H0953a H0953a
pit, hole in the ground; cistern, well for water; prison, dungeon
2. cistern, well for water — A cistern or well used for drawing or storing water, translated as 'cistern/well' (eng), 'cisterna/pozo' (spa), 'कुआँ/कुएँ' (hin), 'بئر' (arb), '우물' (kor), 'kisima/visima' (swa). 15×
AR["[بِئْرٍ]","آبَارًا","الْبِئْرَ","الْبِئْرِ","بِئْرِ","بِئْرِهِ","مِن-بِئْر","مِنْ-صِهْرِيجِكَ","هَ-بُور","وَ-بِئْرٌ","وَآبَارًا"]·ben["-কূপ-থেকে","-কূপে","[কূপ]","এবং-কূপ","এবং-কূপগুলি","কূপ","কূপের","তার-কূপের","তোমার-নিজের-কূপ-থেকে"]·DE["Grube","Grube-von","Zisterne-von","[מבורך]","der-Grube","in-Rut","in-die-Grube","sein-Zisterne","und-Zisterne","und-cisterns"]·EN["[ketiv]","and-cistern","and-cisterns","cistern-of","cisterns","from-well-of","from-your-own-cistern","his-cistern","pit","pit-of","the-cistern","the-pit"]·FR["[ברות]","[מבור]","citerne-de","de-ton-fosse-toi","et-cistern","et-cisterns","fosse","fosse-de","la-fosse","le-fosse","son-citerne"]·heb["[בור]","בור","בורו","ברות","ה-בור","ה-ברה-ה","ו-בור","ו-בורות","מ-בור","מ-בורך"]·HI["अपने-कुँएं-का","और-कुंड","और-कुएँ","कुँए","कुँएं-अपने","कुआँ","कुएँ-अपने-से","कुएँ-से","कुओं","कोओन्द","गड्ढे-के","गढ़े-में","बोर"]·ID["-sumur","[sumur]","dan-sumur","dan-sumur-sumur","dari-sumur","dari-sumurmu","ke-dalam-sumur","sumur","sumur-sumur","sumurnya"]·IT["[ברות]","[מבור]","cisterna-di","da-da-tuo-own-cistern-tuo","e-cisterna","e-cisterns","fossa","fossa-di","il-fossa","il-il-cistern","suo-cisterna"]·jav["ing-sumur","lan-sumur","lan-sumur-sumur-kapahat","saking-sumur","saking-sumur-panjenengan","sumur","sumur-sumur"]·KO["구덩이로","그-우물의","그리고-우물들을","그리고-웅덩이나","네-저수지-에서","에서-우물","우물","우물-그","우물-그의의","우물들","우물들을","우물의"]·PT["[Q]","a-cisterna","cisterna","cisterna-dele","cisternas","de-tua-cisterna","do-poço-de","e-cisterna","e-cisternas","poço","poço-de","poço-dele"]·RU["[колодец]","в-яму","водоёмов","и-колодец","и-колодцы","из-колодца","из-колодца-твоего,","колодца","колодца-своего","колодцем.","колодцы","рва","цистерны"]·ES["[cisterna]","cisterna-de","cisternas","de-pozo-de","de-tu-cisterna","el-pozo","pozo","pozo-de","su-cisterna","y-cisternas","y-pozo"]·SW["kisima","kisima-cha","kisima-chake","kutoka-kisima-cha","kutoka-tangi-lako","la-kisima","na-kisima","na-visima","shimoni","visima"]·TR["-kuyuya","[kuyu]","kuyu","kuyunun","kuyusu","kuyusunun","sarnincinin","sarnıcından","sarnıcından-","sarnıçlar","ve-sarnıç","ve-sarnıçlar"]·urd["[کنواں]","اور-کنواں","اور-کنویں","اپنے-کنویں-کا","حوض-اپنے-سے","میں-گڑھے","کنوئیں","کنویں","کنویں-اپنے","کنویں-سے","کنویں-کے"]
