Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
cistern
Usage: cistern, pit, well
Strong's Number
H877
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
1
Books
1
Strong's H877 Quick Answer
Strong's H877 בּוֹאר (bo'r) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. bo'r (bore) n-m. 1. a cistern [from H874] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include cisterns. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- bo'r (bore) n-m. 1. a cistern [from H874]
- Usage
- 1 linked usage
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- cisterns
Meaning and Definition
bo'r (bore) n-m. 1. a cistern [from H874] KJV: cistern. Root(s): H874
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H877. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H877 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render bo'r, 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.
cisterns
Jeremiah 2:13
How Strong's H877 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 1 linked usage.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H877 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 H877 in the Old Testament
1 indexed usage in Old Testament.
For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
Usage Excerpts
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H877.
For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H877, grouped by book.
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H877 FAQ
What does bor (בֹּאר) mean?
Bor (Strong's H877) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "cistern". bo'r (bore) n-m. 1. a cistern [from H874]
How many times is bor (בֹּאר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H877 across 1 book.
Where can I study bor (בֹּאר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H877 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate bor (בֹּאר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as cisterns. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.