Quick Definition
lair
Strong's Definition
a hut (as of entwined boughs); also a lair
Derivation: from H5526 (סָכַךְ);
KJV Usage: covert, den, pavilion, tabernacle.
TWOT Reference: 1492d
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
סֹךְ (sokh) — lair. thicket, lair, covert, booth
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · סכך
Tents
booth, hut, lair = a shelter, ◄ made of fragile materials such as leaves and branches, ► for the purpose of protection from rain and sun for both humans and animals; used by people who needed a temporary shelter, such as nomads, soldiers, and farm workers in the field; ≈ by extension, figuratively God's protection over his people, God's shelter for himself; also a metaphor for Jerusalem, the dwelling of God's people; also by extension, a place where ferocious animals can hide in order to attack someone
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[סֹךְ] n.[m.] thicket, covert, lair base