Home›Strong's concordance›H5787
עִוֵּר H5787
H5787 is the Hebrew word עִוֵּר, transliterated ʻivvêr and said iv-vare'. The King James Version most often renders it blind.
What it means
blind (literally or figuratively).
Where it comes from
intensive from H5786 (עָוַר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 26 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: blind (men, people).
Verses using עִוֵּר
All 23 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 4:11 · KJV
And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
Leviticus 19:14 · KJV
Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 21:18 · KJV
For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,
Deuteronomy 15:21 · KJV
And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.
Deuteronomy 27:18 · KJV
Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 28:29 · KJV
And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.
2 Samuel 5:6 · KJV
And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.
2 Samuel 5:8 · KJV
And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.
Job 29:15 · KJV
I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
Psalm 146:8 · KJV
The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
Isaiah 29:18 · KJV
And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
Isaiah 35:5 · KJV
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
Isaiah 42:7 · KJV
To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
Isaiah 42:16 · KJV
And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
Isaiah 42:18 · KJV
Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
Isaiah 42:19 · KJV
Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD’s servant?
Isaiah 43:8 · KJV
Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
Isaiah 56:10 · KJV
His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
Isaiah 59:10 · KJV
We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noon day as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.
Jeremiah 31:8 · KJV
Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.
Lamentations 4:14 · KJV
They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.
Zephaniah 1:17 · KJV
And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.
Malachi 1:8 · KJV
And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5787 mean?
H5787 is the Hebrew word עִוֵּר (ʻivvêr), meaning blind (literally or figuratively).
How is H5787 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it blind (20 times), or the blind (1 time), or blind (1 time), maketh the blind (1 time), eyes of the blind (1 time), among others.
How many times does H5787 appear in the Bible?
עִוֵּר (ʻivvêr) is tagged in 23 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5787 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: intensive from H5786 (עָוַר).
Nearby entries
Keep reading in TheWay Bible App
Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.