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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עָוַר H5786
Pronunciation ʿāwar
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 It blinds 2× Exodus 23:8, Deuteronomy 16:19
Then he put out 2× Jeremiah 39:7, Jeremiah 52:11
they put out 1× 2 Kings 25:7
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 23:8 יְעַוֵּ֣ר to blinds Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 16:19 יְעַוֵּר֙ to blinds Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2 Kings 25:7 עִוֵּ֔ר to they put out Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Jeremiah 39:7 עִוֵּ֑ר to Then he put out Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Jeremiah 52:11 עִוֵּ֑ר to Then he put out Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 23:8
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Exodus 1 Deuteronomy 1 2 Kings 1 Jeremiah 2
Source forms
עִוֵּ֑ר 2x ‘iw·wêr Jeremiah 39:7, Jeremiah 52:11
יְעַוֵּ֣ר 1x yə·‘aw·wêr Exodus 23:8
יְעַוֵּר֙ 1x yə·‘aw·wêr Deuteronomy 16:19
עִוֵּ֔ר 1x ‘iw·wêr 2 Kings 25:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular 3x 2 Kings 25:7, Jeremiah 39:7, Jeremiah 52:11
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Exodus 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 definition Source: 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 groups 1 Aligned forms 5
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 5×
Perfect 2Kgs 25:7 · Jer 39:7 · Jer 52:11 3×
Imperfect Deut 16:19 · Exod 23:8 2×
Word Origins
עָוַר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain