Quick Definition
booth
Strong's Definition
a hut or lair
Derivation: feminine of H5520 (סֹךְ);
KJV Usage: booth, cottage, covert, pavilion, tabernacle, tent.
TWOT Reference: 1492d
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
סֻכָּה (suk.kah) — booth. 1) thicket, covert, booth 1a) thicket 1b) booth (rude or temporary shelter)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f · סכך
Tents | ≈ בַּיִת · אֹהֶל · מָלֹון
shelter, booth, hut = a shelter, ◄ made of fragile materials such as leaves and branches, ► for the purpose of protection from rain and sun for both humans and animals; used by people who needed a temporary shelter, such as nomads, soldiers, and farm workers in the field; ≈ by extension, figuratively God's protection over his people, God's shelter for himself; also a metaphor for Jerusalem, the dwelling of God's people; also by extension, a place where ferocious animals can hide in order to attack someone
GEN 33:17 · LEV 23:34 · LEV 23:42 · LEV 23:42 · LEV 23:43 · DEU 16:13 · DEU 16:16 · DEU 31:10 · 2SA 11:11 · 2SA 22:12 · 1KI 20:12 · 1KI 20:16 · 2CH 8:13 · EZR 3:4 · NEH 8:14 · NEH 8:15 · NEH 8:16 · NEH 8:17 · NEH 8:17 · JOB 27:18 · JOB 36:29 · JOB 38:40 · PSA 18:12 · PSA 31:21 · ISA 1:8 · ISA 4:6 · AMO 9:11 · JON 4:5 · ZEC 14:16 · ZEC 14:18 · ZEC 14:19
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
סֻכָּה n.f. thicket, booth base