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Lexicon :: Strong's H5523 - sukôṯ

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סֻכּוֹת
Transliteration
sukôṯ
Pronunciation
sook-kohth'
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Part of Speech
proper plural locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1492e

Strong’s Definitions

סֻכּוֹת Çukkôwth, sook-kohth'; or סֻכֹּת Çukkôth; plural of H5521; booths; Succoth, the name of a place in Egypt and of three in Palestine:—Succoth.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's H5523 in the following manner: Succoth (18x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's H5523 in the following manner: Succoth (18x).

  1. Succoth = "booths"

    1. the site where Jacob put up booths for his cattle and built a house for himself; apparently east of the Jordan near the ford of the torrent Jabbok and later allotted to the tribe of Gad

    2. the first stopping place of the Israelites when they left Egypt

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
סֻכּוֹת Çukkôwth, sook-kohth'; or סֻכֹּת Çukkôth; plural of H5521; booths; Succoth, the name of a place in Egypt and of three in Palestine:—Succoth.
STRONGS H5523: Abbreviations
סֻכּוֺת 18 proper name, of a location; —
1. סֻכֹּ֫תָה (ה locative) Genesis 33:17 (twice in verse) (J; explanation from Jacob's making booths), elsewhere סֻכּוֺת; — city east of Jordan Judges 8:5 + 6 times. Judges 8; Joshua 13:27 (P); probably also 1 Kings 7:46 2 Chronicles 4:17 (reading מַעְכֶּרֶת אֲדָמָה ford of Adamah GFMJudges 7:22 compare BuhlGeogr. 206 Benz 1 Kings 7:46); עֵמֶק ס׳ Psalm 60:8 = Psalm 108:8 is Jordan-valley near succôth; on identify. compare GFMJudges 8:5 BuhlGeogr. 260 GASmGeogr. 585, and references; according to Talmud Dêr `alla, 1 mile north of Jabbok NbrGeogr. du Talm. 248, so S. MerrillEast of Jordan 385 ff.; Greek Version of the LXX Σοκχωθ (Σκηναί Genesis 33 compare Psalms).
†2. סֻכֹּ֫תָה (ה locative) Exodus 12:37, elsewhere סֻכֹּת; — first station of Israel at Exodus, Exodus 12:37; Exodus 13:20; Numbers 33:5, 6 (all P); = Egyptian Thku(t) WMMAs. u. Eur. 70, Thkw SteindBAS i. 603; on site see NavillePithom (1885), especially pp. 6. 23 f. GutheZPV viii (1885), 219 f.; Greek Version of the LXX Σοκχωθ.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

33; 33:17

Exodus

12:37; 12:37; 13:20

Numbers

33:5; 33:6

Joshua

13:27

Judges

7:22; 8; 8:5; 8:5

1 Kings

7:46; 7:46

2 Chronicles

4:17

Psalms

60:8; 108:8

H5523

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Strong's Number H5523 matches the Hebrew סֻכּוֹת (sukôṯ),
which occurs 18 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:17 - Jacob, on the other hand, traveled on to Succoth. There he built himself a house and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place was named Succoth (which means “shelters”).

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:37 - That night the people of Israel left Rameses and started for Succoth. There were about 600,000 men,[fn] plus all the women and children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:20 - The Israelites left Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 33:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:5 - After leaving Rameses, the Israelites set up camp at Succoth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:6 - Then they left Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:27 - In the valley were Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, Zaphon, and the rest of the kingdom of King Sihon of Heshbon. The western boundary ran along the Jordan River, extended as far north as the tip of the Sea of Galilee,[fn] and then turned eastward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:5 - When they reached Succoth, Gideon asked the leaders of the town, “Please give my warriors some food. They are very tired. I am chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:6 - But the officials of Succoth replied, “Catch Zebah and Zalmunna first, and then we will feed your army.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:8 - From there Gideon went up to Peniel[fn] and again asked for food, but he got the same answer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:14 - There he captured a young man from Succoth and demanded that he write down the names of all the seventy-seven officials and elders in the town.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:15 - Gideon then returned to Succoth and said to the leaders, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna. When we were here before, you taunted me, saying, ‘Catch Zebah and Zalmunna first, and then we will feed your exhausted army.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:16 - Then Gideon took the elders of the town and taught them a lesson, punishing them with thorns and briers from the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:46

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:46 - The king had them cast in clay molds in the Jordan Valley between Succoth and Zarethan.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:17 - The king had them cast in clay molds in the Jordan Valley between Succoth and Zarethan.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:6 - God has promised this by his holiness[fn]:
“I will divide up Shechem with joy.
I will measure out the valley of Succoth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:7 - God has promised this by his holiness[fn]:
“I will divide up Shechem with joy.
I will measure out the valley of Succoth.
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