Tent: 1. Heb. 'ohel
(Genesis 9:21,27) This word is used also of
a. a dwelling or habitation
(1 Kings 8:66; Isaiah 16:5; Jeremiah 4:20)
b. the temple
(Ezekiel 41:1)
c. When used of the tabernacle, as in
(1 Kings 1:39) it denotes the
covering of goat's hair which was placed over the mishcan.2. Heb. mishcan
(The Song of Solomon 1:8) used also of
a. a dwelling
(Job 18:21; Psalms 87:2)
b. the grave
(Isaiah 22:16) comp.
(Isaiah 14:18)
c. the temple
(Psalms 46:4; 84:2; 132:5)
d. the tabernacle
(Exodus 25:9; 26:1; 40:9; Numbers 1:50,53; 10:11)
e. When distinguished from 'ohel, it denotes the twelve interior
curtains which lay upon the framework of the tabernacle (q.v.).
3. Heb. kubbah
(Numbers 25:8) a dome-like tent devoted to the impure
worship of Baal-peor.
4. Heb. succah
(2 Samuel 11:11) a tent or booth made of green boughs or
branches (see)
(Genesis 33:17; Leviticus 23:34,42; Psalms 18:11; Jonah 4:5; Isaiah 4:6)
(Nehemiah 8:15-17) (where the word is variously rendered).
a. Jubal was "the father of such as dwell in tents"
(Genesis 4:20)
b. The patriarchs were "dwellers in tents"
(Genesis 9:21,27; 12:8)
(Genesis 13:12; 26:17)
c. during their wilderness wanderings all Israel dwelt in tents
(Exodus 16:16; Deuteronomy 33:18; Joshua 7:24)
Tents have always occupied a prominent place in Eastern life
(1 Samuel 17:54; 2 Kings 7:7; Psalms 120:5; The Song of Solomon 1:5) Paul the apostle's occupation was
that of a tent-maker
(Acts 18:3) i.e., perhaps a maker of tent cloth.
