ʻâvar — H5786

Definition

verb

to blind

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

Usually translated as

blind, put out

Origin

a primitive root (rather denominatively from H5785 through the idea of a film over the eyes)

• Derived from ʻôwr (H5785)

Occurrences

ʻâvar occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Deuteronomy (1), 2 Kings (1), Jeremiah (2)

• Exodus 23:8 — And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth (יְעַוֵּ֣ר) the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
• Deuteronomy 16:19 — Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind (יְעַוֵּר֙) the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
• 2 Kings 25:7 — And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out (עִוֵּ֔ר) the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.
• Jeremiah 39:7 — Moreover he put out (עִוֵּ֑ר) Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.
• Jeremiah 52:11 — Then he put out (עִוֵּ֑ר) the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.