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סְכָכָה

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Sekhakhah

H5527 noun

SILEX Entry

Root סכך to cover, to shelter, to protect

Definition

A type of protective enclosure, shelter, or covering; as a toponym, Secacah refers to a specific site in the Judean wilderness, likely identified by its association with protective structures such as shelters, booths, or enclosures. In the only explicit biblical occurrence, it names a settlement listed among the towns of Judah.

Semantic Range

covering, shelter, enclosure (general sense); Secacah (place name in Judean wilderness)

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root סָכַךְ (s-k-k), which means 'to cover, to shelter, to protect.' The noun form סְכָכָה (sekakhah) denotes an object or place characterized by providing shelter or protection. As a place name, the term likely refers to a locality notable for natural or constructed shelter, such as a thicket, booth, or other covering.

Historical & Contextual Notes

סְכָכָה occurs in Joshua 15:61 as one of the settlements in the Judean wilderness—its usage there is purely toponymic. The root ס-כ-ך occurs elsewhere in Hebrew to indicate physical covering (e.g., סֻכָּה sukka 'booth, hut'), and this term is related semantically to ideas of shade, protection, or enclosure. Archaeological identification of Secacah has been proposed at sites such as Khirbet el-Mirda, reflecting its continued association with caves or enclosed sites in the region. The English rendering 'Secacah' is a direct transliteration; the place-name's meaning would likely have been transparent to ancient Israelites as referencing shelter or covering, but later translations rendered it purely as a proper noun, erasing this sense. There is no evidence for a broader semantic range beyond its toponymic use in the Hebrew Bible.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from סָכַךְ; inclosure; Secacah, a place in Palestine; Secacah.

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Root Family

סכך (s-k-k) — to cover, to shelter, to protect

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4329 מֵיסָךְ sheltering portico of
H4537 מָסַךְ screening curtain
H4539 מָסָךְ the screening-curtain
H4540 מְסֻכָּה your shelter
H5519 סָךְ dense throng

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5527-01 וּ/סְכָכָֽה usekhakhah HC/Np and Secacah and Shelter-Enclosure 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5527-01 Joshua 15:61 וּ/סְכָכָֽה usekhakhah HC/Np and Secacah and Shelter-Enclosure
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