H5470 - סֹהַר (çôhar)

H5470 סֹהַר (çôhar) so'-har

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

prison

Strong's Definition

a dungeon (as surrounded by walls)

Derivation: from the same as H5469 (סַהַר);

KJV Usage: prison.

TWOT Reference: 1468b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) house of roundness, roundhouse, prison

1a) name of a prison

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) house of roundness, roundhouse, prison 1a) name of a prison

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

סֹהַר sôhar BDB Definition: 1) house of roundness, roundhouse, prison 1a) name of a prison Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from the same as H5469 Same Word by TWOT Number: 1468b Total KJV Occurrences: 8

Bible Occurrences (6)

39:20 39:21 39:22 39:23 40:3 40:5

Genesis 39:20

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 39:21

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

Genesis 39:22

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 39:23

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 40:3

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

Genesis 40:5

both of these men — the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison... — had a dream...... on the same... night, and each dream had its own meaning.