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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G5421 - Pit

Strong's No.:G5421

Greek:φρέαρ

Transliteration:phrear

Phonetic:freh'-ar

Word Origin:Of uncertain derivation

Bible Usage:well pit.

Part of Speech:Noun Neuter

Strongs
Definition:

a hole in the ground (dug for obtaining or holding water or other purposes) that is a cistern or well; figuratively an abyss (as a prison)


Thayers
Definition:

1. a well

2. the pit of the abyss (because the nether world is thought to increase in size the further it extends from the surface of the earth and so resemble a cistern, the orifice of which is narrow)


Bible References:
Pit

Translation
Occurrences:
pit ( 5 )
well ( 2 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.