phrear <5421>
frear phrear
Pronunciation | : | freh'-ar |
Origin | : | of uncertain derivation |
Reference | : | - |
PrtSpch | : | n n (noun neuter) |
In Greek | : | frear 4, freatov 3 |
In NET | : | shaft 3, well 2, a well 1, it 1 |
In AV | : | pit 5, well 2 |
Count | : | 7 |
Definition | : |
1) a well 2) the pit of the abyss (because the nether world is thought to increase in size the further it extends from the surface of the earth and so resemble a cistern, the orifice of which is narrow) of uncertain derivation; a hole in the ground (dug for obtaining or holding water or other purposes), i.e. a cistern or well; figuratively, an abyss (as a prison): KJV -- well, pit. |
Related Hebrew | : | - |