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HebrewH5470Noun (Masculine)

סֹ֫הַר

so.har

6Occurrences
H5470Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a dungeon (as surrounded by walls)

from the same as H5469 (סַהַר);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. house of roundness, roundhouse, prison 1a) name of a prison

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

סֹ֫הַר appears 6 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
6

Key Passages

Genesis 39:20BSB

So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined.While Joseph was there in the prison,

Genesis 39:21BSB

the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.

Genesis 39:22BSB

And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison.

Genesis 39:23BSB

The warden did not concern himself with anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.

Genesis 40:3BSB

and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.

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