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There are several Hebrew words translated 'pit.' The principal are:
1. sheol, 'the grave, hades, hell.' Num. 16: 30, 33; Job 17: 16.
2 . shachath, 'a pit, a pitfall to entrap animals,' place of doom and corruption. Job 33: 18, 24, 28, 30; Ps. 9: 15; Ps. 30: 9; Ps. 35: 7;
Ezek. 28: 8; etc.
3. bor, beer, 'pit or well dug for water,' but which could be used for a dungeon. Gen. 37: 20-29; Ps. 28: 1; Ps. 40: 2; Ps. 88: 4, 6; Ezek. 26: 20; Zech. 9: 11; etc. See BOTTOMLESS PIT.