H5521 H5521
Booth, temporary shelter of branches; the Feast of Booths (Sukkot); God's protective canopy; a thicket or covert
A sukkah is a temporary structure woven from branches and foliage, used as shelter for people, livestock, or soldiers in the field. In its most familiar usage it names the joyful pilgrimage Feast of Booths (Sukkot), when Israel dwells in leafy shelters to remember the wilderness sojourn. Poetically, God's own dwelling is pictured as a sukkah -- a canopy of dark clouds or a pavilion of protection (Ps 18:11). The word can also denote a natural thicket where a lion lies in ambush (Job 38:40), preserving the concrete image of interwoven vegetation that underlies every sense.
4. thicket, covert — The word's most concrete, natural sense: a dense thicket of vegetation serving as an animal's hiding place. Job 38:40 uses it for the covert where a lion crouches in ambush. This sense preserves the root image of interwoven branches without any human construction, linking directly to the etymological core of the word. 1×
AR["فِي-الْمُخْتَبَإِ"]·ben["-ঘন-ঝোপে"]·DE["Laubhuette"]·EN["in-the-thicket"]·FR["cabane"]·heb["ב-סוכה"]·HI["झाड़ी-में"]·ID["di-semak"]·IT["nel-in-il-thicket"]·jav["ing-tarub"]·KO["덤불-에서"]·PT["na-toca"]·RU["в-шалаше"]·ES["en-la-espesura"]·SW["katika-kichaka"]·TR["çalılıkta"]·urd["کھوہ میں"]
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Senses
1. booth, temporary shelter — The primary physical sense: a rough, temporary shelter made of interwoven boughs and foliage. Genesis 33:17 shows Jacob building booths for his cattle at the place he names Sukkot, while Leviticus 23:42 prescribes dwelling in such shelters during the festival. Multilingual glosses (Spanish 'cabañas,' German 'Laubhütten,' English 'booth') all capture the rustic, impermanent quality of the structure. 18×
AR["خَيْمَةَ","في-ال-مظَلّاتِ","في-الخِيامِ","فِي-ال-مَظَالِّ","فِي-الْمَظَالِّ","فِي-مَظَلَّةٍ","كَمِظَلَّةٍ","مَظَالَّ","مَظَلَّةً","مَظَلّاتٍ","وَ-كَ-خَيمَةٍ","وَ-مِظَلَّةٌ"]·ben["এবং-কুটিরের-মতো","ও-কুটির","কুটির","কুটিরকে","কুটিরগুলোতে","কুটিরে","কুটিরের-মতো","ছাউনি","তাঁবুতে"]·DE["Hütten","Laubhuette","Laubhuetten","[וסכה]","[כסכה]","in-Laubhuetten","in-booths","in-der-booths","in-ein-Hütte","und-Laubhuette"]·EN["a-booth","and-as-booth","and-booth","booths","in-a-booth","in-booths","in-the-booths","like-booth","the-booth-of-"]·FR["[וסכה]","[כסכה]","[סכת]","cabane","cabanes","dans-booths","dans-le-booths","dans-tente","et-cabane","in-cabanes"]·heb["ב-ה-בסכות","ב-ה-בסכת","ב-ה-סכות","ב-סוכה","ב-סוכות","ו-כ-סוכה","ו-סוכה","כ-סוכה","סוּכת","סוכה","סכות","סכת"]·HI["और-झोंपड़ी","और-झोंपड़ी-की-तरह","छप्पर","जैसे-झोंपड़ी","झोपड़ियां","झोपड़ियों-में","झोपड़ी","तंबूओं-में","तम्बूओं-में","में-छावनी"]·ID["Dalam-pondok-pondok-daun","Dan-pondok","dalam-pondok-pondok-daun","dan-seperti-pondok","di-kemah-kemah","di-pondok-pondok","pondok,","pondok-pondok","seperti-pondok"]·IT["booths","capanna","capanne","e-capanna","e-come-e-as-booth","in-booths","in-capanne","in-il-booths","in-il-capanne"]·jav["Lan-tarub","Wonten-tarub","ing-kemah","ing-tarub","ing-tarub-tarub","kados-tarub","lan-kadosdene-tarub","tarp-tarp","tarub","tarub-tarub","wonten-tarub","wonten-tarub."]