# עָוַר (avar)

Israeli respelling: a-var. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H5786. 5 Old Testament occurrences.

to blind

King James renderings: blind, put out. See also H5895 (עַיִר).

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/avar-h5786

## Occurrences

- [Exodus 23:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/23/8) — And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
- [Deuteronomy 16:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/16/19) — Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert…
- [2 Kings 25:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/25/7) — And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him…
- [Jeremiah 39:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/39/7) — Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.
- [Jeremiah 52:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/52/11) — Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till t…