בּוֹר (bôwr) — Cistern
Hebrew word study: בּוֹר (bôwr), Strong's H953. a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)
KJV translation words: cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.
Strong's H953 is tagged on 66 words in 61 verses across 18 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 37:20 and last appears in Zechariah 9:11.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 61)
- Genesis 37:20 — הַבֹּרוֹת — the pits
- Genesis 37:22 — הַבּוֹר — the pit
- Genesis 37:24 — הַבֹּרָה — the pit towards
- Genesis 37:28 — הַבּוֹר — the pit
- Genesis 37:29 — הַבּוֹר — the pit
- Genesis 40:15 — בַּבּוֹר — in the pit
- Genesis 41:14 — הַבּוֹר — the pit
- Exodus 12:29 — הַבּוֹר — the cistern
- Exodus 21:33 — בּוֹר — a pit
- Exodus 21:34 — הַבּוֹר — the pit
- Leviticus 11:36 — וּבוֹר — and a cistern
- Deuteronomy 6:11 — וּבֹרֹת — and wells
- 1 Samuel 13:6 — וּבַבֹּרוֹת — and in the cisterns
- 1 Samuel 19:22 — בּוֹר — a cistern
- 2 Samuel 3:26 — מִבּוֹר — from the Cistern of
- 2 Samuel 23:20 — הַבֹּאר — the pit
- 2 Kings 10:14 — בּוֹר — the pit of
- 2 Kings 18:31 — בוֹרוֹ — own cistern his
- 1 Chronicles 11:17 — מִבּוֹר — from the well of
- 1 Chronicles 11:18 — מִבּוֹר — from the well of
- 1 Chronicles 11:22 — הַבּוֹר — the pit
- 2 Chronicles 26:10 — בֹּרוֹת — wells
- Nehemiah 9:25 — בֹּרוֹת — wells
- Psalms 7:15 — בּוֹר — a pit
- Psalms 28:1 — בוֹר — of the pit
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H952 בּוּר (bûwr), H877 בֹּאר (bôʼr).
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Frequently asked questions
What does bôwr (H953) mean?
A pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison).
How is H953 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H953 as: cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well..
How often does בּוֹר (bôwr) appear?
Strong's H953 is tagged on 66 words in 61 verses across 18 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 37:20 and last appears in Zechariah 9:11.
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