KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A hole, cavity, cistern, dungeon, trap, or place of confinement. Sense 2: The grave, deep ruin, or a place of judgment.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 37:20
Complete exact-word concordance
He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
He made a pit and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
1611 marginal noteHeb. hee hath digged a pit.
1611 marginal notePsal.9.15. and 10.2. prou.5.22.
The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
The heathen are sunke downe in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid, is their own foot taken.
1611 marginal notePsal.7.16.
UNTO thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
¶ Vnto thee will I cry, O LORD, my rocke, be not silent to mee: lest if thou be silent to me, I become like them that goe downe into the pit.
O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
O LORD, thou hast brought vp my soule from the graue: thou hast kept me aliue, that I should not goe downe to the pit.
What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
What profit is there in my blood, when I goe downe to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy trueth?
1611 marginal notePsal.6.6. and 88.11. and 115.17.
For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
For without cause haue they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they haue digged for my soule.
He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
He brought me vp also out of an horrible pit, out of the mirie clay, and set my feete vpon a rock, and established my goings.
1611 marginal noteHeb. a pit of noise.
But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
But thou, O God, shalt bring them downe into the pit of destruction: Bloody and deceitfull men shall not liue out halfe their dayes, but I will trust in thee.
1611 marginal noteHeb. men of bloods and deceit.
1611 marginal noteHebr. shal not halfe their dayes.
They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
They haue prepared a net for my steppes, my soule is bowed downe: they haue digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselues. Selah.
1611 marginal notePsal.7.16. and 9.15.
Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.
Let not the water flood ouerflow me, neither let the deepe swallow mee vp, and let not the pit shut her mouth vpon me.
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