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blindness

Meaning of “blindness”

Want of bodily sight; want of intellectual discernment; ignorance.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
7 occurrences6 verses6 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 19:11

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “blindness”

KJV PCE
Genesis 19:11
And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 19:11 · retained source text

And they smote the men that were at the doore of the house, with blindnes, both small and great: so that they wearied themselues to finde the doore.

1611 marginal noteWisd. 19.16.

2 Kings 6:18
And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the Lord, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 6:18 · retained source text

And when they came downe to him, Elisha prayed vnto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindnesse. And hee smote them with blindnesse, according to the word of Elisha.

Zechariah 12:4
In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zechariah 12:4 · retained source text

In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite euery horse with astonishment, and his rider with madnesse, and I will open mine eyes vpon the house of Iudah, and will smite euery horse of the people with blindnesse.

Romans 11:25
For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Romans 11:25 · retained source text

For I would not, brethren, that ye should bee ignorant of this mysterie (least yee should bee wise in your owne conceits) that blindnesse in part is happened to Israel, vntill the fulnes of the Gentiles be come in.

1611 marginal noteOr, hardnesse.

Ephesians 4:18
Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ephesians 4:18 · retained source text

Hauing the vnderstanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindnesse of their heart:

1611 marginal noteOr, hardnesse.

1611 marginal noteRom. 1.21.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Want of bodily sight; want of intellectual discernment; ignorance.

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