Gen 37:24, Lev 11:36, Deut 6:11, 1 Sam 19:22, 2 Kgs 10:14, 2 Kgs 18:31, 1 Chr 11:17, 1 Chr 11:18, 2 Chr 26:10, Neh 9:25, Prov 5:15, Eccl 12:6 (+3 more)
▼ 2 more senses below
Senses
1. pit, hole in the ground — A pit or hole dug in the ground, including trapping pits and the metaphorical pit of Sheol or death, translated as 'pit' (eng), 'foso/fosa/hoyo' (spa), 'गड्ढा' (hin), 'الجب/الحفرة/الهوة' (arb), '구덩이' (kor), 'shimo' (swa). 49×
AR["إِلَى-الْحُفْرَةِ","الجُبِّ","الجُبّ","الْبِئْرِ","الْجُبِّ","الْهَاوِيَةَ","ٱلْحُفْرَةَ","ٱلْحُفْرَةِ"]·ben["-কূপ","-কূপের","কূপের","গর্তে","গর্তে।","গর্তের"]·DE["Grube","der-Grube","die-Grube"]·EN["pit","the-pit","those-going-down"]·FR["[הבור]","fosse","la-fosse","le-fosse"]·heb["בור","ה-בור"]·HI["गड्ढा","गड्ढे","गड्ढे-में","गढ़ा","गढ़े","गढ़्ढे-के","गढ्ढे-के"]·ID["-lubang","ke-kubur","ke-liang.","ke-liang;","ke-lubang","ke-lubang,","liang,","liang-kubur","lubang","sumur"]·IT["[הבור]","fossa","il-fossa"]·jav["dhateng-luwangan","luwangan","luweng","sumur"]·KO["구덩이","구덩이-에","구덩이에","구덩이의","그-구덩이","그-구덩이-의","그-구덩이에","그-구덩이에서"]·PT["a-cisterna","cova","o-poço","à-cova"]·RU["в-могилу","в-яму","в-яму.","преисподней","яме","яму","ямы"]·ES["al-foso","al-pozo","el-calabozo","el-foso","el-pozo","foso","la-fosa"]·SW["shimo","shimoni","ya-shimo"]·TR["-kuyudan","-kuyuya","cukura","cukurun","kuyunun","çukura","çukurun"]·urd["تہ-خانے","گڑھے-اس","گڑھے-میں","گڑھے-کی","گڑھے-کے"]
Gen 37:20, Gen 37:22, Gen 37:24, Gen 37:28, Gen 37:29, Gen 37:29, Gen 40:15, Exod 21:33, Exod 21:33, Exod 21:34, 1 Sam 13:6, 2 Sam 23:20 (+37 more)
3. prison, dungeon — Metaphorical use of 'pit' for a prison or dungeon, a place of confinement, translated as 'calabozo' (spa), 'السجن' (arb), '감옥' (kor), 'gereza' (swa). 2×
AR["الْ-جُبِّ","الْ-سِّجْنِ"]·ben["কূপের","গর্তের"]·DE["der-Grube","der-pit"]·EN["the-pit"]·FR["la-fosse"]·heb["ה-בור"]·HI["गड्ढे","गढ़े-के"]·ID["penjara"]·IT["il-fossa"]·jav["kunjara","pakunjaran"]·KO["그-감옥에서","그-굴"]·PT["a-cova","o-poço"]·RU["темницы"]·ES["el-calabozo","el-pozo"]·SW["gerezani","ya-gereza"]·TR["-zindandan","zindanın"]·urd["گڑھے","گڑھے-کے"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. בּוֹר n.m. Gn 37:20 pit, cistern, well (= בְּאֹר, MI בר, Arabic بُؤْرَةٌ hole or hollow for cooking, Assyrian bûrtum DlPr 182, bûru Lotz TP 169)—בּ׳ abs. Gn 37:22 +; בֹּר Ex 21:33 (2 S 23:20 Qr, v. באר supr.); cstr. בּוֹר 2 K 10:14 + (2 S 23:15, 16 Qr, v. באר supr.); בֹּ֫רָה (ָה loc.) Gn 37:24; sf. בּוֹרוֹ Is 36:16 = בֹּרוֹ 2 K 18:31; בּוֹרֶ֑ךָ Pr 5:15; pl. בֹּרוֹת Gn 37:20 + 3 times; בֹּרֹת…