The meaning of “סֻכָּה”
Understanding çukkâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
feminine of סֹךְ booth, cottage, covert, pavilion, tabernacle, tent. - a hut or lair 1) thicket, covert, booth 1a) thick...
סֻכָּה
feminine of סֹךְ booth, cottage, covert, pavilion, tabernacle, tent. - a hut or lair 1) thicket, covert, booth 1a) thicket 1b) booth (rude or temporary shelter)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 33:17 | “And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.” Word: סֻכָּה (çukkâh) | |
| Deuteronomy 16:16 | “Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the Lord empty:” Word: סֻכָּה (çukkâh) | |
| 1 Kings 20:16 | “And they went out at noon. But Ben–hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.” Word: סֻכָּה (çukkâh) | |
| Ezra 3:4 | “They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day required;” Word: סֻכָּה (çukkâh) | |
| Job 36:29 | “Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?” Word: סֻכָּה (çukkâh) |
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