בּוֹר H953

Home gloss: pit
Instead of (KJV / RSV): pit
Note: A cistern cut for rain water (Deut 6:11; Jer 2:13); dry, a prison (37:24; 40:15; Jer 38:6). Kept apart from בְּאֵר "well"

Occurrences (9)

37:20 And now, go, and let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits, and we will say, 'A bad living thing has eaten him.' And we shall see what his dreams will be."
37:22 And Reuben said to them, "Do not spill blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and a hand do not send against him"—so that he might snatch him from their hand, to return him to his father.
37:24 And they took him and threw him into the pit; and the pit was empty: there were no waters in it.
37:24 And they took him and threw him into the pit; and the pit was empty: there were no waters in it.
37:28 And men, Midianites, merchants, passed over; and they pulled and brought up Joseph from the pit, and they sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty silver; and they brought Joseph to Egypt.
37:29 And Reuben returned to the pit, and look, Joseph was not in the pit; and he ripped his garments.
37:29 And Reuben returned to the pit, and look, Joseph was not in the pit; and he ripped his garments.

40:15 For being stolen, I was stolen from the land of the Hebrews; and also here I have not done anything, that they should put me in the pit."

41:14 And Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they made him run from the pit; and he shaved and changed his cloaks, and came to Pharaoh.