# bury

## Related Ideas:

burial

## Definition:

The term "bury" usually refers to putting a dead body into a hole or other burial place. The term "burial" is the act of burying something or can be used to describe a place used to bury something.

* Often people bury a dead body by placing it into a deep hole in the ground and then covering it with dirt.
* Sometimes the dead body is placed in a box-like structure, such as a coffin, before burying it.
* In Bible times, dead people were often buried in a cave or similar place. After Jesus died, his body was wrapped in cloths and placed in a stone tomb that was sealed with a large boulder.
* The terms "burial place" or "burial room" or "burial chamber" or "burial cave" are all ways to refer to a place where a dead body is buried.
* Other things can also be buried, such as when Achan buried silver and other things that he had stolen from Jericho.
* The phrase "buried his face" usually means "covered his face with his hands."
* Sometimes the word "hide" can mean "bury" as when Achan hid things in the ground that he had stolen from Jericho. This meant he buried them in the ground.

(See also:[Jericho](../names/jericho.md), [tomb](../other/tomb.md))

## Picture of Burial:

<a href="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/b/Burial_line.png"><img src="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/b/Burial_line.png" ></a>

## Bible References:

* [2 Kings 09:9-10](rc://en/tn/help/2ki/09/09)
* [Genesis 35:4-5](rc://en/tn/help/gen/35/04)
* [Jeremiah 25:33](rc://en/tn/help/jer/25/33)
* [Luke 16:22](rc://en/tn/help/luk/16/22)
* [Matthew 27:07](rc://en/tn/help/mat/27/07)
* [Psalm 079:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/psa/079/001)

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H6900, H6912, H6913, G1779, G1780, G2290, G4916, G5027

## Forms Found in the English ULB:

burial, buried, buries, bury, burying

