עור

Aramaic

Verb

עור • (transliteration needed)

1. to blind

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ע־ו־ר (ʿ-w-r)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /oʁ/
• (Yemenite) IPA^(key): [ʕor]
• Homophone: אוֹר ('or) (Modern Hebrew)

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

• היהפוך כושי עורו / הֲיַהֲפֹךְ כּוּשִׁי עוֹרוֹ (hayahafóch kúshi 'oró)
• עור ברווז / עוֹר בַּרְוָז (or barváz)

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

עִוֵּר • (ivér) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

1. (transitive) (He/it) blinded (deprived of sight).
   • Tanach, 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

   • Tanach, 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)