Strong H1360גֶּ֫בֶא
cistern
- Transliteration
- gebe'
- Pronunciation
- geh'-beh
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From an unused root meaning probably to collect; a reservoir; by analogy a marsh: - {marsh} pit.
Detailed definition
1) cistern, pool
1a) cistern
1b) pool, marsh
1a) cistern
1b) pool, marsh
In the Bible
Strong H1360 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- pit2
- thereof1
First verses
- Isaiah 30:14And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters’ vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.
- Jeremiah 14:3And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.
- Ezekiel 47:11But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.