cistern

Found 4 times in the King James Bible

H877 Hebrew

G999 Greek

English Definition

a cistern

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

בֹּאר

Transliteration

bôʼr

Strong's Reference H877

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

βόθυνος

Transliteration

bôʼr

Strong's Reference G999

"Cistern" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H877, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G999. Context determines which original word is being used.

Occurrences in Scripture

2 Kings 18:31 Old Testament

waters of his cistern:

Proverbs 5:15 Old Testament

of thine own cistern, and running waters

Ecclesiastes 12:6 Old Testament

broken at the cistern.

Isaiah 36:16 Old Testament

of his own cistern;

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