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עור

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Aramaic

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Verb

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עור • (transliteration needed)

  1. to blind

Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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

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

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Etymology 2

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Cognate of Arabic عور.

Verb

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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
Conjugation
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Noun

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

  1. defective spelling of עיוור
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