Lexical Definition

‎עָוַר‎ ʻâvar (aw-var') to blind ^H:V
a primitive root (rather denominatively from ‎עוֹר‎ through the idea of a film over the eyes)

blind, put out. See also ‎עַיִר‎.

• to blind

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎עָוַר‎] verb Pi`el make blind, blind (original meaning of √ dubious; Thes ‎עור‎ = dig (Arabic etc. cave); Hal<sup>RŠJ xi, 67</sup> compare ‎עוֺר‎ skin, whence blindness as cataract; — Aramaic adjective ‎עֲוִיר‎, blind, Pa`el ‎עַוַּר‎, = Hebrew Pi`el; Arabic be one-eyed, Ethiopic be blind Di⁹⁹⁵); —

Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎עִוֵּר‎ 2Kgs 25:7, with ‎עֵינֵי‎ put out the eyes of = Jer 39:7 = Jer 52:11 Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יְעַוֵּר‎ figurative, Exod 23:8 (E) a bribe blindeth, with accusative of person (⅏ ᵐ5 insert ‎עֵינֵי‎); Deut 16:19, with ‎עֵינֵי‎.

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