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Lexicon :: Strong's H953 - bôr

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בּוֹר
Transliteration
bôr
Pronunciation
bore
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From בּוּר (H952) (in the sense of בֹּאר (H877))
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 194e

Strong’s Definitions

בּוֹר bôwr, bore; from H952 (in the sense of H877); a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison):—cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 69x

The KJV translates Strong's H953 in the following manner: pit (42x), cistern (4x), dungeon (11x), well (9x), dungeon (with H1004) (2x), fountain (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 69x
The KJV translates Strong's H953 in the following manner: pit (42x), cistern (4x), dungeon (11x), well (9x), dungeon (with H1004) (2x), fountain (1x).

  1. pit, well, cistern

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בּוֹר bôwr, bore; from H952 (in the sense of H877); a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison):—cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.
STRONGS H953: Abbreviations
† בּוֺר noun masculineGenesis 37:20 pit, cistern, well (= בְּאֹר, MI בר, Arabic bdb009201 hole or hollow for cooking, Assyrian bûrtum DlPr 182, bûru LotzTP 169) — בּ׳ absolute Genesis 37:22 +; בֹּר Exodus 21:33 (2 Samuel 23:20 Qr, see באר above); construct בּוֺר 2 Kings 10:14 + (2 Samuel 23:15, 16 Qr, see באר above); בֹּ֫רָה (ָ  ה locative) Genesis 37:24; suffix בּוֺרוֺ Isaiah 36:16 = בֹּרוֺ 2 Kings 18:31; בּוֺרֶ֑ךָ Proverbs 5:15; plural בֹּרוֺת Genesis 37:20 + 3 times; בֹּרֹת Deuteronomy 6:11: —
1. cistern, containing water, made by digging (חצב) Deuteronomy 6:11; 2 Chronicles 26:10; Nehemiah 9:25; also (without reference to origin) Proverbs 5:15 (|| בְּאֵר) Leviticus 11:36 (|| מַעִיָן), 1 Samuel 19:22; Isaiah 36:16 = 2 Kings 18:31.
2. later apparently well (= בְּאֵר) 1 Chronicles 11:17, 18 — 2 Samuel 23:15, 2 Samuel 23:16 (yet now no well at Bethlehem RobBR i. 470, 473 compare also Surveyiii. 28 GuérinJudée i. 130), compare Ecclesiastes 12:6 & Jeremiah 6:7 Kt כְּהָקִיר בו֯ר מֵימֶיהָ as a well casteth out its water (Qr בַּיִר); but הקיר perhaps keep cool, fresh Greek Version of the LXX Vulgate Hi Gf.
3. pit Exodus 21:33 (verb פתח), Exodus 21:33 (כרה), compare Exodus 21:34; compare figurative Psalm 7:16 of wickedness (|| שַׁחַת; verb כרה, חפר); 1 Samuel 13:6 as hiding-place; 2 Samuel 23:20 (Qr) = 1 Chronicles 11:22; 2 Kings 10:14 בּוֺר בֵּית עֵ֫קֶד; of pit into which Joseph was cast Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 37:24 (וְהַבּוֺר רֵק אֵין בּוֺ מ֑יִם) Genesis 37:28; Genesis 37:29; Genesis 37:29 (JE), compare further Jeremiah 41:7, Jeremiah 41:9; figurative of Sarah as mother of Israel מַקֶּבֶת בּ׳ Isaiah 51:1; figurative of calamity Psalm 40:3 בּוֺר שָׁאוֺן; compare Psalm 88:7 תַּחְתִּיּוֺת בּ׳.
4. dungeon (pit with no water in it Jeremiah 38:6; Zechariah 9:11 compare Genesis 37:24 above) Genesis 40:13; Genesis 41:14 (E) Isaiah 24:22; Jeremiah 38:6 (twice in verse) (אֵין מַיִם בּ׳) Jeremiah 38:7; Jeremiah 38:9; Jeremiah 38:10; Jeremiah 38:11; Jeremiah 38:13; also בֵּית הַבּוֺר prison Exodus 12:29; Jeremiah 37:16; figurative of exile Zechariah 9:11 (מִבּוֺר אֵין מַיִם בּוֺ); compare also Lamentations 3:53, Lamentations 3:55.
5. (in poetry & late; never with article) pit of the grave Proverbs 28:17; so אַבְנֵי ב׳ stones of the pit Isaiah 14:19 (of sepulchre, walled with stones) & of She’ôl Psalm 30:4 (|| שׁאול); יַרְכְּתֵי ב׳ loins of (the) pit, i.e. remotest pit Isaiah 14:15 (|| שׁאול) Ezekiel 32:23 especially in phrase יוֺרְדֵי בוֺר those going down to (the) pit Psalm 28:1; Psalm 143:7; Isaiah 38:18; Ezekiel 26:20; Ezekiel 32:25, Ezekiel 32:29, Ezekiel 32:30; also, (|| שׁאול), Psalm 88:5; Proverbs 1:12; further Ezekiel 26:20; Ezekiel 32:18, Ezekiel 32:24 (all || אֶרֶץ תַּחְתִּיּוֺת), Ezekiel 31:14, Ezekiel 31:16 (both || אֶרֶץ תַּחְתִּית; Ezekiel 31:14 || also מָוֶת, Ezekiel 31:16 שְׁאוֺל).

בַּיִר Qr Jeremiah 6:7 see בּוֺר above.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

37:20; 37:20; 37:20; 37:22; 37:22; 37:24; 37:24; 37:24; 37:28; 37:29; 37:29; 40:13; 41:14

Exodus

12:29; 21:33; 21:33; 21:33; 21:34

Leviticus

11:36

Deuteronomy

6:11; 6:11

1 Samuel

13:6; 19:22

2 Samuel

23:15; 23:15; 23:16; 23:16; 23:20; 23:20

2 Kings

10:14; 10:14; 18:31; 18:31

1 Chronicles

11:17; 11:18; 11:22

2 Chronicles

26:10

Nehemiah

9:25

Psalms

7:16; 28:1; 30:4; 40:3; 88:5; 88:7; 143:7

Proverbs

1:12; 5:15; 5:15; 28:17

Ecclesiastes

12:6

Isaiah

14:15; 14:19; 24:22; 36:16; 36:16; 38:18; 51:1

Jeremiah

6:7; 6:7; 37:16; 38:6; 38:6; 38:7; 38:9; 38:10; 38:11; 38:13; 41:7; 41:9

Lamentations

3:53; 3:55

Ezekiel

26:20; 26:20; 31:14; 31:14; 31:16; 31:16; 32:18; 32:23; 32:24; 32:25; 32:29; 32:30

Zechariah

9:11; 9:11

H953

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Strong's Number H953 matches the Hebrew בּוֹר (bôr),
which occurs 68 times in 62 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 37:20–Jer 41:9)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:20 - Come now, let's kill him, throw him into one of the cisterns, and then say that a wild animal ate him. Then we'll see how his dreams turn out!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:22 - Reuben continued, "Don't shed blood! Throw him into this cistern that is here in the wilderness, but don't lay a hand on him." (Reuben said this so he could rescue Joseph from them and take him back to his father.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:24 - Then they took him and threw him into the cistern. (Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:28 - So when the Midianite merchants passed by, Joseph's brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. The Ishmaelites then took Joseph to Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:29 - Later Reuben returned to the cistern to find that Joseph was not in it! He tore his clothes,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 40:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:15 - for I really was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews and I have done nothing wrong here for which they should put me in a dungeon."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:14 - Then Pharaoh summoned Joseph. So they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; he shaved himself, changed his clothes, and came before Pharaoh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:29 - It happened at midnight - the LORD attacked all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the prison, and all the firstborn of the cattle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:33 - "If a man opens a pit or if a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:34

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:34 - the owner of the pit must repay the loss. He must give money to its owner, and the dead animal will become his.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:36 - However, a spring or a cistern which collects water will be clean, but one who touches their carcass will be unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:11 - houses filled with choice things you did not accumulate, hewn out cisterns you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant - and you eat your fill,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:6 - The men of Israel realized they had a problem because their army was hard pressed. So the army hid in caves, thickets, cliffs, strongholds, and cisterns.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 19:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:22 - Finally Saul himself went to Ramah. When he arrived at the large cistern that is in Secu, he asked, "Where are Samuel and David?" They said, "At Naioth in Ramah."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:26 - Then Joab left David and sent messengers after Abner. They brought him back from the well of Sirah. (But David was not aware of it.)

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:20 - Benaiah son of Jehoida was a brave warrior from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in a cistern on a snowy day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:14 - He said, "Capture them alive!" So they captured them alive and then executed all forty-two of them in the cistern at Beth Eked. He left no survivors.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:31 - Don't listen to Hezekiah!' For this is what the king of Assyria says, 'Send me a token of your submission and surrender to me. Then each of you may eat from his own vine and fig tree and drink water from his own cistern,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:17 - David was thirsty and said, "How I wish someone would give me some water to drink from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:18 - So the three elite warriors broke through the Philistine forces and drew some water from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate. They carried it back to David, but David refused to drink it. He poured it out as a drink offering to the LORD

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:22 - Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a brave warrior from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab; he also went down and killed a lion inside a cistern on a snowy day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:10 - He built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns, for he owned many herds in the lowlands and on the plain. He had workers in the fields and vineyards in the hills and in Carmel, for he loved agriculture.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:25 - They captured fortified cities and fertile land. They took possession of houses full of all sorts of good things - wells previously dug, vineyards, olive trees, and fruit trees in abundance. They ate until they were full and grew fat. They enjoyed to the full your great goodness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:15 - he digs a pit and then falls into the hole he has made.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:1 - To you, O LORD, I cry out! My protector, do not ignore me! If you do not respond to me, I will join those who are descending into the grave.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 30:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:3 - O LORD, you pulled me up from Sheol; you rescued me from among those descending into the grave.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:2 - He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 88:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:4 - They treat me like those who descend into the grave. I am like a helpless man,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 88:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:6 - You place me in the lowest regions of the pit, in the dark places, in the watery depths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 143:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:7 - Answer me quickly, LORD! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:12 - We will swallow them alive like Sheol, those full of vigor like those going down to the Pit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:15 - Drink water from your own cistern and running water from your own well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:17 - The one who is tormented by the murder of another will flee to the pit; let no one support him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:6 - before the silver cord is removed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is shattered at the well, or the water wheel is broken at the cistern -

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:15 - But you were brought down to Sheol, to the remote slopes of the pit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:19 - But you have been thrown out of your grave like a shoot that is thrown away. You lie among the slain, among those who have been slashed by the sword, among those headed for the stones of the pit, as if you were a mangled corpse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:22 - They will be imprisoned in a pit, locked up in a prison, and after staying there for a long time, they will be punished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:16 - Don't listen to Hezekiah!' For this is what the king of Assyria says, 'Send me a token of your submission and surrender to me. Then each of you may eat from his own vine and fig tree and drink water from his own cistern,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:18 - Indeed Sheol does not give you thanks; death does not praise you. Those who descend into the pit do not anticipate your faithfulness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:1 - "Listen to me, you who pursue godliness, who seek the LORD! Look at the rock from which you were chiseled, at the quarry from which you were dug!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:7 - As a well continually pours out fresh water so it continually pours out wicked deeds. Sounds of violence and destruction echo throughout it. All I see are sick and wounded people.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 37:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:16 - So Jeremiah was put in prison in a cell in the dungeon in Jonathan's house. He was kept there for a long time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:6 - So the officials took Jeremiah and put him in the cistern of Malkijah, one of the royal princes, that was in the courtyard of the guardhouse. There was no water in the cistern, only mud. So when they lowered Jeremiah into the cistern with ropes he sank in the mud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:7 - An Ethiopian, Ebed Melech, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put in the cistern. While the king was holding court at the Benjamin Gate,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:9 - "Your royal Majesty, those men have been very wicked in all that they have done to the prophet Jeremiah. They have thrown him into a cistern and he is sure to die of starvation there because there is no food left in the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:10 - Then the king gave Ebed Melech the Ethiopian the following order: "Take thirty men with you from here and go pull the prophet Jeremiah out of the cistern before he dies."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:11 - So Ebed Melech took the men with him and went to a room under the treasure room in the palace. He got some worn-out clothes and old rags from there and let them down by ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:13 - So they pulled Jeremiah up from the cistern with ropes. Jeremiah, however, still remained confined to the courtyard of the guardhouse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 41:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:7 - But as soon as they were inside the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men who were with him slaughtered them and threw their bodies in a cistern.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 41:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:9 - Now the cistern where Ishmael threw all the dead bodies of those he had killed was a large one that King Asa had constructed as part of his defenses against King Baasha of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with dead bodies.

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