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Leviticus 23:42 — Word Study

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WLCבַּסֻּכֹּ֥ת תֵּשְׁב֖וּ שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים כָּל־ הָֽאֶזְרָח֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יֵשְׁב֖וּ בַּסֻּכֹּֽת׃

BSAYou are to dwellyâshab [reside, live] in boothsçukkâh [temporary shelters, tents] for sevenshebaʻ daysyôwm Allkôl [every single one] the native-bornʼezrâch [born from the beginning, indigenous] of IsraelYisrâʼêl [God's chosen people, descendants of Jacob] must dwellyâshab [remain, abide] in boothsçukkâh [small, portable structures]

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Leviticus 23:42quick helps
In a sentenceThe Israelites are commanded to dwell in temporary shelters for a week.
Who is speakingGod, instructing the Israelites through Moses.
Where we areThe instructions for the Feast of Tabernacles, a significant celebration in Israel's yearly calendar.
The hard wordסֻכָּה
Take awayThe act of dwelling in booths is a reminder of God's provision during the Exodus.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause verbיָשַׁב The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

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Deep Study — Leviticus 23:42

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Context — The Feast of Tabernaclesgenerated

41You are to celebrate this as a feast to the LORD for seven days each year. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come; you are to celebrate it in the seventh month.
42You are to dwell in booths for seven days. All the native-born of Israel must dwell in booths,
43so that your descendants may know that I made the Israelites dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’”
44So Moses announced to the Israelites the appointed feasts of the LORD.

Leviticus 23:42 outlines the command for the Israelites to dwell in booths during the Feast of Tabernacles, a time to remember their journey in the wilderness after leaving Egypt. This festival is celebrated annually and serves as a reminder of God's provision and protection. The surrounding verses detail the significance of the feast and the importance of observing it as a lasting ordinance for future generations.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Genesis 33:17but Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth.
2Numbers 24:2–5When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him,
3Nehemiah 8:14–17And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month.
4Jeremiah 35:10But we have lived in tents and have obeyed and done exactly as our forefather Jonadab commanded us.
52 Corinthians 5:1Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 6 references, hung on the phrase they belong to

Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:Genesis 33:17 Numbers 24:2–5 Nehemiah 8:14–17 Jeremiah 35:10 2 Corinthians 5:1 Hebrews 11:13–16

The Key Word סֻכָּה, ba.su.Kotgenerated

The word סֻכָּה (*sukkah*) refers to a temporary shelter or booth, derived from the root for a hut or lair. It emphasizes the idea of a small, portable structure used during the Feast of Tabernacles.

In this verse, it is a command for the Israelites to physically dwell in these booths for seven days, symbolizing their dependence on God during their time in the wilderness.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, which uses the phrase dwell in booths.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main verb תֵּשְׁב֖וּ, you will dwell, governs the entire verse, with a prepositional phrase indicating where and a noun phrase specifying the duration. The structure emphasizes the command to dwell in booths for a set period.

The Hebrew word order places the emphasis on the action of dwelling, followed by the specifics of the time and the group addressed, highlighting the importance of the command.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates סֻכָּה as σκηναῖς, meaning 'tents' or 'shelters.' This choice reflects a similar understanding of the temporary nature of these structures.

The use of the word in the Greek suggests a focus on the physical aspect of the booths as places of residence during the festival.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Leviticus 23:42 instructs the Israelites to live in temporary booths for seven days. This command is part of the Feast of Tabernacles, which reminds them of their time in the wilderness and God's provision during that journey.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What is the significance of dwelling in booths?

Dwelling in booths during the Feast of Tabernacles serves as a reminder of the Israelites' journey through the wilderness and God's provision for them.

Why seven days?

The seven-day period symbolizes completeness and is a significant number in biblical tradition, representing the fullness of time.

Who is required to dwell in booths?

All native-born Israelites are commanded to dwell in booths, emphasizing community participation in this observance.

How does this practice connect to the Exodus?

