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בּוֹר H953
H953 is the Hebrew word בּוֹר, transliterated bôwr and said bore. The King James Version most often renders it pit.
What it means
a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison).
Where it comes from
from H952 (בּוּר) (in the sense of H877 (בֹּאר)).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 54 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.
Verses using בּוֹר
The first 40 of 50 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 37:20 · KJV
Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
Genesis 37:22 · KJV
And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
Genesis 37:24 · KJV
And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
Genesis 37:28 · KJV
Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
Genesis 37:29 · KJV
And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
Genesis 41:14 · KJV
Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
Exodus 12:29 · KJV
And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.
Exodus 21:33 · KJV
And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;
Exodus 21:34 · KJV
The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.
Leviticus 11:36 · KJV
Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
Deuteronomy 6:11 · KJV
And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;
1 Samuel 13:6 · KJV
When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.
1 Samuel 19:22 · KJV
Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.
2 Samuel 3:26 · KJV
And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not.
2 Samuel 23:15 · KJV
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!
2 Samuel 23:16 · KJV
And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.
2 Samuel 23:20 · KJV
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:
2 Kings 10:14 · KJV
And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.
2 Kings 18:31 · KJV
Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his cistern:
1 Chronicles 11:17 · KJV
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!
1 Chronicles 11:18 · KJV
And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD,
1 Chronicles 11:22 · KJV
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.
2 Chronicles 26:10 · KJV
Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.
Nehemiah 9:25 · KJV
And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.
Psalm 7:15 · KJV
He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
Psalm 40:2 · KJV
He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
Psalm 88:4 · KJV
I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:
Psalm 88:6 · KJV
Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.
Proverbs 5:15 · KJV
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
Proverbs 28:17 · KJV
A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
Isaiah 14:19 · KJV
But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.
Isaiah 24:22 · KJV
And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
Isaiah 38:18 · KJV
For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
Isaiah 51:1 · KJV
Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.
Jeremiah 6:7 · KJV
As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds.
Jeremiah 37:16 · KJV
When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
Jeremiah 38:6 · KJV
Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
Jeremiah 38:7 · KJV
Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;
Jeremiah 38:9 · KJV
My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.
Jeremiah 38:10 · KJV
Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.
Common questions
What does Strong's H953 mean?
H953 is the Hebrew word בּוֹר (bôwr), meaning a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison).
How is H953 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it pit (27 times), dungeon (8 times), well (4 times), out of the dungeon (3 times), wells (3 times), among others.
How many times does H953 appear in the Bible?
בּוֹר (bôwr) is tagged in 50 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H953 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H952 (בּוּר) (in the sense of H877 (בֹּאר)).
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