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kab´in (×—× ×™Ö¼×•×ª, hÌ£ănuyyoÌ„th, “vaultsâ€; the Revised Version (British and American), “cellsâ€): In the East the prison often consisted of a pit (compare “dungeon-house†the Revised Version (British and American) and “house of the pit†the Revised Version, margin) with vaulted cells around it for the confinement of prisoners. The word is probably a gloss. The phrase “and into the cells†seems superfluous after “into the dungeonhouse.