H3681 H3681
covering, specifically a covering of animal skins for the tabernacle
This term denotes a covering made of skins, appearing only in Numbers 4 in instructions for transporting tabernacle items. The Kohathites were to cover the ark and altar with a 'covering of skins' (likely porpoise or badger skins) before transport. The word emphasizes the protective function - precious sacred objects required careful wrapping for movement. The construction with 'covering of...' highlights both the material and purpose, protecting holy items from exposure and damage during Israel's wilderness journeys.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A protective covering made of animal skins, used specifically in tabernacle service. Both occurrences in Numbers 4:6, 14 describe wrapping the ark and altar with skin coverings before the Kohathites could transport them. This outer layer protected both the sacred objects and the people - preventing unauthorized contact while enabling mobility. The skins formed the final, weatherproof layer in the careful wrapping protocol for holy things. 2×
AR["غِطَاءَ"]·ben["আবরণ"]·DE["covering-von"]·EN["covering-of"]·FR["couverture-de"]·heb["כסוי"]·HI["आवरण"]·ID["penutup"]·IT["covering-di"]·jav["tutup", "tutuping"]·KO["덮개"]·PT["cobertura-de"]·RU["покрытие"]·ES["cubierta-de"]·SW["kifuniko-cha"]·TR["örtüsünü"]·urd["پردہ"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [כָּסוּי] n.[m.] covering, only cstr. כְּסוּי עוֹר covering of skins Nu 4:6, 14 (P).