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Hebrew word study

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

Pronounced “bore”

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

Translated in the King James as: cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.

Appears 66 times in Scripture

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

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Where it appears

Genesis — 9×

Genesis 37:20 Genesis 37:22 Genesis 37:24 Genesis 37:28 Genesis 37:29 Genesis 40:15 Genesis 41:14+ 2 more in Genesis

Exodus — 3×

Exodus 12:29 Exodus 21:33 Exodus 21:34

Leviticus — 1×

Leviticus 11:36

Deuteronomy — 1×

Deuteronomy 6:11

1 Samuel — 2×

1 Sam 13:6 1 Sam 19:22

2 Samuel — 2×

2 Sam 3:26 2 Sam 23:20

2 Kings — 2×

2 Ki 10:14 2 Ki 18:31

1 Chronicles — 3×

1 Chr 11:17 1 Chr 11:18 1 Chr 11:22

2 Chronicles — 1×

Nehemiah — 1×

Psalms — 7×

Psalms 7:15 Psalms 28:1 Psalms 30:3 Psalms 40:2 Psalms 88:4 Psalms 88:6 Psalms 143:7

Proverbs — 3×

Proverbs 1:12 Proverbs 5:15 Proverbs 28:17

Ecclesiastes — 1×

Isaiah — 6×

Isaiah 14:15 Isaiah 14:19 Isaiah 24:22 Isaiah 36:16 Isaiah 38:18 Isaiah 51:1

Jeremiah — 11×

Jeremiah 6:7 Jeremiah 37:16 Jeremiah 38:6 Jeremiah 38:7 Jeremiah 38:9 Jeremiah 38:10 Jeremiah 38:11 Jeremiah 38:13 Jeremiah 41:7 Jeremiah 41:9+ 1 more in Jeremiah

Lamentations — 2×

Lam 3:53 Lam 3:55

Ezekiel — 10×

Ezekiel 26:20 Ezekiel 31:14 Ezekiel 31:16 Ezekiel 32:18 Ezekiel 32:23 Ezekiel 32:24 Ezekiel 32:25 Ezekiel 32:29 Ezekiel 32:30+ 1 more in Ezekiel

Zechariah — 1×

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