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pit

Meaning of “pit”

Sense 1: A hole, cavity, cistern, dungeon, trap, or place of confinement. Sense 2: The grave, deep ruin, or a place of judgment.

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88 occurrences80 verses18 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 37:20

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Numbers 16:30
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But if the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 16:30 · retained source text

But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them vp, with all that appertaine vnto them, and they go downe quicke into the pit: then ye shall vnderstand that these men haue prouoked the LORD.

1611 marginal noteHebr. create a creature.

Numbers 16:33
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They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
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1611 witness · Numbers 16:33 · retained source text

They, and all that appertained to them, went downe aliue into the pit, and the earth closed vpon them: and they perished from among the Congregation.

Complete reference index — all 80 verses
Genesis 37:20Genesis 37:22Genesis 37:24Genesis 37:28Genesis 37:29Exodus 21:33Exodus 21:34Leviticus 11:36Numbers 16:30Numbers 16:332 Samuel 17:92 Samuel 18:172 Samuel 23:202 Kings 10:141 Chronicles 11:22Job 6:27Job 17:16Job 33:18Job 33:24Job 33:28Job 33:30Psalms 7:15Psalms 9:15Psalms 28:1Psalms 30:3Psalms 30:9Psalms 35:7Psalms 40:2Psalms 55:23Psalms 57:6Psalms 69:15Psalms 88:4Psalms 88:6Psalms 94:13Psalms 143:7Proverbs 1:12Proverbs 22:14Proverbs 23:27Proverbs 26:27Proverbs 28:10Proverbs 28:17Ecclesiastes 10:8Isaiah 14:15Isaiah 14:19Isaiah 24:17Isaiah 24:18Isaiah 24:22Isaiah 30:14Isaiah 38:17Isaiah 38:18Isaiah 51:1Isaiah 51:14Jeremiah 18:20Jeremiah 18:22Jeremiah 41:7Jeremiah 41:9Jeremiah 48:43Jeremiah 48:44Ezekiel 19:4Ezekiel 19:8Ezekiel 26:20Ezekiel 28:8Ezekiel 31:14Ezekiel 31:16Ezekiel 32:18Ezekiel 32:23Ezekiel 32:24Ezekiel 32:25Ezekiel 32:29Ezekiel 32:30Zechariah 9:11Matthew 12:11Luke 14:5Revelation 9:1Revelation 9:2Revelation 9:11Revelation 11:7Revelation 17:8Revelation 20:1Revelation 20:3

Where “pit” appears

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Genesis7 occurrences
5 versesExodus3 occurrences
2 versesLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers2 occurrences
2 verses2 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseJob6 occurrences
6 versesPsalms14 occurrences
14 versesProverbs6 occurrences
6 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah11 occurrences
10 versesJeremiah7 occurrences
6 versesEzekiel13 occurrences
12 versesZechariah1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew1 occurrence
1 verseLuke1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation9 occurrences
7 verses

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