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בּוֹר
bor
H0953B
H:N-M Hebrew

Cistern

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bor denotes the named cistern location from which Abner was brought back in 2 Samuel 3:26.

The attested use identifies the Cistern of Sirah as the location from which Abner was brought back in 2 Samuel 3:26.

Senses in use

  1. Named cistern location · dominant

    In 2 Samuel 3:26, the form בּ֣וֹר occurs in the location phrase “the Cistern of Sirah,” from which Abner is brought back. The supplied morphology labels the token as a proper noun; the APB renders the clause “they brought him back from the Cistern of Sirah.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Samuel 3:26, the APB presents the location as “the Cistern of Sirah.” It does not independently isolate the term's contribution.

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