H2588 H2588
the cells, vaulted chambers (in a prison)
This noun denotes cells or vaulted chambers, specifically used in Jeremiah 37:16 to describe the dungeon where Jeremiah was imprisoned. The word implies rooms with arched or vaulted roofs, suggesting underground or semi-underground construction. The prophet was placed in these cells within 'the house of the pit'—a grim prison facility. The architectural term conveys the oppressive, enclosed nature of Jeremiah's imprisonment.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Vaulted cells or chambers used as prison cells. The root suggests a curved or arched structure, possibly underground cisterns adapted for confinement. Jeremiah 37:16 describes these as part of a dungeon complex where the prophet suffered harsh imprisonment. Spanish 'las celdas' (the cells) captures the prison context. The parallel with 'house of the pit' suggests a multi-room underground facility designed for detention. 1×
AR["الزَّنَازِينِ"]·ben["কক্ষগুলির"]·DE["[החניות]"]·EN["the-cells"]·FR["[החניות]"]·heb["ה-חנויות"]·HI["कोठरियों"]·ID["sel-sel"]·IT["[החניות]"]·jav["ruang-ruang"]·KO["방들"]·PT["as-câmaras"]·RU["камеры"]·ES["las-celdas"]·SW["vyumba"]·TR["hücrelere"]·urd["کوٹھڑیوں"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [חָנוּת] n.f. cell (as having curved or vauled roof, arched; v. Thes Gf, and cf. Aramaic ܚܳܢܘܽܬܳܐ vaulted room)—הַחֲנֻיּוֹת Je 37:16 (‖ בֵּית הַבּוֹר).