Lexicon avar: To blind, to make blind, to put out the eyes Original Word: עָוַר Strong's Exhaustive Concordance blind, put out A primitive root (rather denominatively from owr through the idea of a film over the eyes); to blind -- blind, put out. See also ayir. see HEBREW owr see HEBREW ayir NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to make blind, blind NASB Translation blinded (2), blinds (2), put (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [עָוַר] verb Pi`el make blind, blind (original meaning of √ dubious; Thes עור = dig (Arabic etc. cave); HalRŠJ xi, 67 compare עוֺר skin, whence blindness as cataract; — Aramaic adjective עֲוִיר, blind, Pa`el עַוַּר, = Hebrew Pi`el; Arabic be one-eyed, Ethiopic be blind Di995); — Pi`el Perfect3masculine singular עִוֵּר 2 Kings 25:7, with עֵינֵי put out the eyes of = Jeremiah 39:7 = Jeremiah 52:11; Imperfect3masculine singular יְעַוֵּר figurative, Exodus 23:8 (E) a bribe blindeth, with accusative of person (⅏ ᵐ5 insert עֵינֵי); Deuteronomy 16:19, with עֵינֵי. Forms and Transliterations יְעַוֵּ֣ר יְעַוֵּר֙ יעור עִוֵּ֑ר עִוֵּ֔ר עור ‘iw·wêr ‘iwwêr ivVer yə‘awwêr yə·‘aw·wêr yeavVerLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Exodus 23:8 HEB: כִּ֤י הַשֹּׁ֙חַד֙ יְעַוֵּ֣ר פִּקְחִ֔ים וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ף NAS: for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted KJV: for the gift blindeth the wise, INT: for A bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts Deuteronomy 16:19 2 Kings 25:7 Jeremiah 39:7 Jeremiah 52:11 5 Occurrences |
etc. cave); HalRŠJ xi, 67 compare עוֺר skin, whence blindness as cataract; — Aramaic adjective עֲוִיר,
blind, Pa`el עַוַּר,
= Hebrew Pi`el; Arabic
be one-eyed, Ethiopic
be blind Di995); — 