The booths symbolize the temporary shelters the Israelites used during their exodus from Egypt, reminding them of their dependence on God.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. What does dwelling in booths teach us about dependence on God?
  2. How can we apply the lessons of the Feast of Tabernacles in our lives today?
  3. In what ways do we remember God's provision in our own journeys?
  4. What significance does the number seven hold in your spiritual life?

Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Leviticus 23:42 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ye shall dwell in booths seven days,.... So that it seems they were not obliged to dwell in them on the eighth day, which was an holy convocation, a sabbath in which no servile work was to be done as the first, Leviticus 23:36.

Read John Gill on Leviticus 23 →
Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, The feast of tabernacles , [ chag (H2282) ha-Cukowt (H5521), festival of the booths (see the notes at Exodus 23:16; Exodus 34:22, where it is called, chag

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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Booths were erected in their cities or towns, either in their streets or gardens, or the tops of their houses, , which were made flat, and therefore were proper and fit for that use.

Read Matthew Poole on Leviticus 23 →
John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 23:42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:Ver. 42. Ye shall dwell in booths.] The siege of Jerusalem by the Romans lasted six months. It began at the passover, and ended at this feast of tabernacles. Ita festum illud fuit finis istius politiae.

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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(42) Dwell in booths seven days.—Because the eighth day was a separate festival, when the booths were no more used. (See Leviticus 23:36.)

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

39–43. An Appendix, dealing with the Feast of Booths (mainly H)

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Booths - According to Jewish tradition, what were used at the Feast of Tabernacles were strictly “tabernacula,” structures of boards, with a covering of boughs.

Read Albert Barnes on Leviticus 23 →
Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

42. Ye shall dwell in booths — This command excludes a cloth or skin covering, according to the decisions of Jewish expounders, and every thing pertaining to the animal and mineral kingdoms.

Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Leviticus 23 →

The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

You are to dwell in booths for seven days. All the native-born of Israel must dwell in booths,

WEBWorld English Bible2000

You shall dwell in temporary shelters for seven days. All who are native-born in Israel shall dwell in temporary shelters,

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

You are to dwell in booths for seven days. All the native-born of Israel must dwell in booths,

NETBNew English Translation2006

You must live in temporary shelters for seven days; every native citizen in Israel must live in temporary shelters,

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are home-born in Israel shall dwell in booths;

RVARevised Version, American1894

Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are homeborn in Israel shall dwell in booths:

NWBWebster's Bible1833

Ye shall dwell in booths seven days: all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:

GNVGeneva Bible1599

Ye shall dwell in boothes seuen daies: all that are Israelites borne, shall dwel in boothes,

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

In booths shall ye dwell seven days; all born in Israel shall dwell in booths;

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

'In booths ye dwell seven days; all who are natives in Israel dwell in booths,

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

You dwell in shelters [for] seven days; all who are natives in Israel dwell in shelters,

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

In booths shall ye dwell seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

You must live in small shelters for seven days. All native-born Israelites must live in small shelters for seven days,

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

And you shall dwell in bowers seven days: every one that is of the race of Israel, shall dwell in tabernacles:

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

You are to live in temporary shelters for seven days. Every Israelite born in the country must live in shelters,

BBEBible in Basic English1949

For seven days you will be living in tents; all those who are Israelites by birth are to make tents their living-places:

Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.


The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank

This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.

clauseprepositional phrase · prepositionalבַּinnoun phrase(the)סֻּכֹּ֥תboothsverbתֵּשְׁב֖וּyou.will.dwellnoun phrase · adverbialשִׁבְעַ֣תsevenיָמִ֑יםdaysclausenoun phrase · subjectכָּלeverynoun phraseהָֽ(the)noun phraseאֶזְרָח֙native-bornprepositional phraseבְּinיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelverbיֵשְׁב֖וּthey.will.dwellprepositional phrase · prepositionalבַּinnoun phrase(the)סֻּכֹּֽתbooths

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree closely, with 9 of the 9 words matched. The Samaritan Pentateuch differs in three words, using סכות (cover of foliage) and ישׁב (sit). The Dead Sea Scrolls show some restoration but align with the Masoretic Text in intent.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

בַּסֻּכֹּ֥ת תֵּשְׁב֖וּ שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים כָּל־ הָֽאֶזְרָח֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יֵשְׁב֖וּ בַּסֻּכֹּֽת׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
בַּסֻּכֹּ֥תσκηναῖςתֵּשְׁב֖וּκατοικήσετεשִׁבְעַ֣תἑπτὰיָמִ֑יםἡμέραςכָּל־πᾶςהָֽאֶזְרָח֙αὐτόξθωνבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לισραηλיֵשְׁב֖וּκατοικήσειבַּסֻּכֹּֽת׃σκηναῖς

9 of the 9 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.

