Strong's H5521 · Hebrew
סֻכָּה
çukkâh · /sook-kaw'/
Definition
a hut or lair
KJV: booth, cottage, covert, pavilion, tabernacle, tent.
Root / derivation: feminine of H5520 (סֹךְ);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered סֻכָּה across 29 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
29 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Leviticus3 verses
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD.
Leviticus 23:42Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:
Leviticus 23:43That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
Deuteronomy3 verses
Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine: corn: Heb. floor, and thy winepress
Deuteronomy 16:16Three 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:
Deuteronomy 31:10And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,
2 Samuel2 verses
And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
2 Samuel 22:12And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies. dark: Heb. binding of waters
1 Kings2 verses
And it came to pass, when Benhadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city. message: Heb. word pavilions: or, tents Set yourselves: or, Place the engines. And they placed the engines
1 Kings 20:16And they went out at noon. But Benhadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
Nehemiah4 verses
And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month: by: Heb. by the hand of
Nehemiah 8:15And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.
Nehemiah 8:16So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.
Nehemiah 8:17And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.
Job3 verses
Psalms2 verses
Isaiah2 verses
Zechariah3 verses
And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
Zechariah 14:18And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. that have no: Heb. upon whom there is not
Zechariah 14:19This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. punishment: or, sin
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H5521 (çukkâh) mean?
a hut or lair
How many times does H5521 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H5521 (סֻכָּה) appears in 29 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “booths.”
How is çukkâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H5521 is rendered as “booths” (9×), “tabernacles” (9×), “pavilions” (3×), “tabernacle” (3×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word סֻכָּה come from?
feminine of H5520 (סֹךְ);