Aramaic

Verb

עור • ‎(transliteration needed)

1. to blind

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɔʁ/

Noun

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

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

References

• “H5785”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

Etymology 2

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)