= 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
בַּיִר (noun m)
Waterbodies
= a place where water wells up from an underground source