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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.

Word: סָכַךְTransliteration: çâkakSaid: saw-kak'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 22 verses

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.

cover 5×hast covered 4×covered 3×covering 2×surely he covereth 1×wings and covered 1×or who shut up 1×because thou defendest 1×against him and join 1×set 1×covereth 1×thereof and the defence 1×

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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