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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 5470. סֹ֫הַר (sohar) -- Prison, dungeon</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5470.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/genesis/39-20.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/5470.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 5470</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/5469.htm" title="5469">◄</a> 5470. sohar <a href="../hebrew/5471.htm" title="5471">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">sohar: Prison, dungeon</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">סֹהַר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>cohar<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>SO-har<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(so'-har)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Prison, dungeon<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a dungeon<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning to be round<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for "sohar" is "φυλακή" (phylakē - Strong's Greek 5438), which also means prison or guard.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>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.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>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.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/5469.htm">sahar</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>perhaps roundness<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>jail* (5), jailer* (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">סֹ֫הַר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>roundness</b></font> (?); — only in <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">בֵּית הַמּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/39-20.htm">Genesis 39:20</a> (twice in verse); <a href="/interlinear/genesis/39-21.htm">Genesis 39:21</a>,22,23 (all J), <a href="/interlinear/genesis/40-3.htm">Genesis 40:3</a>,5 (R<sup>J</sup>), <em>the round house</em> (name of a prison: but <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ס</font> perhaps an Egyptian word Hebraized, compare Dr in Hastings<sup>DB ii.768 n.</sup> and Eb<sup>Äg. M. 318 f.</sup>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>prison <p>From the same as <a href="/hebrew/5469.htm">cahar</a>; a dungeon (as surrounded by walls) -- prison. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5469.htm">cahar</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַסֹּ֑הַר הַסֹּ֔הַר הַסֹּ֗הַר הַסֹּ֙הַר֙ הַסֹּֽהַר׃ הסהר הסהר׃ has·sō·har hasSohar hassōhar<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/39-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 39:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶל־ בֵּ֣ית <b> הַסֹּ֔הַר </b> מְק֕וֹם אֲשֶׁר־</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/39-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> about court <span class="itali">prison</span> the place where<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/39-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 39:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שָׁ֖ם בְּבֵ֥ית <b> הַסֹּֽהַר׃ </b> </span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/39-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> was there court <span class="itali">prison</span><p><b><a href="/text/genesis/39-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 39:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שַׂ֥ר בֵּית־ <b> הַסֹּֽהַר׃ </b> </span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/39-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the chief court <span class="itali">prison</span><p><b><a href="/text/genesis/39-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 39:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שַׂ֤ר בֵּית־ <b> הַסֹּ֙הַר֙ </b> בְּיַד־ יוֹסֵ֔ף</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/39-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the chief court <span class="itali">prison</span> charge to Joseph's<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/39-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 39:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּבֵ֣ית <b> הַסֹּ֑הַר </b> וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/39-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> who court <span class="itali">prison</span> all who<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/39-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 39:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שַׂ֣ר בֵּית־ <b> הַסֹּ֗הַר </b> רֹאֶ֤ה אֶֽת־</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/39-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the chief court <span class="itali">prison</span> supervise to any<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/40-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 40:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶל־ בֵּ֣ית <b> הַסֹּ֑הַר </b> מְק֕וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/40-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in the house <span class="itali">prison</span> the place after<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/40-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 40:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֲסוּרִ֖ים בְּבֵ֥ית <b> הַסֹּֽהַר׃ </b> </span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/40-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> were confined court <span class="itali">prison</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5470.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5470.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5470<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hassohar_5470.htm">has·sō·har — 8 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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