Strong H5526H5526Bסָכַךְ
to cover
One of the 6 senses of Strong H5526
- Transliteration
- sâkak ώâkak
- Pronunciation
- {saw-kak'} saw-kak'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Verb
Definition
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
General definition
A primitive root; properly to entwine as a screen; by implication to fence {in} cover {over} (figuratively) protect: - {cover} {defence} {defend} hedge {in} join {together} {set} shut up.
In the Bible
Strong H5526B appears in 17 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- cover13
- covereth2
- set1
- thou1
First verses
- 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.
- 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.
- Exodus 40:3And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Job 40:22The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
- Psalms 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.
- Psalms 91:4He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
- Psalms 140:7O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
- 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.
- Lamentations 3:43Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.
- Lamentations 3:44Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.
- 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.
- 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.