סֻכּוֹתÇukkôwth
Succoth, the name of a place in Egypt and of three in Palestine
Pronunciation: sook-kohth' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5523
Meanings
1. city east of Jordan (Genesis 33:17; Judges 8:5; Judges 8:1-200)
2. first station of Israel at Exodus (Exodus 12:37; Exodus 13:20; Numbers 33:5)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 18 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 33:17 Jacob, on the other hand, traveled on to Succoth. There he built himself a house and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place was named Succoth (which means “shelters”).
- Exodus 12:37 That night the people of Israel left Rameses and started for Succoth. There were about 600,000 men, plus all the women and children.
- Exodus 13:20 The Israelites left Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.
- Numbers 33:5 After leaving Rameses, the Israelites set up camp at Succoth.
- Numbers 33:6 Then they left Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.
- Joshua 13:27 In the valley were Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, Zaphon, and the rest of the kingdom of King Sihon of Heshbon. The western boundary ran along the Jordan River, extended as far north as the tip of the Sea of Galilee, and then turned eastward.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).