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The word translates different Hebrew words of which the most important are: (1) בּור, boÌ„r, “pit†or “cistern,†made by digging, (); hence, “dungeon†(, margin “pitâ€); (2) ×›Ö¼×ר, be'eÌ„r, “pit†or “well†made by digging (); (3) ש××ל, she'oÌ„l, generally rendered “hell†in the King James Version (see HELL); (4) ש×חת, shahÌ£ath, a pit in the ground to catch wild animals. (1), (2) and (4) above are used metaphorically of the pit of the “grave†or of “sheol†(; ; ). the King James Version sometimes incorrectly renders (4) by “corruption.†(5) פּחת, pahÌ£ath, “pit,†literally (), and figuratively (). In the New Testament “pit†renders βοÌθυνος, boÌthunos (), which means any kind of hole in the ground. In the corresponding passage Lk ( the King James Version) has φÏεÌαÏ, phreÌar, “well,†the same as (2) above. For “bottomless pit†(, the King James Version, etc.). See ABYSS.