Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
prison
Usage: 1) house of roundness, roundhouse, prison 1a) name of a prison
Strong's Number
H5470
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
6
Books
1
Strong's H5470 Quick Answer
Strong's H5470 סוֹהַר (cohar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. cohar (so'-har) n-m. 1. a dungeon (as surrounded by walls) [from the same as H5469] It has 6 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include prison. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- cohar (so'-har) n-m. 1. a dungeon (as surrounded by walls) [from the same as H5469]
- Usage
- 6 linked usages
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- prison
Meaning and Definition
cohar (so'-har) n-m. 1. a dungeon (as surrounded by walls) [from the same as H5469] KJV: prison. Root(s): H5469
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5470. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5470 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render cohar, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
prison
Genesis 39:20
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How Strong's H5470 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 6 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5470 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H5470 in the Old Testament
6 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
Usage Excerpts
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5470.
And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.
And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5470, grouped by book.
Genesis 6 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H5470 FAQ
What does cohar (סֹהַר) mean?
Cohar (Strong's H5470) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "prison". cohar (so'-har) n-m. 1. a dungeon (as surrounded by walls) [from the same as H5469]
How many times is cohar (סֹהַר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H5470 across 1 book.
Where can I study cohar (סֹהַר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5470 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate cohar (סֹהַר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as prison. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.