What does עִוָּרוֹן mean in the Bible?
עִוָּרוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "blindness".
Hebrew · H5788
עִוָּרוֹן
Blindness
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עִוָּרוֹן H5788
What does עִוָּרוֹן mean in the Bible?
עִוָּרוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "blindness".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5788?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include blindness (1), that is blind (1), with blindness (1).
Where does עִוָּרוֹן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 22:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (1), Leviticus (1), Zechariah (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 blindness 1× Deuteronomy 28:28
that is blind 1× Leviticus 22:22
with blindness 1× Zechariah 12:4
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 22:22
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Leviticus 1 Deuteronomy 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
בַּֽעִוָּרֽוֹן׃ 1x ba·‘iw·wā·rō·wn Zechariah 12:4
וּבְעִוָּר֑וֹן 1x ū·ḇə·‘iw·wā·rō·wn Deuteronomy 28:28
עַוֶּרֶת֩ 1x ‘aw·we·reṯ Leviticus 22:22
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 28:28
Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 22:22
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Zechariah 12:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. blindness
Source Gloss
blindness
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
blindness Usage: blind(-ness).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עִוָּרוֹן 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