronze fetters and brought him to Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 39:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:7 - He then blinded H5786 Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him in fetters of bronze to bring him to Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:11 - Then he blinded H5786 the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him with bronze fetters and brought him to Babylon and put him in prison until the day of his death.
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