46 occurrences in 13 translations

'Holes' in the Bible

Now the valley of Siddim was full of holes of sticky earth; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah were put to flight and came to their end there, but the rest got away to the mountain.

Verse ConceptsBitumen and tarMineralsEscaping To MountainsPeople Falling From A HeightPeoples Who FledSurvivors Of The Nations

Now all the water-holes, which his father's servants had made in the days of Abraham, had been stopped up with earth by the Philistines.

Verse ConceptsExcavationStopping WellsTimes Of People

And he made again the water-holes which had been made in the days of Abraham his father, and which had been stopped up by the Philistines; and he gave them the names which his father had given them.

Verse ConceptsStopping WellsPeople Naming ThingsTimes Of People

Now Isaac's servants made holes in the valley, and came to a spring of flowing water.

Verse ConceptsExcavation

Let us now put him to death and put his body into one of these holes, and we will say, An evil beast has put him to death: then we will see what becomes of his dreams.

Verse ConceptsAnimals Eating PeopleWild Animals DevouringAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleUnfulfilled Word

Do not put him to a violent death, but let him be placed in one of the holes; this he said to keep him safe from their hands, with the purpose of taking him back to his father again.

Verse ConceptsSheddingReinstating PeopleIndividuals Saving Others

And all the Egyptians made holes round about the Nile to get drinking-water, for they were not able to make use of the Nile water.

Verse ConceptsExcavationDrinking WaterUnable To Do Other Things

And Midian was stronger than Israel; and because of the Midianites, the children of Israel made holes for themselves in the mountains, and hollows in the rocks, and strong places.

Verse ConceptsCavesPower, HumanSelf DefenceStrength, HumanStrongholdsFortsDensEscaping To MountainsPeople In CavesCaves As Places Of Refuge

The men of Israel saw that they were in trouble because the troops were in a difficult situation. They hid in caves, thickets, among rocks, and in holes and cisterns.

Verse ConceptsCavesRocksPeople In CavesHiding From PeopleCaves As Places Of Refuge

And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves.

Verse ConceptsPeople Made Known

And he said, The Lord says, I will make this valley full of water-holes.

Verse ConceptsFurrows

An officer who was the king's right-hand man responded to the prophet, "Look, even if the Lord made it rain by opening holes in the sky, could this happen so soon?" Elisha said, "Look, you will see it happen with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of the food!"

Verse ConceptsElisha, Prophecies OfArmsUnbelief, As Response To GodUnbelief, Shown ByUnbelief, Examples OfSkepticismWindows Of HeavenImpossible For GodOther SupportingLooking At God's WorksQuestioning Godtomorrowroyalty

But the officer replied to the prophet, "Look, even if the Lord made it rain by opening holes in the sky, could this happen so soon?" Elisha said, "Look, you will see it happen with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of the food!"

Verse ConceptsWindows Of HeavenImpossible For GodLooking At God's Works

I have made water-holes and taken their waters, and with my foot I have made all the rivers of Egypt dry.

Verse ConceptsdrynessPeople Drying Things UpFeet In ActionFailing Rivers

And they took walled towns and a fat land, and became the owners of houses full of all good things, water-holes cut in the rock, vine-gardens and olive-gardens and a wealth of fruit-trees: so they had food enough and became fat, and had joy in the good you gave them.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsAbundance, MaterialDelighting, Right Kinds OfOlivesVineyardWellsTaking PossessionCapturing Cities

In the dark he makes holes in the walls of houses: in the daytime they are shutting themselves up, they have no knowledge of the light.

Verse ConceptsSecret Sinsthieves

They are living on the slopes of the wadis,among the rocks and in holes in the ground.

Verse ConceptsRocksPeople In Caves

When they are stretched out in their holes, and are waiting in the brushwood?

Verse ConceptsDensDwellings Of CreaturesOther Dwellings Of Creatures

O my dove, you are in the holes of the mountain sides, in the cracks of the high hills; let me see your face, let your voice come to my ears; for sweet is your voice, and your face is fair.

Verse ConceptsdovesAttractionNames And Titles For The ChurchhidingBeautiful Women

And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

Verse ConceptsCavesGuilty FearPeople In CavesTremblingPeoples Who FledTerror Of GodHoles In The GroundThe Earthhidingtrying

To take cover in the cracks of the rocks, and in the holes of the hills, for fear of the Lord, and before the glory of his power, when he comes out of his place, shaking the earth with his strength.

Verse ConceptsEarth, Judgment OfPeople In CavesTremblingTerror Of God

And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes.

