H877 בֹּאר (bôʼr) bore

Wells and Cisterns | ≈ מַעְיָן

pit, cistern = hole in the ground, big enough to hold a person and deep enough that a person cannot climb out; ◄ usually dug out of the ground or hewn from rock; ► often used to collect and store rain water; ≈ fresh water from a spring is considered superior to stagnant water from a cistern

GEN 37:20 · GEN 37:22 · GEN 37:24 · GEN 37:24 · GEN 37:28 · GEN 37:29 · GEN 37:29 · EXO 21:33 · EXO 21:33 · EXO 21:34 · LEV 11:36 · DEU 6:11 · 1SA 13:6 · 1SA 19:22 · 2SA 23:15 · 2SA 23:16 · 2SA 23:20 · 2KI 10:14 · 2KI 18:31 · 1CH 11:17 · 1CH 11:18 · 1CH 11:22 · 2CH 26:10 · NEH 9:25 · PSA 7:16 · PSA 40:3 · PRO 5:15 · ECC 12:6 · ISA 36:16 · ISA 51:1 · JER 2:13 · JER 2:13 · JER 38:6 · JER 38:6 · JER 38:7 · JER 38:9 · JER 38:10 · JER 38:11 · JER 38:13 · JER 41:7 · JER 41:9 · LAM 3:53 · LAM 3:55 · ZEC 9:11

Buildings | ≈ מַסְגֵּר

dungeon = underground location where people are confined, usually as punishment for an alleged crime

GEN 40:15 · GEN 41:14 · EXO 12:29 · ISA 24:22 · JER 37:16

Regions Under the Earth | ≈ שְׁאֹול

Pit = world of the dead, ◄ described as a pit, deep in the ground

PSA 28:1 · PSA 30:4 · PSA 88:5 · PSA 88:7 · PSA 143:7 · PRO 1:12 · PRO 28:17 · ISA 14:15 · ISA 14:19 · ISA 38:18 · EZK 26:20 · EZK 26:20 · EZK 31:14 · EZK 31:16 · EZK 32:18 · EZK 32:23 · EZK 32:24 · EZK 32:25 · EZK 32:29 · EZK 32:30

Names of Landforms

Cistern of Sirah, Bor Sirah = pit or cistern; ◄ located not far from Hebron; ► place from where Abner was asked to return to Hebron by messengers from Joab

2SA 3:26

Names of Locations | ≈ עָשָׁן

Bor Ashan, Bor-ashan, Borashan = town, ◄ also known as Ashan; ◄ territory of Judah or Simeon, exact location unknown; ► for Levites; received part of the loot that David took on his raids

1SA 30:30