What does עִוָּרוֹן mean in the Bible?
עִוָּרוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "blindness".
Hebrew · H5788
עִוָּרוֹן
Blindness
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עִוָּרוֹןH5788
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 Itblindness1×Deuteronomy 28:28
that is blind1×Leviticus 22:22
with blindness1×Zechariah 12:4
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Usage map
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First aligned rowLeviticus 22:22
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Leviticus1Deuteronomy1Zechariah1
Source forms
בַּֽעִוָּרֽוֹן׃1xba·‘iw·wā·rō·wnZechariah 12:4
וּבְעִוָּר֑וֹן1xū·ḇə·‘iw·wā·rō·wnDeuteronomy 28:28
עַוֶּרֶת֩1x‘aw·we·reṯLeviticus 22:22
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular1xDeuteronomy 28:28
Noun - feminine singular1xLeviticus 22:22
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xZechariah 12:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. blindness
Source Gloss
blindness
Extended definitionSource: 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: