A pit or hole in the ground, potentially natural or man-made. In Jesus' teaching, the image becomes proverbial: a shepherd retrieving his sheep that has fallen into a pit on the Sabbath, or the warning that if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit. The term evokes danger, entrapment, and the need for rescue. The pit serves as a vivid metaphor for spiritual peril—particularly the danger of following false or incompetent guides who cannot see the danger ahead.