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סָכַךְ H5526
H5526 is the Hebrew word סָכַךְ, transliterated çâkak and said saw-kak'. The King James Version most often renders it cover.
What it means
properly, to entwine as ascreen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, (figuratively) protect.
Where it comes from
or שָׂכַךְ; (Exodus 33:22), a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 22 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: cover, defence, defend, hedge in, join together, set, shut up.
Verses using סָכַךְ
All 22 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 25:20 · KJV
And 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 33:22 · KJV
And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:
Exodus 37:9 · KJV
And 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 40:3 · KJV
And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.
Exodus 40:21 · KJV
And 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 3:24 · KJV
When 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 24:3 · KJV
And 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 8:7 · KJV
For 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 28:18 · KJV
And 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 38:8 · KJV
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
Job 40:22 · KJV
The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
Psalm 5:11 · KJV
But 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.
Psalm 91:4 · KJV
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Psalm 139:13 · KJV
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
Psalm 140:7 · KJV
O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
Isaiah 9:11 · KJV
Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;
Isaiah 19:2 · KJV
And 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 3:43 · KJV
Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.
Lamentations 3:44 · KJV
Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.
Ezekiel 28:14 · KJV
Thou 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 28:16 · KJV
By 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.
Nahum 2:5 · KJV
He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5526 mean?
H5526 is the Hebrew word סָכַךְ (çâkak), meaning properly, to entwine as ascreen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, (figuratively) protect.
How is H5526 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it cover (5 times), hast covered (4 times), covered (3 times), covering (2 times), surely he covereth (1 time), among others.
How many times does H5526 appear in the Bible?
סָכַךְ (çâkak) is tagged in 22 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5526 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or שָׂכַךְ; (Exodus 33:22), a primitive root.
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