·KO["그-초막들-에서","그리고-오두막-같이","에-그-초막들","에-장막들","에-초막들","장막-안에","천막들-에","초막-같고","초막-을","초막들-에서","초막들을","초막을","초막이"]·PT["E-tabernáculo","Nas-cabanas","cabana","cabanas","como-cabana","e-como-cabana","em-cabanas","em-tenda","em-tendas","nas-cabanas","nas-tendas","tenda-de"]·RU["в-кущах","в-шатрах","в-шатре","и-как-шалаш","и-шатёр","как-шалаш","кущи","скинию","шалаш"]·ES["En-cabañas","Y-tabernáculo","cabañas","como-cabaña","en-cabañas","en-las-cabañas","en-las-tiendas","en-tabernáculo","en-tiendas","enramada","enramadas","la-cabaña-de","y-como-cabaña"]·SW["Katika-vibanda","kama-kibanda","katika-kibanda","katika-vibanda","kibanda","kibanda-cha","makazi","na-kama-kibanda","na-kibanda","vibanda","vibandani"]·TR["-da-çardaklarda","barınaklar","kulube-gibi","kulubisini","ve-kulube","ve-kulübe-gibi","çadırlarda","çardak","çardaklar","çardaklarda","çardakta"]·urd["-سائبان-میں","اور-جھونپڑی-کی-طرح","اور-چھٹری","جھونپڑی","جھونپڑی-کی-طرح","جھونپڑیاں","جھونپڑیوں-میں","خیموں-میں","خیمے-کو","چھپر"]
Gen 33:17, Lev 23:42, Lev 23:42, Lev 23:43, 2 Sam 11:11, 1 Kgs 20:12, 1 Kgs 20:16, Neh 8:14, Neh 8:15, Neh 8:16, Neh 8:17, Neh 8:17 (+6 more)
2. Feast of Booths (Sukkot) — When preceded by the article ('the Booths'), the word functions as the proper name of the autumn pilgrimage festival -- Sukkot or Tabernacles. Leviticus 23:34 and Deuteronomy 16:13 anchor this liturgical sense. French and German translations sometimes retain the Hebrew loan ('le-Booths,' 'der-Booths'), reflecting the festival's status as a recognized proper name across traditions. 9×
AR["المَظالِّ","الْمَظَالِّ","الْمَظَالِّ."]·ben["-কুটিরের","কুটিরগুলোর","কুটিরের","সেই-কুটিরগুলির"]·DE["[הסכות]","der-Booths","der-booths","die-Laubhuetten"]·EN["the-Booths","the-Sukkot","the-booths"]·FR["[הסכות]","der-cabanes","le-Booths","le-booths"]·heb["ה-סוכות","ה-סכות"]·HI["झोपड़ियों-का","झोपड़ियों-के","झोपड़ियों-के।","सुक्कोत-का","सुक्कोत-के"]·ID["Pondok-Daun","pondok-pondok","pondok-pondok-daun"]·IT["il-Booths","il-booths","il-capanne","le-capanne"]·jav["Tarub","Tarub-tarub","kang-tarub","tarub"]·KO["그-초막","그-초막들","그-초막들-의","그-초막들의","그-초막절의","초막절을","초막절의"]·PT["Cabanas","as-Cabanas","as-Sukkot","as-tendas","os-tabernáculos"]·RU["-кущей","Суккот","Шалашей","кущей"]·ES["las-cabañas","los-Tabernáculos","los-tabernáculos"]·SW["Vibanda","ya-Vibanda","ya-vibanda"]·TR["Sukotun","Çardakların","çardaklar","çardakların"]·urd["-جھونپڑیوں-کی","ال-جھونپڑیوں-کی","جھونپڑیوں-کی","جھونپڑیوں-کے"]
3. pavilion or canopy of God — A metaphorical extension portraying God's presence as a sheltering canopy or pavilion. In Psalm 18:11 (paralleled in 2 Samuel 22:12), the Lord wraps Himself in dark waters and thick clouds as His sukkah. Job 36:29 uses the same image for the spreading of God's storm-canopy. Spanish 'su pabellón' and English 'his pavilion' highlight the royal, protective overtone. 3×
AR["مَظَلَّاتٍ","مَظَلَّتَهُ","مَظَلَّتِهِ"]·ben["কুটির","তাঁর-তাঁবু","তাঁর-তাঁবুর"]·DE["Laubhuette","canopies","sein-Hütte"]·EN["canopies","his-canopy","his-pavilion"]·FR["canopies","son-cabane-lui","tente"]·heb["סוכות","סוכתו"]·HI["मंडप-उसके-की","मडैलों","मण्डप-अपना"]·ID["kemahNya","pondok-Nya","pondok-pondok"]·IT["canopies","capanna","suo-pavilion-suo"]·jav["tarub","tarub-ipun"]·KO["그-의-천막의","초막들로","획도다"]·PT["de-sua-tenda?","sua-tenda","tendas"]·RU["шатер-Его","шатра-Его","шатры"]·ES["pabellones","su-pabellón","su-tienda"]·SW["hema-yake","vibanda","za-kibanda-chake"]·TR["çadırlar","çadırının","çardağını"]·urd["اس کے خیمے کی","اُس-کا-خیمہ","خیمے-کی-طرح"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† סֻכָּה n.f. thicket, booth (proposes of interwoven boughs cf. Ne 8:15);—abs. ס׳ Is 1:8 +; cstr. סֻכַּת Am 9:11; sf. סֻכָּתוֹ Jb 36:29 ψ 18:12, and so read ‖ 2 S 22:12 (for MT סֻכּוֹת; De Hup-Now HPS); usually pl. סֻכֹּת Gn 33:17 +; סֻכּוֹת 2 S 11:11; +;— 1. thicket, lurking-place of lions Jb 38:40 (cf. [סֹךְ] 1). 2. booth, rude or temporary shelter, for cattle Gn 33:17 (J; distinct from…