Strong's H5787 · Hebrew
עִוֵּר
ʻivvêr · /iv-vare'/
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.
Every occurrence (KJV)
23 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Leviticus2 verses
Deuteronomy3 verses
And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.
Deuteronomy 27:18Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 28:29And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.
2 Samuel2 verses
And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither. thinking: or, saying David shall not, etc
2 Samuel 5:8And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house. Wherefore: or, Because they had said, even the blind and the lame, He shall not come into the house
Isaiah9 verses
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 35:5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
Isaiah 42:7To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
Isaiah 42:16And 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 42:18Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
Isaiah 42:19Who 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 43:8Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
Isaiah 56:10His 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 59:10We 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.
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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);