בּוֹר
bôr hassirâ
pit
Strong's H953Proper NounHebrewTWOT 194e

בּוֹר (bôr hassirâ) is a Hebrew proper noun meaning pit. It appears 68 times in 18 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H953).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 194e)

Range of meaning (TWOT 194e)pit, cistern, well; dungeon; pit of the grave; hole; fountain
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

בּוֹר noun, masculine: pit, cistern, well

Strong's H953 בּוֹר: a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)
KJV:cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 194: בָּאַר bāʾar — make distinct, plain; dig, engrave, explain; declare, plainly

See it in Scripture

Genesis 37:20Exodus 12:29Leviticus 11:36

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