What does בּוֹר · λάθρα mean in the Bible?
בּוֹר · λάθρα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a pit or reservoir used to collect water".
Hebrew · H953, G2977
בּוֹר
A pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison) · privately
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בּוֹר H953 a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)
Pronunciation bôr
A pit or cistern; figuratively, a place of confinement, death, or divine entrapment of the wicked
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λάθρα G2977 privately
Pronunciation láthra
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What does בּוֹר (bor) mean in the Bible?
בּוֹר · λάθρα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a pit or reservoir used to collect water".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H953, G2977?
H953, G2977 is connected to 68 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a pit or reservoir used to collect water
Strong's H953, G2977
Lexical occurrences 68 verses Source Gloss
a pit or reservoir used to collect water
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בּוֹר is built from these roots:
בּוּר H952
בֹּאר H877
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