Pit a hole in the ground (Exodus 21:33, Exodus 1:21), a cistern for water (Genesis 37:24; Jeremiah 14:3), a vault (41:9), a grave (Psalms 30:3). It is used as a figure for mischief (Psalms 9:15), and is the name given to the unSee n place of woe (Revelation 20:1, Revelation 1:20). The slime-pits in the vale of Siddim were wells which yielded asphalt (Genesis 14:10).