What does עָוַר (ʿāwar) mean in the Bible?
עָוַר (ʿāwar): Depicts both physical blindness and spiritual/moral inability to perceive truth or divine reality
Hebrew · H5786
עָוַר
To blind
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עָוַרH5786
Pronunciationʿāwar
What does עָוַר (ʿāwar) mean in the Bible?
עָוַר (ʿāwar): Depicts both physical blindness and spiritual/moral inability to perceive truth or divine reality
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5786?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include blinds (2), Then he put out (2), they put out (1).
Where does עָוַר (ʿāwar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 23:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (2), 2 Kings (1), Deuteronomy (1), Exodus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itblinds2×Exodus 23:8, Deuteronomy 16:19
Then he put out2×Jeremiah 39:7, Jeremiah 52:11
they put out1×2 Kings 25:7
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 23:8יְעַוֵּ֣רtoblindsVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularDeuteronomy 16:19יְעַוֵּר֙toblindsVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular2 Kings 25:7עִוֵּ֔רtothey put outVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularJeremiah 39:7עִוֵּ֑רtoThen he put outVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularJeremiah 52:11עִוֵּ֑רtoThen he put outVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 23:8
Aligned rows5
Books represented4
Exodus1Deuteronomy12 Kings1Jeremiah2
Source forms
עִוֵּ֑ר2x‘iw·wêrJeremiah 39:7, Jeremiah 52:11
יְעַוֵּ֣ר1xyə·‘aw·wêrExodus 23:8
יְעַוֵּר֙1xyə·‘aw·wêrDeuteronomy 16:19
עִוֵּ֔ר1x‘iw·wêr2 Kings 25:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular3x2 Kings 25:7, Jeremiah 39:7, Jeremiah 52:11
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular2xExodus 23:8, Deuteronomy 16:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Depicts both physical blindness and spiritual/moral inability to perceive truth or divine reality
Source Gloss
to blind
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Depicts both physical blindness and spiritual/moral inability to perceive truth or divine reality
to blind BDB: make blind Usage: blind, put out. See also 5895.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms5
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action5×
Perfect2Kgs 25:7 · Jer 39:7 · Jer 52:113×
ImperfectDeut 16:19 · Exod 23:82×
Word Origins
עָוַר is built from this root: