Strong's Hebrew: 5470. סֹ֫הַר (sohar) -- Prison, dungeon

Strong's Lexicon

sohar: Prison, dungeon

Original Word: סֹהַר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: cohar
Pronunciation: SO-har
Phonetic Spelling: (so'-har)
Definition: Prison, dungeon
Meaning: a dungeon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be round

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for "sohar" is "φυλακή" (phylakē - Strong's Greek 5438), which also means prison or guard.

Usage: The Hebrew word "sohar" refers to a place of confinement or imprisonment, often translated as "prison" or "dungeon" in English. It is used in the context of a physical location where individuals are held captive or detained.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern societies, prisons were not as institutionalized as they are today. They were often temporary holding places for individuals awaiting trial or punishment. Prisons could be simple pits, dungeons, or rooms within a larger structure. The concept of imprisonment was more about detaining individuals rather than rehabilitating them. In biblical times, imprisonment was a significant form of punishment and a means to isolate individuals from society.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as sahar
Definition
perhaps roundness
NASB Translation
jail* (5), jailer* (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

סֹ֫הַר noun [masculine] roundness (?); — only in ׳בֵּית הַמּ Genesis 39:20 (twice in verse); Genesis 39:21,22,23 (all J), Genesis 40:3,5 (R^J), the round house (name of a prison: but ׳ס perhaps an Egyptian word Hebraized, compare Dr in Hastings^{DB ii.768 n.} and Eb^{Äg. M. 318 f.}).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

prison

From the same as cahar; a dungeon (as surrounded by walls) -- prison.

see HEBREW cahar

Forms and Transliterations

הַסֹּ֑הַר הַסֹּ֔הַר הַסֹּ֗הַר הַסֹּ֙הַר֙ הַסֹּֽהַר׃ הסהר הסהר׃ has·sō·har hasSohar hassōhar

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