Samaritan Pentateuchthe Torah as the Samaritan community kept it

בסכות תשׁבו שׁבעת ימים כל האזרח בישׂראל ישׁב בסכות

3 words differ from the Masoretic Text: סכות (cover of foliage), ישׁב (sit), סכות (cover of foliage)

Dead Sea Scrolls — Arugleviticusa copy a thousand years older than the Leningrad Codex

[בסכת] תשבו שבעת [ימים] [כל] [האזרח] [בישראל] ישבו בסכות

3 words on the leather — 1 partly restored, 5 supplied entire by an editor.

Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.


The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

Leviticus 23:42סֻכָּהin boothsin boothsסֻכָּהיָשַׁבyou will dwyou will dwellיָשַׁבשֶׁ֫בַעsevensevenשֶׁ֫בַעיוֹםdaysdaysיוֹםכֹּלeveryeveryכֹּלאֶזְרָחnative-bornnative-bornאֶזְרָחיִשְׂרָאֵלin Israelin Israelיִשְׂרָאֵליָשַׁבthey will dthey will dwellיָשַׁבסֻכָּהin boothsin boothsסֻכָּהסֹךְlairlairסֹךְשָׁבַעto swearto swearשָׁבַעכָּלַלto perfectto perfectכָּלַלזָרַחto riseto riseזָרַחשָׂרָהto striveto striveשָׂרָהחַגfeastfeastחַגחָגַגto celebrato celebrateחָגַגבֶּ֫טַחsecuritysecurityבֶּ֫טַחכְּנַעֲנִיCanaanitesCanaanitessכְּנַעֲנִיפַּ֫עַםbeatbeatפַּ֫עַםשְׁבִיעִיseventhseventhשְׁבִיעִישַׁבָּתSabbathSabbathשַׁבָּתעֵדָהcongregaticongregationעֵדָהעֲבֹדָהserviceserviceעֲבֹדָהגֵּרsojournersojournerגֵּרגּוּרto sojournto sojournגּוּרשֵׁ֫בֶטtribetribeשֵׁ֫בֶטקָדוֹשׁholyholyקָדוֹשׁ
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in Leviticus 23:42

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

in booths you will dwell seven days every native-born in Israel they will dwell in booths
בַּסֻּכֹּ֥תba.su.Kot in booths H5521 Preposition · noun common feminine plural absolute
31× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word describes a small, temporary shelter or booth. It is used to describe a thicket or covert, as seen in the KJV translations. In the Bible, it is used to describe the tabernacles or tents of the Israelites.
Amplified meaning
temporary shelters, tents
Tyndale gloss
booth
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word סֻכָּה (*sukkah*) refers to a thicket or booth, indicating a temporary shelter or covert. It is a feminine noun derived from the root word for a hut or lair. The entries consistently emphasize its meanings related to temporary structures, such as booths or tabernacles.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

סֻכָּה n.f. thicket, booth

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5521 סֻכָּה thicket, booth

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5521 cukkah sook-kaw'

fem of 5520; a hut or lair:--booth, cottage, covert,

pavilion, tabernacle, tent.

see HEBREW for 05520

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

סֻכָּה (suk.kah) — booth.

