Strong H5786עָוַר

to blind

Transliteration: ‛âvar
Pronunciation: aw-var'
Morphology: Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root (rather denominative from H5785 through the idea of a film over the eyes); to blind : - {blind} put out. See also H5895 .

Detailed definition

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

In the Bible

Strong H5786 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

put3
blindeth1
doth1

First verses

Exodus 23:8
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth 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 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 the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.
Jeremiah 39:7
Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.
Jeremiah 52:11
Then 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.

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