Çanvêr — H5575

Definition

masculine noun

(in plural) blindness

1. sudden blindness

Usually translated as

blindness

Origin

of uncertain derivation

Occurrences

Çanvêr occurs 3 times in 2 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), 2 Kings (1)

• Genesis 19:11 — And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness (בַּסַּנְוֵרִ֔ים), both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
• 2 Kings 6:18 — And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness (בַּסַּנְוֵרִ֑ים). And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
• 2 Kings 6:18 — And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness (בַּסַּנְוֵרִ֖ים) according to the word of Elisha.