sohar

so'-har

Strong's 1890 spelling: çôhar

“a dungeon (as surrounded by walls)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a dungeon (as surrounded by walls)

Rendered in the KJV as

prison.

8
occurrencesin the Old Testament
1 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
5
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 8 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 5

הַסֹּֽהַר׃3
הַסֹּ֑הַר2
הַסֹּ֔הַר1
הַסֹּ֙הַר֙1
הַסֹּ֗הַר1

How it is rendered · 1

the prison8

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular8

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HTd/Ncmsa · 8

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The ledger of occurrences

Genesis8 occurrences

Genesis 39:20הַסֹּ֔הַרhasoharthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularSo Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,here: the prison
Genesis 39:20הַסֹּֽהַר׃hasoharthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularSo Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,here: the prison
Genesis 39:21הַסֹּֽהַר׃hasoharthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularthe LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.here: the prison
Genesis 39:22הַסֹּ֙הַר֙hasoharthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison.here: the prison
Genesis 39:22הַסֹּ֑הַרhasoharthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison.here: the prison
Genesis 39:23הַסֹּ֗הַרhasoharthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe warden did not concern himself with anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.here: the prison
Genesis 40:3הַסֹּ֑הַרhasoharthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularand imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.here: the prison
Genesis 40:5הַסֹּֽהַר׃hasoharthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularboth of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.here: the prison

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