Verse ConceptsGathering Creatures

But the beasts of the waste land will have their holes there; and the houses will be full of crying jackals, and ostriches will have their place there, and evil spirits will be dancing there.

Verse ConceptsOstrichescats

And thorns will come up in her fair houses, and waste plants in her strong towers: and foxes will make their holes there, and it will be a meeting-place for ostriches.

Verse ConceptsNettlesCitadelsThornsBramblesOstriches

I have made water-holes and taken their waters, and with my foot I have made all the rivers of Egypt dry.

Verse ConceptsdrynessWaterPeople Drying Things Upbridges

But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.

Verse ConceptsPlunderingRescueTrapPrisonscredibilityjail

And they never said, Where is the Lord, who took us up out of the land of Egypt; who was our guide through the waste of sand, through an unplanted land full of deep holes, through a dry land of deep shade, which no one went through and where no man was living?

Verse ConceptsFreedom, Acts Of In OtBarren, LandDesertsWildernessDry PlacesDarkness During DaytimeEmpty By NatureWhere Is God?God Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt

For my people have done two evils; they have given up me, the fountain of living waters, and have made for themselves water-holes, cut out from the rock, broken water-holes, of no use for storing water.

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentForsaking GodBeing ForsakenFalse ConfidenceCisternsdrought, spiritualFountainsTwoDoubtSpring Of WaterThirstTrust, Lack OfWellsFountains Of LifeBreaking ContainersMetaphorical SpringsTwo Intangible ThingsWells, Figurative Use

Their great men have sent their servants for water: they come to the holes and there is no water to be seen; they come back with nothing in their vessels; they are overcome with shame and fear, covering their heads.

Verse ConceptsCisternsNoblesDry PlacesSeeking WaterShaming People

Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.

Verse ConceptsFishesHuntingRocksFishermenFish

O people of Moab, go away from the towns and take cover in the rock; be like the dove of the Arabah, which makes her living-place in holes.

Verse ConceptsNestsdovesCavesRocksCaves As Places Of Refuge

For this reason the beasts of the waste land with the wolves will make their holes there and the ostriches will be living in it: never again will men be living there, it will be unpeopled from generation to generation.

Verse ConceptsGenerationsBirds, Types Of BirdsEmpty CitiesOstrichescats

And the ways across the river have been taken, and the water-holes ... burned with fire, and the men of war are in the grip of fear.

Verse ConceptsMarshesFordsFear Of Enemiesbridges

Our breath of life, he on whom the holy oil was put, was taken in their holes; of whom we said, Under his shade we will be living among the nations.

Verse ConceptsShadowsTrapThe Lord's Anointed

This is what you are to say to them: The Lord has said, By my life, truly, those who are in the waste places will be put to the sword, and him who is in the open field I will give to the beasts for their food, and those who are in the strong places and in holes in the rocks will come to their death by disease.

Verse ConceptsAnimals, religious role ofCavesPlaguesPeople In CavesAnimals Eating PeopleKilled With The SwordWild Animals DevouringCaves As Places Of Refuge

They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.

Verse ConceptsSnakesStomachsGuilty FearGroups TremblingThings Like SnakesNoting What Animals EatMoving OnTaking Care Of The Earthdustworms

The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.

Verse ConceptsHuntingAnimals Torn To PiecesFilling HousesPeople In Caves

Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

Verse ConceptsBagsPursesHarvestSowing And ReapingTreasureWagesAlcohol ConsumptionGathering MuchLittle FoodGapsClothing OneselfCold WeatherNo FoodMoney BoxFinancesSaving Moneysowing

And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

Verse ConceptsPeople RottingSocketsEyes HarmedDiseaseSpilling Your Seed On The Ground

And the kings of the earth, and the rulers, and the chief captains, and the men of wealth, and the strong, and every servant and free man, took cover in the holes and the rocks of the mountains;

Verse ConceptsCavesDensPeople In CavesHiding From GodCaves As Places Of RefugeThe End Of The WorldThe EarthSigns Of The End TimesEnd Timesfreehidingrevelation

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
κρατέω 
Krateo 
hold , take , lay hold on , hold fast , take by , lay hold upon , lay hand on ,
Usage: 33

חסיד 
Chaciyd 
Usage: 32

מצדה מצוּדה מצוּד 
Matsuwd 
Usage: 22

ἐπιλαμβάνομαι 
Epilambanomai 
take , take by , catch , take on , lay hold on , take hold of , lay hold upon
Usage: 19

