Quick Definition
defect
Strong's Definition
a cataract (in the eye)
Derivation: from H1101 (בָּלַל) in the original sense of flowing;
KJV Usage: blemish.
TWOT Reference: 248e
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) obscurity, defect (in vision), confusion
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
תְּבַלֻּל (te.bal.lul) — defect. obscurity, defect (in vision), confusion
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · בלל
Impact
blemish, spot, growth = exact meaning unknown; probably: = a bodily defect, the exact nature of which is unknown
1 LEV 21:20 LXX "πτίλος (τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς)" VUL "albuginem (in oculo)" RSV ESV "defect (in his sight)" NIV "(eye) defect" NJPS "growth (in his eye)" NJB "ophthalmia" NRSV "blemish (in his eyes)" REB "film (over his eye)"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
תְּבַלֻּל n.[m.] confusion, obscurity Lv 21:20 ref