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בֹּאר H877

H877 is the Hebrew word בֹּאר, transliterated bôʼr and said bore. The King James Version most often renders it cisterns.

Word: בֹּארTransliteration: bôʼrSaid: boreLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 1 verse

What it means

a cistern.

Where it comes from

from H874 (בָּאַר).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 2 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

cisterns 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: cistern.

Verses using בֹּאר

All 1 verse, quoted in full.

Jeremiah 2:13 · KJV

For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

Common questions

What does Strong's H877 mean?

H877 is the Hebrew word בֹּאר (bôʼr), meaning a cistern.

How is H877 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it cisterns (2 times).

How many times does H877 appear in the Bible?

בֹּאר (bôʼr) is tagged in 1 verse of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H877 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H874 (בָּאַר).

Nearby entries

H874 · בָּאַר — to dig; by analogy, to engrave…H875 · בְּאֵר — a pit; especially a well H876 · בְּאֵר — Beer, a place in the Desert, also one in Palestine H878 · בְּאֵרָא — Beera, an Israelite H879 · בְּאֵר אֵלִים — Beer-Elim, a place in the Desert H880 · בְּאֵרָה — Beerah, an Israelite

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