H953 — בּוֹר (bôwr)

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Strong's H953 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: בּוֹר (bôwr)

Pronunciation: bore

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: from בּוּר (bûwr) [H952] (in the sense of בֹּאר (bôʼr) [H877]);

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

KJV Renderings: cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.

Senses

  1. pit, well, cistern

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G30 ἀγγεῖον angeîon from ἄγγος (ángos) (a pail, perhaps as bent; compare the base of G43) a receptacle vessel
G1093 γῆ gē contracted from a primary word soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application) country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world
G3794 ὀχύρωμα ochýrōma from a remote derivative of G2192 (meaning to fortify, through the idea of holding safely) a castle (figuratively, argument) stronghold
G5421 φρέαρ phréar of uncertain derivation a hole in the ground (dug for obtaining or holding water or other purposes), i.e. a cistern or well; figuratively, an abyss (as a prison) well, pit
H877 בֹּאר bôʼr from בָּאַר (bâʼar) H874 a cistern cistern
H952 בּוּר bûwr a primitive root to bore, i.e. (figuratively) examine declare

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.