Words the Bible translates as shelter
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 8 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- satarסָתַרto hide: to put or keep someone or something out of sight, reach, or knowledge
- tselצֵלthe dark, cooler shape thrown when something blocks the light: a shadow or patch of shade, and by extension the protection or the fleeting quality that a shadow stands for
- seterסֵתֶרa cover: a place or condition of being hidden, whether for shelter or for secrecy
- sukkahסֻכָּהa booth: a temporary shelter woven from leafy branches
- maḥasehמַחְסֶּהrefuge: a place you run to for cover and safety, whether a rock in a storm or God himself
- sokhסֹךְa hidden den: a screen of woven cover that keeps whoever owns it out of sight
- mistorמִסְתּוֹרshelternot studied yet
- miphlatמִפְלָטa way out to safety: the place a person escapes to, or the means that makes getting away possible
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