Lexicon
עַוֶּ֫רֶת
av.ve.ret
H5788B
H:N-M Hebrew

blindness

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av.ve.ret denotes blindness as a disqualifying condition among animals not to be presented to the LORD.

The attested use names blindness as one of several physical conditions in animals that are not to be presented to the LORD.

Senses in use

  1. Blindness as a disqualifying animal condition · dominant

    In Leviticus 22:22, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in a list of animal conditions followed by a prohibition on presenting such animals to the LORD. The APB renders the clause, “blind or broken or cut,” within that list.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Leviticus 22:22, the APB presents the term within the list “blind or broken or cut.” The specific English correspondence is supported by the clause's list context.

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