סֹךְ
çôk · soke
a hut (as of entwined boughs); also a lair
Lexicon
Derivation: from H5526 (סָכַךְ);
a hut (as of entwined boughs); also a lair
- a hut (as of entwined boughs)
- also, a lair
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: covert, den, pavilion, tabernacle.
Letters
- סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
- Concrete
- pillar · prop · thorn
- Extended
- to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to support and uphold › the open hand that covers
To support and uphold of the open hand that covers.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of סֹךְ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- in his den1 · 25%
- me in his pavilion1 · 25%
- also is his tabernacle1 · 25%
- his covert1 · 25%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.