Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5470 |
|---|---|
| Word: | סוֹהַר |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from the same as H5469 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 8 |
| Transliteration: | cohar |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | so'-har |
| Meaning: | 1. a dungeon (as surrounded by walls) |
| KJV Renderings: | prison. |
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סֹ֫הַר noun [masculine] roundness (?); — only in ׳ בֵּית הַמּ Gen 39:20 (twice in verse); Gen 39:21 ; Gen 39:22 ; Gen 39:23 (all J ), Gen 40:3 ; Gen 40:5 ( R J ), the round house (name of a prison: but ׳ ס perhaps an Egyptian word Hebraized, compare Dr in HastingsDB ii.768 n. and EbÄg. M. 318 f.).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
