Avar עָוַר
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| עָוַר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | avar |
| Strong's number | H5786 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to blind |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Jeremiah (2) |
Avar (Hebrew עָוַר, Strong's H5786) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to blind”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
(Piel) to blind, make blind, put out the eyes of
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | out (3), blindeth (1), blind (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | blinds (2), he put out (2), they put out (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Avar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 23:8And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 16:19Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 25:7And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 39:7Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.
- Jeremiah 52:11Then he put out 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.Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon, where he kept him in custody until his dying day.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).