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bōʾr בֹּאר ‘cistern’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from bāʾar בָּאַר ‘to make plain’
Roots: באר

bōʾr n, m
1) cistern, pit, well

Mentioned in 2 Samuel 23:16, 23:15 Jeremiah 2:13

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