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Strong's H5787 עִוֵּר (ivver)

`ivver - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Strong's Number H5787
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 23
Books 11

Strong's H5787 Quick Answer

Strong's H5787 עִוֵּר (`ivver) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `ivver (iv-vare') adj. 1. blind (literally or figuratively) [intensive from H5786] It has 23 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include blind. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
`ivver (iv-vare') adj. 1. blind (literally or figuratively) [intensive from H5786]
Usage
23 linked usages
Books
11 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
blind

Meaning and Definition

`ivver (iv-vare') adj. 1. blind (literally or figuratively) [intensive from H5786] KJV: blind (men, people). Root(s): H5786

Original Word
עִוֵּר
Transliteration
`ivver
Derivation
First root strongs: 5786
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5787. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H5787 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `ivver, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

blind Exodus 4:11 23×

How Strong's H5787 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 23 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5787 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5787 in the Old Testament

23 indexed usages in Old Testament.

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,

Usage Excerpts

First 23 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5787.

Exodus 4:11 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 28:29 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
Psalms 146:8 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
Isaiah 42:7 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
Isaiah 42:19 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
Isaiah 56:10 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5787, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 9 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5787 FAQ

What does ivver (עִוֵּר) mean?

Strong's H5787 is a Hebrew entry for H5787 עִוֵּר (`ivver). `ivver (iv-vare') adj. 1. blind (literally or figuratively) [intensive from H5786]

How many times is ivver (עִוֵּר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 23 linked usages for Strong's H5787 across 11 books.

Where can I study ivver (עִוֵּר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5787 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate ivver (עִוֵּר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as blind. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.