Quick Definition
pit
Strong's Definition
a pit-fall (literally or figuratively)
Derivation: from H7812 (שָׁחָה);
KJV Usage: destruction, pit.
TWOT Reference: 2360b
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) pit
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שְׁחִית (she.chit) — pit. pit
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f · שׁחה
Regions Under the Earth | noun f pl
pits = world of the dead, ◄ described as pits deep in the ground
Traps
pit = a hollow area in the ground, ◄ created by digging, ► used by hunters to trap animals; ≈ associated with danger
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[שְׁחִית] n.f. id. [v.cg.ab] base