ʼôhel — H168

H168 · Hebrew — אהל

Pronunciation: o'-hel

Definition

masculine noun

a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)

  1. tent
    1. nomad's tent, and thus symbolic of wilderness life, transience
    2. dwelling, home, habitation
    3. the sacred tent of Jehovah (the tabernacle)

Usually translated as

tabernacle, tent, covering, home

Origin

from H166

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʼôhel occurs 345 times in 314 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (19), Exodus (54), Leviticus (42), Numbers (70), Deuteronomy (7), Joshua (11), Judges (12), 1 Samuel (4), 2 Samuel (7), 1 Kings (7), 2 Kings (6), 1 Chronicles (10), 2 Chronicles (10), Job (14), Psalms (18), Proverbs (1), Song of Songs (1), Isaiah (5), Jeremiah (8), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (1), Daniel (1), Hosea (2), Habakkuk (1), Zechariah (1), Malachi (1)

Strong's Lexicon — O