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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H953 - Cistern

Strong's No.:H953

Hebrew:בּוֹר

Transliteration:bôwr

Phonetic:bore

Word Origin:From H952 (in the sense of H877)

Bible Usage:{cistern} {dungeon} {fountain} {pit} well.

Part of Speech:Noun Masculine

Strongs
Definition:

a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or prison)


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. pit, well, cistern


Bible References:
Cistern

Translation
Occurrences:
cistern ( 3 )
dungeon ( 10 )
fountain ( 1 )
pit ( 38 )
pits ( 1 )
well ( 1 )
wells ( 3 )

 

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