What does חַג · סֻכָּה mean in the Bible?
חַג · סֻכָּה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Feast of Booths — the seven-day ingathering festival in temporary shelters".
Hebrew · H2282, H5521
חַג הַסֻּכּוֹת
A festival , or a victim therefor · a hut or lair
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חַג H2282 a festival , or a victim therefor
Pronunciation chag
A sacred gathering marked by pilgrimage, sacrifice, and communal worship—covenantal renewal through solemn assembly
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סֻכָּה H5521 a hut or lair
Pronunciation sukkah
Temporary shelter embodying covenant memory; moves from literal booth to metaphor for divine protection and presence
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What does חַג הַסֻּכּוֹת (chag ha-sukkot) mean in the Bible?
חַג · סֻכָּה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Feast of Booths — the seven-day ingathering festival in temporary shelters".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2282, H5521?
H2282, H5521 is connected to 93 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Feast of Booths — the seven-day ingathering festival in temporary shelters
Strong's H2282, H5521
Lexical occurrences 93 verses Source Gloss
Feast of Booths — the seven-day ingathering festival in temporary shelters
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חַג הַסֻּכּוֹת is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain