Hebrew · H953, H4525 · unreviewed

בּוֹר / מַסְגֵּר

A pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison) · a fastener , i.e. (of a person) a smith , (of a thing) a prison

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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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מַסְגֵּר H4525 a fastener , i.e. (of a person) a smith , (of a thing) a prison
Pronunciation masĕgēr
One root meaning "fastening" generates two opposite human contexts: the smith who binds metal, the prison that binds persons.
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What does בּוֹר / מַסְגֵּר (bôr / masgēr) mean in the Bible?

בּוֹר · מַסְגֵּר is a Hebrew word meaning "pit, dungeon, prison".

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Meaning

pit, dungeon, prison
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