עור

Aramaic

Verb

עור • (transliteration needed)

1. to blind

Hebrew

Root
ע־ו־ר (ʿ-w-r)
9 terms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /oʁ/
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕøːr/
• Homophone: אוֹר (Modern Israeli Hebrew)

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

• היהפוך כושי עורו / הֲיַהֲפֹךְ כּוּשִׁי עוֹרוֹ (hăyahăp̄oḵ kūšī ʕōrō, hayahafókh kushí oró)
• עור ברווז / עוֹר בַּרְוָז (ʕōr barwɔz, or barváz)

 

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

עִוֵּר • (ʕiwwer, ivér) (pi'el construction)

1. (transitive) to blind (to make temporarily or permanently blind).
   • Tanach, Exodus 23:8, with translation of the Darby Bible:

     הַשֹּׁחַד יְעַוֵּר פִּקְחִים

     haššoḥaḏ yəʕawwer piqḥīm

     for the bribe blindeth those whose eyes are open

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

     וְאֶת עֵינֵי צִדְקִיָּהוּ עִוֵּר

     wəʔɛṯ ʕēnē ṣiḏqiyyɔhū ʕiwwer

     and the eyes of Zedekiah he hath blinded

Noun

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

1. defective spelling of עיוור

Related terms

• עיוורון / עִוָּרוֹן (ʕiwwɔrōn, ivarón)