= hole in the ground, big enough to hold a person and deep enough that a person cannot climb out; usually dug out of the ground or hewn from rock; often used to collect and store rain water; fresh water from a spring is considered superior to stagnant water from a cistern
pit, cistern
Buildings
= underground location where people are confined, usually as punishment for an alleged crime
dungeon
Regions Under the Earth
= world of the dead, described as a pit, deep in the ground
Pit
בֹּור הַסִּרָה (noun m)
Names of Landforms
= pit or cistern; located not far from Hebron; place from where Abner was asked to return to Hebron by messengers from Joab
Cistern of Sirah, Bor Sirah
בֹּור עָשָׁן (name)
Names of Locations
= town, also known as Ashan; territory of Judah or Simeon, exact location unknown; for Levites; received part of the loot that David took on his raids