עור

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עור^¹

/oʁ/ Modern Israeli
/ʕøːr/

Sounds like אוֹר (Modern Israeli)

noun עוֹר · ʕōr · or · עוֹרוֹת · עוֹר־

skin
broadly hide, leather

עור^²

Where it comes from

Cognate of Arabic عور.

verb עִוֵּר · ʕiwwer · ivér · לְעַוֵּר · עיוור · עִוּוּר

construction pi'el, transitive to blind (to make temporarily or permanently blind). הַשֹּׁחַד יְעַוֵּר פִּקְחִים

noun עִוֵּר · ʕiwwer · ivér · עִוְרִים · עִוֶּרֶת

misspelling defective spelling of עיוור

In English

leather material produced by tanning animal skin
skin outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal
blind unable to see
pelt (humorous, informal) human skin, especially when bare — see also skin

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {עור},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

עור