1) thicket, covert, booth

1a) thicket

1b) booth (rude or temporary shelter)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-fp — Preposition · noun common feminine plural absolute
HRd/Ncfpa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
Smith's Bible Dictionary

[SUCCOTH; TABERNACLES, THE FEAST OF, FEAST OF]

Thompson Chain Reference topics

made of boughs as a shelter

Ge 33:17; Le 23:42; Ne 8:14; Jon 4:5

--SEE Feast of Tabernacles, FEASTS, JEWISH

in booths you will dwell seven days every native-born in Israel they will dwell in booths
תֵּשְׁב֖וּte.she.Vu you will dwell H3427 Verb · Qal · imperfect second person masculine plural
1,079× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This verb means to sit or dwell, and can also mean to remain or abide. It's used in the Bible to describe people living in a place or staying with someone, like in the book of Genesis.
Amplified meaning
reside, live
Tyndale gloss
to dwell
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

יָשַׁב (yashab) is a Hebrew verb meaning to sit, remain, or dwell. It encompasses a range of actions from simply sitting down to more complex ideas like establishing a home or causing a place to be inhabited. The entries indicate various forms, including Qal (to sit), Niphal (to be inhabited), and Hiphil (to cause to dwell). There is an Aramaic equivalent, יְתִב (ye.tiv), meaning 'to dwell'.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יָשַׁב 1090 vb. sit, remain, dwell

Qal

sit

sit, sit down

sit down

sit = be set (as a jewel)

remain, stay, tarry

with special emphasis of qualifying phr.

dwell, have one’s abode

of a land or city, sit, abide, seated in its place, fig. for be inhabited

Niph. be inhabited, of land

Pi. and they shall set their encampments in thee

Hiph.

cause to sit

cause to abide

cause to dwell

cause cities to be inhabited

marry (prop. give a dwelling to)

Hoph. and ye be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3427 יָשַׁב sit, remain, dwell

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3427 yashab yaw-shab'

a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as

judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to

remain; causatively, to settle, to marry:--(make to)

abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease

self, endure, establish, X fail, habitation, haunt, (make to)

inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, X marry(-ing),

(bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(- tle),

(down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate),

take, tarry.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יָשַׁב (ya.shav) — to dwell.

1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to sit, sit down

1a2) to be set

1a3) to remain, stay

1a4) to dwell, have one's abode

1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited

1c) (Piel) to set, place

1d) (Hiphil)

1d1) to cause to sit

1d2) to cause to abide, set

1d3) to cause to dwell

1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited

1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to)

1e) (Hophal)

1e1) to be inhabited

1e2) to make to dwell

Aramaic equivalent: ye.tiv (יְתִב "to dwell" H3488)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Qal-Imperf-2mp — Verb · Qal · imperfect second person masculine plural
HVqi2mp
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

dwel:

(1) In the Old Testament "dwell" is a translation of 9 words, of which by far the most frequent is yashabh, "to sit down," translated "dwell" over 400 times (Ge 4:20; Jos 20:4; 1Ch 17:1,4,5, etc.); also very frequently "sit," and sometimes "abide," "inhabit," "remain." Another word often rendered "dwell" is shakhan or shakhen ("to settle down"), from which is derived the rabbinic word shekhinah (literally, "that which dwells"), the light on the mercy-seat which symbolized the Divine presence (Ex 25:8, etc.). In order to avoid appearing to localize the Divine Being, wherever God is said to "dwell" in a place, the Targum renders that He "causes His Shekinah to dwell"…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Dwell

Tents were in primitive times the common dwellings of men. Houses were afterwards built, the walls of which were frequently of mud (Job 24:16; Matt. 6:19, 20) or of sun-dried bricks.

God “dwells in light” (1 Tim. 6:16; 1 John 1:7), in heaven (Ps. 123:1), in his church (Ps. 9:11; 1 John 4:12). Christ dwelt on earth in the days of his humiliation (John 1:14). He now dwells in the hearts of his people (Eph.…

in booths you will dwell seven days every native-born in Israel they will dwell in booths
שִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'At seven H7651 Adj
395× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means the number seven, which was considered a special or sacred number. It can also mean seven times or a week, and is used in the Bible to describe completeness or perfection. The KJV translates it as seven or sevenfold.
Tyndale gloss
seven
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

שֶׁ֫בַע (sheba`) means 'seven' and is a cardinal number. It can also imply 'seven times' or refer to a week. The term appears in various contexts, including combinations like 17 or 700. Its Aramaic equivalent is שִׁבְעָה (shiv.ah), also meaning 'seven'.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שֶׁ֫בַע, שִׁבְעָה 394 n.m. et f. seven

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7651 שֶׁ֫בַע, שִׁבְעָה seven

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7651 sheba` sheh'-bah

or (masculine) shibrah {shib-aw'}; from 7650; a primitive

cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also

(adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by

extension, an indefinite number:--(+ by) seven(-fold),-s,

(-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare 7658.

see HEBREW for 07650

see HEBREW for 07658

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) — seven.

