Lexical Summary chuppah: a canopy, chamber Original Word: חֻפֶּהTransliteration: chuppah Phonetic Spelling: (khoop-paw') Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Short Definition: a canopy, chamber Meaning: a canopy, chamber Strong's Concordance chamber, closet, defense From chaphah; a canopy -- chamber, closet, defence. see HEBREW chaphah Brown-Driver-Briggs H2646. chuppah I. חֻמָּה noun feminine canopy, chamber (as covering, enclosing) — absolute ׳ח Isaiah 4:5; suffix תֻמָּתוֺ Psalm 19:6; חֻמָּתָהּ Joel 2:16; — 1 canopy, ח ׳עלכֿלכּֿבוד Isaiah 4:5 over all glory a canopy (for protection). 2 chamber, of bridegroom Psalm 19:6 (metaphor of sunrising); of bride Joel 2:16 ("" חֶדֶר of bridegroom). |
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