Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5788 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עִוָּרוֹן עַוֶּרֶת |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H5787 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | ivvarown |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `ivvarown (iv-vaw-rone') (and (feminine) avvereth {av-veh'-reth}) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. blindness |
| KJV Renderings: | blind(-ness). |
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עִוָּרוֺן noun [masculine] blindness; — only in phrase (subject ׳ י), smite (הִכָּה) with blindness: figurative of 'blind incapacity' (Dr) ׳ בְּע Deut 28:28 of smiting horses ׳ בַּע Zech 12:4, i.e. with blind staggers, making them helplessly wild.
עַוֶּ֫רֶת noun feminine id.; — of sacrifice animals, abstract for concrete, Lev 22:22 ( H ).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
