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בּוֹר

bôwr · boreHebrew · H953

Derivation

from H952 (בּוּר) (in the sense of H877 (בֹּאר));

Meaning

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

In the King James Version

cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.

Translated as

pit (31), dungeon (9), well (6), wells (3), cistern (2), pits (1), fountain (1)

Where it appears

Found in 50 verses

Exodus
12:29, 21:33, 21:34
Leviticus
11:36
Deuteronomy
6:11
1 Samuel
13:6, 19:22
2 Samuel
3:26, 23:15, 23:16, 23:20
2 Kings
10:14, 18:31
1 Chronicles
11:17, 11:18, 11:22
2 Chronicles
26:10
Nehemiah
9:25
Psalms
7:15, 40:2, 88:4, 88:6
Proverbs
5:15, 28:17
Lamentations
3:53
Zechariah
9:11

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