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	:	rab <0875>; rwb <0953>; wg <01460>

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