1) seven (cardinal number)

1a) as ordinal number

1b) in combination-17, 700 etc

Aramaic equivalent: shiv.ah (שִׁבְעָה "seven" H7655)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adj — Adj
HAcbsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

sev'-'-n (shebha`; hepta).

See NUMBER.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Seven

This number occurs frequently in Scripture, and in such connections as lead to the supposition that it has some typical meaning. On the seventh day God rested, and hallowed it (Gen. 2:2, 3). The division of time into weeks of seven days each accounts for many instances of the occurrence of this number. This number has been called the symbol of perfection, and also the symbol of rest. “Jacob’s seven years’ service to Laban; Pharaoh’s seven fat oxen and seven lean ones; the seven branches of the golden candlestick; the seven trumpets and the seven priests who sounded them; the seven days’ siege of Jericho; the seven churches, seven spirits, seven stars, seven seals, seven vials, and many others, sufficiently prove the importance of this sacred number” (see Lev. 25:4;

Smith's Bible Dictionary

The frequent recurrence of certain numbers in the sacred literature of the Hebrews is obvious to the most superficial reader, but seven so far surpasses the rest, both in the frequency with which it recurs and in the importance of the objects with which it is associated, that it may fairly be termed the representative symbolic number. The influence of the number seven was not restricted to the Hebrews; it prevailed among the Persians, ancient Indians, Greeks and Romans. The peculiarity of the Hebrew view consists in the special dignity of the seventh, and not simply in that of seen. The Sabbath being the seventh day suggested the adoption of seven as the coefficient, so to say, for their appointment of all sacred periods; and we thus find the 7th month ushered in by the Feast of Trumpets, and signalized by the celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles and the Great Day of Atonement; 7…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

As from the beginning this was the number of days in the week, so it often has in Scripture a sort of emphasis attached to it, and is very generally used as a round or perfect number. Clean beasts were taken into the ark by sevens, Ge 7:1-24. The years of plenty and famine in Egypt were marked by sevens, Ge 41:1-57. With the Jews, not only was there a seventh day Sabbath, but every seventh year was a Sabbath, and after every seven times seven years came a jubilee. Their great feasts of unleavened bread and of tabernacles were observed for seven days; the number of animals in many of their sacrifices was limited to seven. The golden candlestick had seven branches. Seven priests with seven trumpets went around the walls of Jericho seven days, and seven times on the seventh day. In…

in booths you will dwell seven days every native-born in Israel they will dwell in booths
יָמִ֑יםya.Mim days H3117 Noun common · masculine plural absolute
2,306× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word 'yom' refers to a day, which can be a literal 24-hour period or a figurative space of time. It is used in the Bible to describe a wide range of time periods, from a single day to a year or a lifetime. The word 'yom' is used in many different contexts throughout the Bible.
Tyndale gloss
day
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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יוֹם (yowm) means 'day' and refers to a division of time, contrasting with night. It can denote a literal 24-hour period, a general time span, or even a year. The term is used in various contexts, including the 'day of Yahweh,' which signifies a time of divine judgment. It also appears in phrases indicating temporal references like today, yesterday, and tomorrow.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יוֹם 2285 n.m. day

day, opp. night

Day as division of time

יוֹם י׳ day of Yahweh, chiefly as time of his coming in judgment, involving often blessedness for righteous

Pl. days of anyone

Days

יוֹם = time

Phrases

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3117 יוֹם day . day, opp. night

. Day as division of time

. יוֹם י׳ day of Yahweh, chiefly as time of his coming in judgment, involving often blessedness for righteous

. Pl. days of anyone

. Days

. יוֹם = time

. Phrases

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3117 yowm yome

from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm

hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one

sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by

an associated term), (often used adverb):--age, + always, +

chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to)

day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, +

(for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as

(... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually,

presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space,

then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble,

weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole

(+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יוֹם (yom) — day.

