HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1356
גֵּב
gev — cistern
pit, trench, ditch,
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
Cistern
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H877
בֹּאר
bor — cistern
cistern, pit, well
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1360
גֶּ֫בֶא
ge.ve — cistern
1) cistern, pool 1a) cistern 1b) pool, marsh
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20106
ἀποδοχεῖον
apodocheion — cistern
cistern
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H953
בּוֹר
bor — pit
pit, well, cistern, dungeon, pit of the grave
52 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1359
גֹּב
gov — Gob
Gob = "cistern" a place which was the scene of two encounters between David's warriors and the Philistines (also '"Gezer') Another name of ge.zer (גֶּ֫זֶר "Gezer" H1507)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1374
גֵּבִים
ge.vim — Gebim
§ Gebim = "cisterns" a village north of Jerusalem apparently between Anathoth (modern Anata) and the ridge on which Nob was situated
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3741
כָּרָה
ka.rah — hollow
cistern, cave, water meadow or something else that is hollow where shepherds might rest
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5626
סִּרָה
si.rah — Sirah
§ Sirah = "the turning" a well or cistern; apparently on the road north from Hebron
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6800
δεξαμενή
dexamenē — a trough
a reservoir, tank, cistern , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
The rendering of a Hebrew word bor, which means a receptacle for water conveyed to it; distinguished from beer, which denotes a place where water rises on the spot (Jer. 2:13; Prov. 5:15; Isa. 36:16), a fountain. Cisterns are frequently mentioned in Scripture. The scarcity of springs in Palestine made it necessary to collect rain-water in reservoirs and cisterns (Num. 21:22). (See WELL.) Empty cisterns were sometimes used as prisons (Jer. 38:6; Lam. 3:53; Ps. 40:2; 69:15). The “pit” into which Joseph was cast (Gen. 37:24) was a beer or dry well. There are numerous remains of ancient cisterns in all parts of Palestine.
Scripture references
Jeremiah 2:13Proverbs 5:15Isaiah 36:16Numbers 21:22Jeremiah 38:6Lamentations 3:53Psalms 40:2Psalms 69:15Genesis 37:24Ecclesiastes 12:6Genesis 37:22
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.