בֹּאר

hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine4 occurrences2 books3 verses

Definition

from H874; a cistern
Traditional renderings: cistern.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

4 total
  1. 2 Samuel 23:15מִבֹּ֥אר · from the well
    David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
  2. 2 Samuel 23:16מִבֹּ֤אר · from the well
    So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
  3. Jeremiah 2:13בֹּאר֔וֹת · cisterns; בֹּארֹת֙ · cisterns
    “For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.