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The [[Hebrew]] term is סַּנְוֵרִ֔ים (bas-san-wê-rîm), which is used in only one other verse in the entire [[Old Testament]], and which is not used in other references for blindness in the [[Bible]].  It appears to be unknown outside of the two verses in the Old Testament, such as Hebrew literature.  Thus its meaning needs to be inferred from its context in Genesis 19:11.  That context is an inability to discern the location of the doorknob on Lot's door, not a general blindness.

The [[Hebrew]] term is סַּנְוֵרִ֔ים (bas-san-wê-rîm), which is used in only one other verse in the entire [[Old Testament]], and which is not used in other references for blindness in the [[Bible]].  It appears to be unknown outside of the two verses in the Old Testament, such as Hebrew literature.  Thus its meaning needs to be inferred from its context in Genesis 19:11.  That context is an inability to discern the location of the doorknob on Lot's door, not a general blindness.

The context of the Sodom residents wearing themselves out groping for the door implies that they could see images of its doorknob, but it repeatedly eluded them as they tried to grasp it.

The context of the Sodom residents wearing themselves out groping for the door implies that they could see images of its doorknob, but its location repeatedly eluded them as they tried to grasp it.

When the [[Bible]] refers to a general affliction of blindness, it uses the different Hebrew term of וּבְעִוָּר֑וֹן (ū-ḇə-‘iw-wā-rō-wn), as in Deuteronomy 28:28.<ref>https://biblehub.com/text/deuteronomy/28-28.htm</ref>

When the [[Bible]] refers to a general affliction of blindness, it uses the different Hebrew term of וּבְעִוָּר֑וֹן (ū-ḇə-‘iw-wā-rō-wn), as in Deuteronomy 28:28.<ref>https://biblehub.com/text/deuteronomy/28-28.htm</ref>