עָוַרʻâvar

Meanings

Same root

• עוֹרʻôwr · H5785skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leather
• מַטָּהmaṭṭâh · H4295downward, below or beneath; often adverbially with or without prefixes
• עִוֵּרʻivvêr · H5787blind (literally or figuratively)

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

• Exodus 23:8 “Take no bribes, for a bribe makes you ignore something that you clearly see. A bribe makes even a righteous person twist the truth.
• Deuteronomy 16:19 You must never twist justice or show partiality. Never accept a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and corrupt the decisions of the godly.
• 2 Kings 25:7 They made Zedekiah watch as they slaughtered his sons. Then they gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to Babylon.
• Jeremiah 39:7 Then he gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him in bronze chains to lead him away to Babylon.
• Jeremiah 52:11 Then he gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him in bronze chains, and the king of Babylon led him away to Babylon. Zedekiah remained there in prison until the day of his death.