- Original: בּאר - Transliteration: Bo'r - Phonetic: bore - Definition: 1. cistern, pit, well - Origin: from H874 - TWOT entry: 194d - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From H874 ; a cistern: - cistern. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • cisterns, 2 Jeremiah 2:13(2)