: day/when/time/period

1) day, time, year

1a) day (as opposed to night)

1b) day (24 hour period)

1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1

1b2) as a division of time

1b2a) a working day, a day's journey

1c) days, lifetime (pl.)

1d) time, period (general)

1e) year

1f) temporal references

1f1) today

1f2) yesterday

1f3) tomorrow

יוֹם (yom) — day: old.

: old/(full/many)[days]

1) day, time, year

1a) day (as opposed to night)

1b) day (24 hour period)

1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1

1b2) as a division of time

1b2a) a working day, a day's journey

1c) days, lifetime (pl.)

1d) time, period (general)

1e) year

1f) temporal references

1f1) today

1f2) yesterday

1f3) tomorrow

יוֹם (yom) — day: year.

: year[of_days]

1) day, time, year

1a) day (as opposed to night)

1b) day (24 hour period)

1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1

1b2) as a division of time

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N-mp — Noun common · masculine plural absolute
HNcmpa
in booths you will dwell seven days every native-born in Israel they will dwell in booths
כָּל־kol- every H3605 Noun common · masculine singular construct
5,415× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Amplified meaning
every single one
Tyndale gloss
all
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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כֹּל (kol) means 'all' or 'the whole.' It can refer to totality, including every person or thing, and is often used with a following genitive to specify what is included. The term can also denote a broader sense of everything in existence or all circumstances of life. The lexicons do not show significant disagreement on its meanings.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כֹּל once כּוֹל n.m. the whole, all

with foll. gen. (as usually) the whole of, to be rendered, however, often in our idiom, to avoid stiffness, any or every

Absolutely:

without the art., all things, all

with the art. הַכֹּל

where the sense is limited by the context to things (or persons) just mentioned

in a wider sense, all, whether of all mankind or of all living things, the universe, or of all the circumstances of life (chiefly late)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3605 כֹּל once כּוֹל the whole, all . with foll. gen. (as usually) the whole of, to be rendered, however, often in our idiom, to avoid stiffness, any or every

. Absolutely: . without the art., all things, all

. with the art. הַכֹּל . where the sense is limited by the context to things (or persons) just mentioned

. in a wider sense, all, whether of all mankind or of all living things, the universe, or of all the circumstances of life (chiefly late)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3605 kol kole

or (Jer. 33:8) kowl {kole}; from 3634; properly, the whole;

hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a

plural sense):--(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any

(manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as

many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole,

whoso(-ever).

see HEBREW for 03634

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כֹּל (kol) — all.

1) all, the whole

1a) all, the whole of

1b) any, each, every, anything

1c) totality, everything

Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular construct
HNcmsc
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
in booths you will dwell seven days every native-born in Israel they will dwell in booths
הָֽאֶזְרָח֙ha.'ez.Rach native-born H249 Particle · noun common masculine singular absolute
17× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word refers to something or someone that is native or born in a place, like a tree that grows naturally or a person born in a certain country, as seen in the Bible when describing native Israelites.
Amplified meaning
born from the beginning, indigenous
Tyndale gloss
born
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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אֶזְרָח (ezrach) refers to a native, someone or something that arises from the soil, indicating a sense of belonging to a place. It can describe native Israelites or trees that are indigenous to Israel. The word is built from the concept of spontaneous growth, as noted in the entries.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֶזְרָח n.m. a native (one arising from the soil = ‘free tribesman’)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H249 אֶזְרָח a native (one arising from the soil = ‘free tribesman’)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

249 'ezrach ez-rawkh'

from 2224 (in the sense of springing up); a spontaneous

growth, i.e. native (tree or persons):--bay tree, (home-)born

(in the land), of the (one's own) country (nation).

see HEBREW for 02224

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֶזְרָח (ez.rach) — born.