הסה 
Hacah 
Usage: 8

חזק 
Chazaq 
Usage: 290

קדשׁ קדושׁ 
Qadowsh 
Usage: 116

קדּישׁ 
Qaddiysh (Aramaic) 
Usage: 13

תּמך 
Tamak 
hold , uphold , retain , hold up ,
Usage: 21

G40
ἅγιος 
Hagios 
Usage: 209

κατέχω 
Katecho 
hold , hold fast , keep , possess , stay , take , have , make ,
Usage: 16

ὅσιος 
Hosios 
Usage: 7

אחז 
'achaz 
Usage: 66

בּצּרון 
Bitstsarown 
Usage: 1

זרעה זרועה זרע זרוע 
Z@rowa` 
Usage: 91

חגג 
Chagag 
Usage: 16

חר חוּר 
Chuwr 
Usage: 2

חר חור 
Chowr 
Usage: 7

חלן חלון 
Cholown 
Usage: 3

חרשׁ 
Charash 
Usage: 74

חשׁה 
Chashah 
Usage: 15

חשׂך 
Chasak 
Usage: 28

ישׁט 
Yashat 
Usage: 3

כּוּל 
Kuwl 
Usage: 38

כּף 
Kaph 
Usage: 192

לכד 
Lakad 
Usage: 121

לפת 
Laphath 
Usage: 3

מבצרה מבצר 
Mibtsar 
Usage: 37

מכתּשׁ 
Maktesh 
Usage: 2

מסגּרת 
Micgereth 
Usage: 17

מעז מעז מעוּז מעוז 
Ma`owz 
Usage: 36

מערה 
M@`arah 
cave , den , holes
Usage: 39

מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

מצדה מצד מצד 
M@tsad 
Usage: 12

מצדה מצודה מצוד 
Matsowd 
Usage: 5

מצוּר מצור 
Matsowr 
Usage: 26

מצרה מצוּרה 
M@tsuwrah 
Usage: 8

מקּבת 
Maqqebeth 
Usage: 3

מקּדשׁ מקדּשׁ 
Miqdash 
Usage: 75

נבב 
Nabab 
Usage: 4

נסג 
Nacag 
Usage: 9

נקב 
Naqab 
Usage: 22

נקיק 
Naqiyq 
Usage: 3

נשׂג 
Nasag 
Usage: 50

סלע 
Cela` 
Usage: 60

סמך 
Camak 
Usage: 48

סעד 
Ca`ad 
Usage: 12

עזר 
`azar 
Usage: 81

עפל 
`ophel 
Usage: 8

פּה 
Peh 
Usage: 497

פּחת 
Pachath 
pit , hole , snare
Usage: 10

צריח 
Ts@riyach 
Usage: 4

קבל 
Qabal 
Usage: 13

קדשׁ 
Qadash 
Usage: 171

קדשׁ 
Qodesh 
Usage: 470

שׁעל 
Sho`al 
Usage: 3

שׁקערוּרה 
Sh@qa`ruwrah 
Usage: 1

תּפשׂ 
Taphas 
Usage: 65

G37
ἁγιάζω 
Hagiazo 
Usage: 20

G38
ἁγιασμός 
Hagiasmos 
Usage: 10

G39
ἅγιον 
Hagion 
Usage: 11

G41
ἁγιότης 
Hagiotes 
Usage: 1

G42
ἁγιωσύνη 
Hagiosune 
Usage: 3

ἀντέχομαι 
Antechomai 
hold to , support , holdfast ,
Usage: 2

ἑορτή 
heorte 
Usage: 25

ἐπέχω 
Epecho 
Usage: 5

εὐσέβεια 
Eusebeia 
Usage: 15

ἡσυχάζω 
hesuchazo 
Usage: 5

ἱεροπρεπής 
Hieroprepes 
Usage: 1

ἱερός 
Hieros 
Usage: 2

ὁσιότης 
Hosiotes 
Usage: 2

ὁσίως 
Hosios 
Usage: 1

σιγάω 
Sigao 
Usage: 9

σιωπάω 
Siopao 
Usage: 8

συνέχω 
sunecho 
be taken with , throng , straiten , keep in , hold , stop , press , lie sick of , constrain , be in a strait
Usage: 10

τηρέω 
Tereo 
Usage: 49

τήρησις 
Teresis 
Usage: 3

φιμόω 
Phimoo 
Usage: 4

φυλακή 
Phulake 
Usage: 35

φωλεός 
Pholeos 
Usage: 0

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