הַ/בּוֹר֙
𐤄/𐤁𐤅𐤓
habor
of the pit
from בּוּר (in the sense of בֹּאר); a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison); cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.
Exodus 21:34 · Word #2
Lexicon H953
| Lemma | בּוֹר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤅𐤓 |
| Transliteration | bôwr |
| Strong's | H953 |
| In-context | of the pit |
Morphology HTd/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H953-04
the hollowed pit
| Root | בור (b-w-r) |
| Core Meanings | digging, hollowing out, pit, cavity |
| Semantic Range | pit, cistern for water storage, dungeon or prison-pit, grave-like cavity, metaphorical abyss |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical literature, the בּוֹר often signifies danger, confinement, or the brink of death—Joseph’s imprisonment, Jeremiah’s dungeon, or metaphorical descent toward Sheol. It evokes vulnerability and the need for deliverance from a place of abandonment or judgment. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun common masculine singular absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ). No pronominal suffix. Strong’s H953. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun בּוֹר derives from a root conveying the idea of digging or hollowing out. Rendering it as "the hollowed pit" preserves this concrete sense of an excavated cavity. The form is masculine singular absolute with the definite article ("the"), which is reflected directly in the translation. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בור (digging, hollowing out, pit, cavity)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H953-01 |
babor | in the cistern-pit |
H953-02 |
bayir | a cistern-pit |
H953-03 |
bor | a dug pit |
|
borot | cistern-pits |
|
haborot | the hollowed pits |
H953-05 |
mibor | from a pit-cistern |
H953-06 |
uvabor | and in the dug-pit |
|
uvaborot | and in the pits |
|
uvor | and a dug-pit |
|
vabor | in the pit-cistern |
H953-07 |
vehabor | and the pit-cistern |
H952-01 |
velavur | and to bore-through |
H953-08 |
vor | a dug-pit |
H953-09 |
voro | his dug-pit |
Word Usage (68 occurrences of H953)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 37:20 | הַ/בֹּר֔וֹת | haborot | of the pits |
| Genesis 37:22 | הַ/בּ֤וֹר | habor | the pit |
| Genesis 37:24 | הַ/בֹּ֑רָ/ה | haborah | into the pit |