1) a native (one rising from the soil)

1a) of man, native Israelites

1b) of tree, native (to Israel)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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Art | N-ms — Particle · noun common masculine singular absolute
HTd/Ncmsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

See BORN.

in booths you will dwell seven days every native-born in Israel they will dwell in booths
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'El in Israel H3478 Preposition · noun proper
2,508× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Israel is the symbolic name of Jacob, also referring to his descendants. Jacob, son of Isaac and Rebekah, had 12 sons who became the tribes of Israel, as told in Genesis 25:26. His story is crucial to the Bible's narrative.
Amplified meaning
God's chosen people, descendants of Jacob
Tyndale gloss
Israel
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisra'el) refers to both the second name of Jacob, meaning 'God prevails,' and the name of the Hebrew nation descended from him. It is derived from roots meaning 'to rule' and 'God.' The term encompasses Jacob's descendants and is used historically for the northern kingdom of Israel and the nation as a whole after the Babylonian exile.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יִשְׂרָאֵל 2507 n.pr.m. et gent. Israel (Ēl persisteth, persevereth)

n.pr.m. second name of Jacob

n.pr.gent. name of Hebrew nation

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵל Israel (Ēl persisteth, persevereth) . n. pr. m. second name of Jacob

. n. pr. gent. name of Hebrew nation

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3478 Yisra'el yis-raw-ale'

from 8280 and 410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical

name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity:

--Israel.

see HEBREW for 08280

see HEBREW for 0410

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) — Israel.

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.26;

son of: Isaac (H3327) and Rebekah (H7259);

brother of: Esau (H6215); married to Rachel (H7354), Leah (H3812), Zilpah (H2153) and Bilhah (H1090A);

father of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); also called Jacob frequently

§ Israel = "God prevails"

1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel

2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob

2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split

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iz'-ra-el.

See JACOB.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Israel

The name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen. 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and prevailed.” (See JACOB.) This is the common name given to Jacob’s descendants. The whole people of the twelve tribes are called “Israelites,” the “children of Israel” (Josh. 3:17; 7:25; Judg. 8:27; Jer. 3:21), and the “house of Israel” (Ex. 16:31; 40:38).

This name Israel is sometimes used emphatically for the true Israel (Ps. 73:1: Isa. 45:17; 49:3;

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(the prince that prevails with God). The name given, (Genesis 32:28) to Jacob after his wrestling with the angel, (Hosea 12:4) at Peniel. Gesenius interprets Israel "soldier of God." It became the national name of the twelve tribes collectively. They are so called in (Exodus 3:16) and afterward. It is used in a narrower sense, excluding Judah, in (1 Samuel 11:8; 2 Samuel 20:1; 1 Kings 12:16) Thenceforth it was assumed and accepted as the name of the northern kingdom. After the Babylonian captivity, the returned exiles resumed the name Israel as the designation of…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Who prevails with God, a name given to Jacob, after having wrestled with the Angel-Jehovah at Penuel. Ge 32:1,2,28,30 Ho 12:3. See JACOB. By the name Israel is sometimes understood all the posterity of Israel, the seed of Jacob, 1Co 10:18; sometimes all true believers, his spiritual seed, Ro 9:6; and sometimes the kingdom of Israel, or the ten tribes, as distinct from the kingdom of Judah.

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
in booths you will dwell seven days every native-born in Israel they will dwell in booths
יֵשְׁב֖וּye.she.Vu they will dwell H3427 Verb · Qal · imperfect third person masculine plural
1,079× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This verb means to sit or dwell, and can also mean to remain or abide. It's used in the Bible to describe people living in a place or staying with someone, like in the book of Genesis.
Amplified meaning
remain, abide
Tyndale gloss
to dwell
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

יָשַׁב (yashab) is a Hebrew verb meaning to sit, remain, or dwell. It encompasses a range of actions from simply sitting down to more complex ideas like establishing a home or causing a place to be inhabited. The entries indicate various forms, including Qal (to sit), Niphal (to be inhabited), and Hiphil (to cause to dwell). There is an Aramaic equivalent, יְתִב (ye.tiv), meaning 'to dwell'.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יָשַׁב 1090 vb. sit, remain, dwell

