עור

עור

Aramaic

Verb

עור • (transliteration needed)

1. to blind

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ע־ו־ר‎ (ʿ-w-r)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɔʁ/
• (Yemenite) IPA^(key): [ʕor]
• Homophone: אוֹר‎ ('or) (Modern Hebrew)

Noun

עוֹר • (or) m (plural indefinite עוֹרוֹת‎, singular construct עוֹר־)

1. (anatomy) skin
2. (by extension) hide, leather

References

• H5785 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Verb

עִוֵּר • (ivér) (pi'el construction)

1. (transitive) (He/it) blinded (deprived of sight).
   • Exodus 23:8, with translation of the Darby Bible:

     ‏הַשֹּׁחַד יְעַוֵּר פִּקְחִים‎

     hashóchad y'avér pikchím

     for the bribe blindeth those whose eyes are open

   • 2 Kings 25:7, with Young's Literal Translation:

     ‏וְאֶת עֵינֵי צִדְקִיָּהוּ עִוֵּר‎‎

     v'ét ené tsidkiyáhu ivér

     and the eyes of Zedekiah he hath blinded

Noun

עִוֵּר • (ivér) m (plural indefinite עִוְרִים‎, feminine counterpart עִוֶּרֶת‎)

1. defective spelling of עיוור‎

Related terms

• עיוורון / עִוָּרוֹן‎ (ivarón)