BDB2915
[חָנוּת] noun feminine cell (as having curved or vaulted roof, arched; see Thes Gf, and compare Aramaic [untranscribed source text 1843] vaulted room) — הַחֲנֻיּוֺת Jer 37:16 (|| בֵּית הַבּוֺר).
Strong's Lexicon
H2588
H2588 — חָנוּת
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H2588 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חָנוּת |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H2583 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | chanuwth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khaw-nooth' |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) a vault or cell (with an arch) 2. (by implication) a prison |
| KJV Renderings: | cabin. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
חנות (g’hah-nooth’)
Jeremiah 37:16
- KJV: When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;cabins: or, cells
- EHCC: and into tha cabins, (marg.or, cells) .