Qal

sit

sit, sit down

sit down

sit = be set (as a jewel)

remain, stay, tarry

with special emphasis of qualifying phr.

dwell, have one’s abode

of a land or city, sit, abide, seated in its place, fig. for be inhabited

Niph. be inhabited, of land

Pi. and they shall set their encampments in thee

Hiph.

cause to sit

cause to abide

cause to dwell

cause cities to be inhabited

marry (prop. give a dwelling to)

Hoph. and ye be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3427 יָשַׁב sit, remain, dwell

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3427 yashab yaw-shab'

a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as

judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to

remain; causatively, to settle, to marry:--(make to)

abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease

self, endure, establish, X fail, habitation, haunt, (make to)

inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, X marry(-ing),

(bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(- tle),

(down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate),

take, tarry.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יָשַׁב (ya.shav) — to dwell.

1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to sit, sit down

1a2) to be set

1a3) to remain, stay

1a4) to dwell, have one's abode

1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited

1c) (Piel) to set, place

1d) (Hiphil)

1d1) to cause to sit

1d2) to cause to abide, set

1d3) to cause to dwell

1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited

1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to)

1e) (Hophal)

1e1) to be inhabited

1e2) to make to dwell

Aramaic equivalent: ye.tiv (יְתִב "to dwell" H3488)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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V-Qal-Imperf-3mp — Verb · Qal · imperfect third person masculine plural
HVqi3mp
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

dwel:

(1) In the Old Testament "dwell" is a translation of 9 words, of which by far the most frequent is yashabh, "to sit down," translated "dwell" over 400 times (Ge 4:20; Jos 20:4; 1Ch 17:1,4,5, etc.); also very frequently "sit," and sometimes "abide," "inhabit," "remain." Another word often rendered "dwell" is shakhan or shakhen ("to settle down"), from which is derived the rabbinic word shekhinah (literally, "that which dwells"), the light on the mercy-seat which symbolized the Divine presence (Ex 25:8, etc.). In order to avoid appearing to localize the Divine Being, wherever God is said to "dwell" in a place, the Targum renders that He "causes His Shekinah to dwell"…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Dwell

Tents were in primitive times the common dwellings of men. Houses were afterwards built, the walls of which were frequently of mud (Job 24:16; Matt. 6:19, 20) or of sun-dried bricks.

God “dwells in light” (1 Tim. 6:16; 1 John 1:7), in heaven (Ps. 123:1), in his church (Ps. 9:11; 1 John 4:12). Christ dwelt on earth in the days of his humiliation (John 1:14). He now dwells in the hearts of his people (Eph.…

in booths you will dwell seven days every native-born in Israel they will dwell in booths
בַּסֻּכֹּֽת׃ba.su.Kot in booths H5521 Preposition · noun common feminine plural absolute
31× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word describes a small, temporary shelter or booth. It is used to describe a thicket or covert, as seen in the KJV translations. In the Bible, it is used to describe the tabernacles or tents of the Israelites.
Amplified meaning
small, portable structures
Tyndale gloss
booth
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word סֻכָּה (*sukkah*) refers to a thicket or booth, indicating a temporary shelter or covert. It is a feminine noun derived from the root word for a hut or lair. The entries consistently emphasize its meanings related to temporary structures, such as booths or tabernacles.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

סֻכָּה n.f. thicket, booth

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5521 סֻכָּה thicket, booth

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5521 cukkah sook-kaw'

fem of 5520; a hut or lair:--booth, cottage, covert,

pavilion, tabernacle, tent.

see HEBREW for 05520

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

סֻכָּה (suk.kah) — booth.

1) thicket, covert, booth

1a) thicket

1b) booth (rude or temporary shelter)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-fp — Preposition · noun common feminine plural absolute
HRd/Ncfpa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
Smith's Bible Dictionary

[SUCCOTH; TABERNACLES, THE FEAST OF, FEAST OF]

Thompson Chain Reference topics

made of boughs as a shelter

Ge 33:17; Le 23:42; Ne 8:14; Jon 4:5

--SEE Feast of Tabernacles, FEASTS, JEWISH

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