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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50036" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50036" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> [[Booth]] </strong> . The Heb. <em> sukkâh </em> (note [[Genesis]] 33:17 RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] ) was a simple structure made of the branches of trees, which the peasant erected for rest and shelter in his field or vineyard ( Isaiah 1:8 [[Rv]] [Note: Revised Version.] ). In [[Av]] [Note: Authorized Version.] and [[Rv]] [Note: Revised Version.] it is variously rendered <strong> booth, cottage, hut, pavilion, tabernacle, tent </strong> . The booth was also a convenient shelter for cattle ( Genesis 33:17 ) and for the army in the field ( 2 Samuel 11:11 [[Rv]] [Note: Revised Version.] ). </p> <p> [[A.]] [[R.]] [[S.]] Kennedy. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39157" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39157" /> == | ||
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== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15653" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15653" /> == | ||
<p> A shelter, made usually of poles fixed upright in the ground, and covered over with green boughs, Genesis 33:17 . The great feast of tabernacles, or booths, had its name from the circumstance that the Jews were directed by their law to dwell in booths during the seen days of this feast, Leviticus 23:40-42; Nehemiah 8:14 . </p> | <p> [[A]] shelter, made usually of poles fixed upright in the ground, and covered over with green boughs, Genesis 33:17 . The great feast of tabernacles, or booths, had its name from the circumstance that the [[Jews]] were directed by their law to dwell in booths during the seen days of this feast, Leviticus 23:40-42; Nehemiah 8:14 . </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_94592" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_94592" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' (n.) A covered stall or temporary structure in a fair or market, or at a polling place. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) A house or shed built of boards, boughs, or other slight materials, for temporary occupation. </p> | <p> '''(1):''' (n.) [[A]] covered stall or temporary structure in a fair or market, or at a polling place. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) [[A]] house or shed built of boards, boughs, or other slight materials, for temporary occupation. </p> | ||
== Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_197584" /> == | == Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_197584" /> == | ||
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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58563" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58563" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> [[Booth,]] n. Heb. beth, a house or booth, a nest for birds. </p> <p> [[A]] house or shed built of boards, boughs of trees, or other slight materials, for a temporary residence. </p> | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30606" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30606" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_26456" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_26456" /> == | ||
<p> (סֻכָּהּ, sukkah', often rendered " tabernacle" or " pavilion"), a hut made of branches of trees, and thus distinguished from a tent properly so called. Such were the booths in which | <p> (סֻכָּהּ, ''sukkah','' often rendered " tabernacle" or " pavilion"), a hut made of branches of trees, and thus distinguished from a tent properly so called. Such were the booths in which Jacob sojourned for a while on his return to the borders of Canaan, whence the place obtained the name of ''Succoth'' ( Genesis 33:17); and such were the temporary green sheds in which the [[Israelites]] were directed to celebrate the Feast of [[Tabernacles]] ( Leviticus 23:42-43). (See [[Succoth]]); (See [[Feast Of Tabernacles]]). As this observance was to commemorate the abode of the Israelites in the wilderness, it has been rather unwisely concluded by some that they there lived in such booths. But it is evident from the narrative that, during their wanderings, they dwelt in ''tents;'' and, indeed, where, in that treeless region, could they have found branches with which to construct their booths ? </p> <p> Such structures are only available in well-wooded regions; and it is obvious that the direction to celebrate the feast in booths, rather than in tents, was given because, when the Israelites became a settled people in [[Palestine]] and ceased to have a general use of tents, it was easier for them to erect a temporary shed of green branches than to provide a tent for the occasion. (See [[Cottage]]). </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2021" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2021" /> == | ||
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== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15249" /> == | == Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15249" /> == | ||
<p> Booth, a hut made of branches of trees, and thus distinguished from a tent properly so called. Such were the booths in which Jacob sojourned for a while on his return to the borders of Canaan, whence the place obtained the name of Succoth ( Genesis 33:17); and such were the temporary green sheds in which the Israelites were directed to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles ( Leviticus 23:42-43). As this observance was to commemorate the abode of the Israelites in the wilderness, it has been rather unwisely concluded by some that they there lived in such booths. But it is evident from the narrative, that, during their wanderings, they dwelt in tents; and, indeed, where, in that treeless region, could they have found branches with which to construct their booths? Such structures are only available in well-wooded regions; and it is obvious that the direction to celebrate the feast in booths, rather than in tents, was given because, when the Israelites became a settled people in Palestine, and ceased to have a general use of tents, it was easier for them to erect a temporary shed of green branches than to provide a tent for the occasion. </p> | <p> Booth, a hut made of branches of trees, and thus distinguished from a tent properly so called. Such were the booths in which Jacob sojourned for a while on his return to the borders of Canaan, whence the place obtained the name of [[Succoth]] ( Genesis 33:17); and such were the temporary green sheds in which the Israelites were directed to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles ( Leviticus 23:42-43). As this observance was to commemorate the abode of the Israelites in the wilderness, it has been rather unwisely concluded by some that they there lived in such booths. But it is evident from the narrative, that, during their wanderings, they dwelt in tents; and, indeed, where, in that treeless region, could they have found branches with which to construct their booths? Such structures are only available in well-wooded regions; and it is obvious that the direction to celebrate the feast in booths, rather than in tents, was given because, when the Israelites became a settled people in Palestine, and ceased to have a general use of tents, it was easier for them to erect a temporary shed of green branches than to provide a tent for the occasion. </p> | ||
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