Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H5787

Strong's H5787 · Hebrew

עִוֵּר

ʻivvêr · /iv-vare'/

Number
H5787
Language
Hebrew
Original word
עִוֵּר
Transliteration
ʻivvêr
Pronunciation
iv-vare'
KJV occurrences
23 verses

Definition

blind (literally or figuratively)

KJV: blind (men, people).

Root / derivation: intensive from H5786 (עָוַר);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered עִוֵּר across 23 verses.

blind25×
men1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

23 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Exodus1 verse
Leviticus2 verses
Deuteronomy3 verses
2 Samuel2 verses
Job1 verse
Psalms1 verse
Isaiah9 verses
Isaiah 29:18

And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.

Isaiah 35:5

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

Isaiah 42:7

To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

Isaiah 42:16

And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. straight: Heb. into straightness

Isaiah 42:18

Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.

Isaiah 42:19

Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD'S servant?

Isaiah 43:8

Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.

Isaiah 56:10

His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. sleeping: or, dreaming, or, talking in their sleep

Isaiah 59:10

We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.

Jeremiah1 verse
Lamentations1 verse
Zephaniah1 verse
Malachi1 verse

Topics that use this word

Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H5787 (ʻivvêr) mean?

blind (literally or figuratively)

How many times does H5787 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H5787 (עִוֵּר) appears in 23 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “blind.”

How is ʻivvêr translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H5787 is rendered as “blind” (25×), “men” (1×).

Where does the Hebrew word עִוֵּר come from?

intensive from H5786 (עָוַר);