ʼâhal — H167

Definition

verb

to tent

1. to pitch a tent, to move a tent
1. (Qal) pitch or remove a tent
2. (Piel) to pitch one's tent

Usually translated as

a tent, pitch

Origin

a denominative from H168

• Derived from ʼôhel (H168)

Greek equivalents

• diérchomai (G1330)
• eisérchomai (G1525)
• epiphaúō (G2017)
• skēnóō (G4637)

Occurrences

ʼâhal occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), 1 Samuel (1), Isaiah (1)

• Genesis 13:12 — Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent (וַיֶּאֱהַ֖ל) toward Sodom.
• Genesis 13:18 — Then Abram removed his tent (וַיֶּאֱהַ֣ל), and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.
• 1 Samuel 18:30 — Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.
• Isaiah 13:20 — It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent (יַהֵ֥ל) there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.