Pavilion

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

PAVILION is formed (through Fr. pavilion ) from Lat. papilio , which meant a ‘butterfly,’ and also (from the resemblance to a butterfly’s outspread wings) a ‘tent.’ ‘Pavilion’ is the tr. [Note: translate or translation.] in AV [Note: Authorized Version.] of sôk in Psalms 27:5 , and of sukkah in 2 Samuel 22:12 , 1Ki 20:12; 1 Kings 20:15 , Psalms 18:11; Psalms 31:20 (to which RV [Note: Revised Version.] adds Job 36:29 and Isaiah 4:5 for AV [Note: Authorized Version.] ‘tabernacle’). sukkah is of frequent occurrence, and is often rendered ‘booth’ or ‘tabernacle,’ once ‘tent’ ( 2 Samuel 11:11 ). Besides these, shaphrur in its single occurrence ( Jeremiah 43:10 ) is tr. [Note: translate or translation.] ‘royal pavilion’ (RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] ‘glittering pavilion’). RV [Note: Revised Version.] has also given ‘pavilion’ in Numbers 25:8 , with mg. ‘ alcove ’ for AV [Note: Authorized Version.] ‘tent.’ It is possible that the Heb. qubbah in this passage is a mistake for chuppah , ‘nuptial tent.’

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The auricle of the ear; also, the fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube.

(2):

(n.) That part of a brilliant which lies between the girdle and collet. See Illust. of Brilliant.

(3):

(n.) A flag, colors, ensign, or banner.

(4):

(n.) A single body or mass of building, contained within simple walls and a single roof, whether insulated, as in the park or garden of a larger edifice, or united with other parts, and forming an angle or central feature of a large pile.

(5):

(n.) A temporary movable habitation; a large tent; a marquee; esp., a tent raised on posts.

(6):

(n.) A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky.

(7):

(v. t.) To furnish or cover with, or shelter in, a tent or tents.

(8):

(n.) Same as Tent (Her.)

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Psalms 27:5, sok; Psalms 18:11; Psalms 31:20, a spiritual pavilion, namely, Jehovah's favor and protection; explained in the parallel, "the secret of Thy presence"; none have access to an eastern king's pavilion in the "inner court" save those he admits (Esther 4:11). Thus to be "kept secretly" in Jehovah's pavilion is to be in His most intimate confidence, and so perfectly secure, to be of His "hidden ones" (Psalms 83:3; 1 Kings 20:16; 2 Samuel 22:12). Sukkah , sukkot . In Jeremiah 43:10 shaphrur , "Nebuchadnezzar shall spread his royal pavilion (literally, rich ornamental tapestry hanging from above round the throne) over these stones."

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Pavilion. (A temporary movable tent or habitation.

1. Hebrew, Soc, properly an enclosed place, also rendered "tabernacle," "covert," and "den;" once only "pavilion." Psalms 27:5. (Among the Egyptians, pavilions were built in a similar style to houses, though on a smaller scale, in various parts of the country, and in the foreign districts through which the Egyptian armies passed, for the use of the king - Wilkinson).

2. Hebrew, Succah, usually "tabernacle," and "booth."

3. Hebrew, Shaphrur and shaphrir, a word used once only, in Jeremiah 49:10, to signify glory or splendor, and hence, probably to be understood of the splendid covering of the royal throne.

King James Dictionary

PAVILION, n. pavil'yun. L. papilio, a butterfly, and a pavilion.

1. A tent a temporary movable habitation. 2. In architecture, a kind of turret or building, usually insulated and contained under a single roof sometimes square and sometimes in the form of a dome. Sometimes a pavilion is a projecting part in the front of a building sometimes it flanks a corner. 3. In military affairs, a tent raised on posts. The word is sometimes used for a flag, colors, ensign or banner. 4. In heraldry, a covering in form of a tent,investing the armories of kings. 5. Among jewelers,the under side and corner of brilliants, lying between the girdle and collet.

Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types

2 Samuel 22:12 (b) This is a description of the holy and awful presence of GOD in which He surrounds Himself with an impenetrable darkness secure from all human interference. (See1Ki 8:12).

Psalm 27:5 (a) This is a type of the secret place of prayer and fellowship with GOD wherein He makes His presence known, and gives a sense of protection and care which quiets the heart. (See also Psalm 31:20).

Holman Bible Dictionary

1 Kings 20:16Jeremiah 43:102 Samuel 22:12Psalm 18:11Psalm 27:5Psalm 31:20Daniel 11:45Psalm 19:5 Job 36:29 Isaiah 4:5

Morrish Bible Dictionary

A booth or tent, used poetically for a dwelling. 2 Samuel 22:12; 1 Kings 20:12,16; Psalm 18:11; Psalm 27:5; Psalm 31:20 .

Easton's Bible Dictionary

2 Samuel 22:121 Kings 20:12-16Psalm 18:1127:5Jeremiah 43:10

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

pa - vil´yun  : A covered place, booth, tent, in which a person may be kept hid or secret ( סך , ṣōkh , Psalm 27:5; סכּה , ṣukkāh - the usual term - Psalm 31:20 ), or otherwise be withdrawn from view. The term is used with reference to God (2 Samuel 22:12; Psalm 18:11 ); to kings drinking in privacy (1 Kings 20:12 , 1 Kings 20:16 ); the Revised Version (British and American) gives "pavilion" for the King James Version "tabernacle" in Job 36:29; Isaiah 4:6; while in Numbers 25:8 it substitutes this word, with the margin "alcove," for the King James Version "tent" ( ḳubbāh ), and Jeremiah 43:10 , for "royal pavilion" ( shaphrūr ), reads in the margin "glittering pavilion."

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bibliography InformationMcClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Pavilion'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/pavilion.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature

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