HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H953
בּוֹר
bor — pit
pit, well, cistern, dungeon, pit of the grave
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Dungeon
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4441
מַלְכִּיָּהוּ
mal.kiy.yah — Malchijah
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.6.40; son of: Jeatherai (H2979); father of: Baaseiah (H1202) § Malchijah or Malchiah or Melchiah = "my king is Jehovah" 1) the father of Pashur in the time of Jeremiah 2) the son of Hammelech into whose dungeon Jeremiah was cast 3) the head of the 5th course of priests in the time of David 4) one of the priests who was at the reading of the law by Ezra, sealed the covenant with Nehemiah, and was at the dedication of the wall with Nehemiah 5) a Levite ancestor of Asaph and descendant of Levi through Gershon 6) son of Parosh who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 7) son of Harim who put away a foreign wife and helped repair the wall and the Tower of Ovens in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah 8) son of Rechab, leader of the district of Beth Haccerem, who helped repair the Refuse Gate in the time of Nehemiah 9) a goldsmith who helped repair the wall in the time of Nehemiah
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מַסְגֵּר
mas.ger — locksmith
1) a shutting up, locksmith, smith, dungeon, enclosure, builder of bulwarks 1a) locksmith, smith 1b) dungeon
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7909
καταρράκτης
katarraktēs — a dungeon
1. as adjective down-rushing , τὸν καταρράκτην ὀδόν (attic for οὐδόν); to the downward entrance [of Hades, Refs 5th c.BC] 2. as Substantive broken water, a waterfall , Lat. cataracta, (Strabo Geographus) 3. a kind of portcullis , (Plutarch) 4. a sea-bird, so called from rushing down upon its prey, a gull , (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
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Different from the ordinary prison in being more severe as a place of punishment. Like the Roman inner prison (Acts 16:24), it consisted of a deep cell or cistern (Jer. 38:6). To be shut up in, a punishment common in Egypt (Gen. 39:20; 40:3; 41:10; 42:19). It is not mentioned, however, in the law of Moses as a mode of punishment. Under the later kings imprisonment was frequently used as a punishment (2 Chron. 16:10; Jer. 20:2; 32:2; 33:1; 37:15), and it was customary after the Exile (Matt. 11:2; Luke 3:20; Acts 5:18, 21; Matt. 18:30).
Scripture references
Acts 16:24Jeremiah 38:6Genesis 39:20Genesis 40:3Genesis 41:10Genesis 42:192 Chronicles 16:10Jeremiah 20:2Jeremiah 32:2Jeremiah 33:1Jeremiah 37:15Matthew 11:2Luke 3:20Acts 5:18Acts 5:21Matthew 18:30
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.