Sakhakh סָכַךְ
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| סָכַךְ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | sakhakh |
| Strong's number | H5526 (H5526B, H5526A, H5526C, H5526D, H5526E, H5526F) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to cover |
| Occurrences | 24 in 24 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (5) |
Sakhakh (Hebrew סָכַךְ, Strong's H5526) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to cover”. It occurs 24 times in 24 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H5526B: to cover
1) to block, overshadow, screen, stop the approach, shut off, cover
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to screen, cover
1a2) to cover oneself
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to screen, cover
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to screen, cover
1a2) to cover oneself
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to screen, cover
H5526A: to fence
(Qal) to hedge, fence about, shut in
H5526C: to weave
1) to weave together
4a) (Qal) to weave together
1b) (Pilpel) to weave, weave together
4a) (Qal) to weave together
1b) (Pilpel) to weave, weave together
H5526D: protector
protector (participle)
H5526E: to cover
(Qal) to cover, lay over
H5526F: to weave
1) to weave together
1a) (Qal) to weave together
1b) (Pilpel) to weave, weave together
1a) (Qal) to weave together
1b) (Pilpel) to weave, weave together
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | covered (8), cover (5), covering (2), covereth (2), up (1), defendest (1), join (1), together (1), set (1), defence (1) |
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| BSB | overshadowing (2), overshadowed (2), you have covered (2), cover you (1), screen (1), shielded (1), relieving himself (1), relieve (1), has hedged (1), knit me together (1), who enclosed (1), conceal him (1), and 9 other renderings |
Verses
Every verse with Sakhakh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 25:20And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
- Exodus 33:22And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:and when My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by.
- Exodus 37:9And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
- Exodus 40:3And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.Put the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark with the veil.
- Exodus 40:21And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the Lord commanded Moses.Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and shielded off the ark of the Testimony, just as the LORD had commanded him.
Judges
- Judges 3:24When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.After Ehud was gone, Eglon’s servants came in and found the doors of the upper room locked. “He must be relieving himself in the cool room,” they said.
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 24:3And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.Soon Saul came to the sheepfolds along the road, where there was a cave, and he went in to relieve himself. And David and his men were hiding in the recesses of the cave.
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 8:7For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 28:18And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord.the weight of the refined gold for the altar of incense; and the plans for the chariot of the gold cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
Job
- Job 3:23Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?
- Job 10:11Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews.You clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews.
- Job 38:8Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
- Job 40:22The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
Psalms
- Psalm 5:11But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
- Psalm 91:4He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
- Psalm 139:13For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.
- Psalm 140:7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 9:11Therefore the Lord shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;The LORD has raised up the foes of Rezin against him and joined his enemies together.
- Isaiah 19:2And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.“So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
Lamentations
- Lamentations 3:43Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.You have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us; You have killed without pity.
- Lamentations 3:44Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 28:14Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for I had ordained you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones.
- Ezekiel 28:16By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.By the vastness of your trade, you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mountain of God, and I banished you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.
Nahum
- Nahum 2:5He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.He summons his nobles; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).