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Averet (עוורת) means blindness in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

עַוֶּרֶת
averet
noun · feminine
In English

blindness

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ע

The dictionary gives one meaning for Averet.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    היעדר יכולת לראות, עיוורון.
    עַוֶּרֶת אוֹ שָׁבוּר אוֹ חָרוּץ אוֹ יַבֶּלֶת אוֹ גָרָב אוֹ יַלֶּפֶת לֹא תַקְרִיבוּ אֵלֶּה לַה' וְאִשֶּׁה לֹא תִתְּנוּ מֵהֶם עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ לַיהוה.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Averet is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
עַוֶּרֶת
Written without vowel points
עוורת
Said
averet
Pattern
קַטֶּלֶת
Plural
עַוָּרוֹת
Inflections
ר' עַוָּרוֹת; עַוֶּרֶת־, ר' עַוְּרוֹת־
Gematria
682

This is how Averet is said in other languages.

English
blindness
Arabic
عمى
Russian
слепота
French
cécité
Spanish
ceguera
German
Blindheit
Yiddish
בלינדקייט

These words mean nearly the same as Averet.

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These words mean the opposite of Averet.

  • פיקחון

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These words rhyme with Averet.

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What does Averet (⁨עוורת⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Averet (⁨עוורת⁩) means blindness. It is said averet, with the stress on ve.

What is a synonym for Averet (⁨עוורת⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Averet (⁨עוורת⁩) are ⁨סנוורים⁩ and ⁨עיוורון⁩.

What is the opposite of Averet (⁨עוורת⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Averet (⁨עוורת⁩) are ⁨פיקחון⁩.

What rhymes with Averet (⁨עוורת⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Averet (⁨עוורת⁩) include ⁨שרשרת⁩, ⁨מסגרת⁩, ⁨סיירת⁩, ⁨משמרת⁩, ⁨שפופרת⁩, and ⁨עצרת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עורת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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