What does בְּאֵר · βόθυνος mean in the Bible?
בְּאֵר · βόθυνος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "pit, trap, deep hole".
Hebrew · H875, G999
שׁוּחָה
A pit ; especially a well · a hole (in the ground); specially, a cistern
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בְּאֵר H875 a pit ; especially a well
Pronunciation bĕʾēr
A well as life-sustaining water source; carries covenantal weight in patriarchal narratives and divine provision contexts
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βόθυνος G999 a hole (in the ground); specially, a cistern
Pronunciation bóthynos
A pit or hole dug in ground; in NT parables, represents spiritual danger or blindness.
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What does שׁוּחָה (shukhah) mean in the Bible?
בְּאֵר · βόθυνος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "pit, trap, deep hole".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H875, G999?
H875, G999 is connected to 37 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. pit, trap, deep hole
Strong's H875, G999
Lexical occurrences 37 verses Source Gloss
pit, trap, deep hole
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שׁוּחָה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain